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France 24
2 days ago
- Science
- France 24
🌟The Bright Side: 3,000-year-old mural depicting fish, stars and plants discovered in Peru
Peruvian archaeologists announced on Tuesday that they had discovered a pre-Hispanic mural dating back more than 3,000 years in the north of the country. The work was discovered inside a temple at the Huaca Yolanda archaeological site, around 580 km north of the Peruvian capital, Lima. Ana Cecilia Mauricio, director of the excavations at the site and a researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, told AFP that the sculpture"has characteristics that are unique in Peruvian archaeology." The mural, more than five metres long and two metres high, depicts fish, stars, fishing nets and plants. "We had never before found iconography or drawings of this type," explained Mauricio. "This discovery (...) reveals the historical and cultural wealth of the Peruvian people," she added. The mural's good state of conservation is due to it having been buried by the same people who constructed it, to build another space on top – a common practice among ancient Peruvian civilisations. "Although more excavations are needed to know the full dimensions of the wall, there is a very good chance that not only the wall, but the entire environment where it is located is intact, ' explained the archaeologist to Peru's News Agency Andina.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Wîhkwêntôwin unveils mural celebrating Indigenous roots and community unity
Artist Kayla Bellerose speaks at her mural unveiling in Wîhkwêntôwin on July 12, 2025. (Alberta Native News/Jeremy Appel)
CBC
4 days ago
- General
- CBC
Mural replaces graffiti in one Whitehorse back alley
It's just like many back alleys in Whitehorse these days, full of trash cans, blooming fireweed, and some grafitti. Now it's being transformed by a mural.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Artists behind Dudley's Sam Allardyce mural are 'glad the big man loved it'
The mystery surrounding a Sam Allardyce mural in Dudley town centre has been solved as two artists have come forward to claim credit. Dion Kitson and Adam Wynn collaborate on the 'Really Big Sam' piece which featured the former England boss tucking into a bag of orange chips. Big Sam was a fan of the work and said he was "absolutely privileged" to be honoured in his hometown, adding: "I think it was a very good likeness." READ MORE: 'I almost died in childbirth - my boyfriend kissed me and knew something was really wrong' In a video message shared with ITV News, Allardyce joked: "Chips look a bit hot, but I really enjoyed seeing it. "Whoever did it, thank you very much." The mural - and other bizarre artwork - appeared in the town last week, but the artists only revealed themselves on Sunday, July 20. In a joint Instagram post, they clubbed together footage from ITV News and a clip showing the mural being pasted onto the wall in Union Street. Passers-by were also caught on camera as they snapped pictures of the finished product. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dion Kitson (@dionkitson) The video was captioned: "Dion Kitson x Adam Wynn created the mural dedicated to Sam Allardyce in Dudley town centre. We're glad the big man loved it." The duo were now selling A3 prints, which they have signed and dated, for £50. Other artwork that appeared in the town centre last week included a 'Beware of the Cob' piece, which appeared around the corner from the Allardyce mural on High Street. The humorous artwork was plastered on a boarded up store next to The Full Moon pub. Another appeared on Castle Street - opposite Sofi's Plaice chip shop - showing bags of chips lying on a sunbed dubbed 'The Orange Chip Maker 3000'. While it is likely the duo were also behind these pieces, they have not officially claimed responsibility.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Allardyce has had his chips in Dudley - and Big Sam loves it
Former England manager Sam Allardyce says he loves the giant mural of him eating chips that has mysteriously appeared in his home town of despite the ex West Brom boss's fondness for the 10ft image - added to a wall on Union Street - he says he can't shed any light on what remains for now a painted if the Black Country is telling Banksy to move over, and there's a new urban paintbrush guerrilla on the loose - Chipsy anyone? - Allardyce doesn't seem to he has shared some ideas on why he might be linked to the takeaway staple - and a particularly orange batch at that. And it's all to do with those Dudley roots. The mural appearing last week depicts him in a suit and tie, perhaps deep in thought over formations, and using his fingers to eat straight from the paper - none of your fork, fork, two."The only thing I can think," he told BBC Radio WM, "is in my day down in Dudley when I lived there, the local fish and chips shop did battered chips and that might create the orange chips that [the artist has] put on it."Now, if that's the case, he's gone really deep on my time in Dudley. He's got that right, or he's just got the chips a rather orange colour, who knows?"The regional delicacy of orange chips are thought to be dipped in a batter with turmeric or paprika added to give them a hue roughly the same as the Netherlands' home kit. Stating the artwork had nothing to do with him, Allardyce said he thought the artist had captured a good likeness of him."Obviously I thought it was a very good likeness whoever's created it, and I must admit, it's very, very good in terms of likeness."When they said it was 10ft tall, that's some piece of work isn't it?" added Allardye, who was brought up on Old Park Farm estate in the impressed was the former boss of clubs also including Blackpool, Notts County, Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland, he said he would like to meet the mystery artist, if their identity was ever revealed. "If somebody says who did it and they want to meet up then maybe I can get down and have a chat with them," he told the BBC. "They must be a fan I think?"And others seem to be similarly intrigued."I've not had as many messages since I was managing last time," Allardyce said, his phone livelier than transfer deadline said he had no family remaining in the area but happily remembered playing football on a field on his estate which is where he "learnt my trade in the old days".Now working on a podcast, he said if he was to return to management and it was in the West Midlands, he would pick Wolverhampton Wanderers as he had always been a fan. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
