fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoBritish Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displaysmander.xyzimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1420arrow-down1imageBritish Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displaysmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/14/british-museum-removes-palestine-references-from-ancient-mi/
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoThat does make the changes sound reasonable. Good point!
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoWhat about saying “present day Palestine” or “present day Iran”? That helps people understand relative to what locations are called today.
That does make the changes sound reasonable. Good point!
What about saying “present day Palestine” or “present day Iran”? That helps people understand relative to what locations are called today.