Prehistoric Drum Found in Child's Grave Dubbed “Most Important” Finding in a Century

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Good morning. ☔ Today, read up on the new Kanye West documentary series, Tate Britain confronts its racist mural, and archaeologists reveal their latest findings from the last American slave ship. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Good morning. ☔ Today, read up on the new Kanye West documentary series, Tate Britain confronts its racist mural, and archaeologists reveal their latest findings from the last American slave ship.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

Prehistoric Drum Found in Child's Grave Dubbed “Most Important” Finding in a Century

But the discovery was drowned out by the drumbeat of protest against the British Museum following new revelations about its ties to a fossil fuel company. | Sarah Rose Sharp

IN OTHER NEWS

Tate Britain seeks an artist to “critically engage” with Rex Whistler’s controversial mural, though critics have long called for its removal.

Archaeologists locate the wreck site of the last African slave ship and hope to recover barrels, casks, bags, and even DNA traces of enslaved people.

The Mellon Foundation awards $1.5M in grants to create a digital archive of materials about enslaved Indigenous people in the US.

I don’t know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality

Now on view at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska, this group exhibition features work by Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Stephanie Dinkins, Rodney McMillian, and more. Learn more.

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Returning to the Island of Chiloé

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The conversation will explore the work of eight contemporary artists based in Chiloé whose images, Cameron says, “have stuck with [him] consistently over the last several years,” and will also focus on how his ideas about curating an exhibition surrounding this unique community have evolved over time.

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