While a little late for counting down the days of December using my favourite Advent calendar from Oxford University, I decided to look over my shoulder and do a backwards exploration from the 2024 Festive Countdown Calendar to see what ‘sparks’…
Discover the WikiTrivia timeline game!
“…take a moment to unwind this fun, interactive trivia game that puts your historical knowledge to the test!!. Arrange key events, figures, inventions in their correct order on a timeline and see how well you know the past.”
Spark: Who is the woman in the cover image?
An archive of stories and artefacts collected from 11 November 2018 (100th anniversary of the WWII Armistice). Intended to “shed light on individuals who served on the Western Front, in Mesopotamia, India and North Africa. A National Lottery Heritage project led by UofOxford and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
137 Years of Cancer Therapeutics
An interactive timeline of cancer demonstrates the development of our understanding and treament since the first radical mastectomy in 1882 to the present day. An extensive and important timeline of history from Scientific American.
Start from the ‘from home’ page and explore “virtual galleries and curated exhibits, covering treasures from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. Check out Sketchfab for 3D models of museum artefacts.
Spark! actually more like a sparkler!
Another Google Arts & Culture deep dive – explore 14 temples “adorned with intricate carvings and symbols that captivate the eye…journey through these sacred sites from the majestic Kirti Stambl to the historic Kiramchi Temples”.
That’s all for today. Check back tomorrow for more.