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Fragment of the Antikythera mechanism, a mechanical computer from the 2nd century BCE showing a previously unknown level of complexity. An out-of-place artifact (OOPArt or oopart) is an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest to someone that is claimed to have been found in an unusual context, which someone claims to challenge conventional historical chronology by ...
Mycenaean stirrup jar from Ras Shamra Syria, 1400–1300 BC. An artifact [a] or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. [1]
John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as his satirical trilogy The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his ...
Hans Hofmann, Pompeii, oil on canvas, 84.25” x 52.25", 1959. Hofmann's art is generally distinguished by its rigorous concern with pictorial structure and unity, development of spatial illusion through the "push and pull" of color, shape and placement, and use of bold, often primary color for expressive means. [4]
Artifact (archaeology), an object formed by humans, particularly one of interest to archaeologists Cultural artifact, in the social sciences, anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users
Maria Tumarkin describes Hofmann's review writing as "masterful" and "convention-eviscerating". [19] Philip Oltermann remarks on the "savagery" with which Hofmann "can wield a hatchet", stating (with reference to Hofmann's antipathy towards Stefan Zweig) that: "Like a Soho drunk stumbling into the National Portrait Gallery in search of a good scrap, Hofmann has battered posthumous reputations ...
The Brunei Museum is located in Kota Batu, approximately 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) from the capital's city centre, [3] [4] along Jalan Kota Batu. [5] It is part of a museum complex that includes the Kota Batu Archaeological Park, [3] Malay Technology Museum and the Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum.
Gregg Hoffman (June 11, 1963 – December 4, 2005) was a film producer responsible for developing Saw and Saw II. [1] He studied communications, law and economics at American University in Washington, D.C. [2] Hoffman was working on Saw III and Crawlspace when he died in a hospital in Hollywood, California of natural causes.