fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 14 hours agoBritish Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displaysmander.xyzimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1337file-text
arrow-up1337imageBritish Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displaysmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/14/british-museum-removes-palestine-references-from-ancient-mi/
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoThat does make the changes sound reasonable. Good point!
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 hours 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.