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charlyphraser: soundlyawake: evergaydes: GIVE THEM ALL TO ME...
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Understanding Cultural Transmission in Archaeological Time
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And so much of how we regard “cultural transmission” in deep archaeological...
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Temple of 'Jupiter the Stayer' found in Rome
Temple of 'Jupiter the Stayer' found in Rome:
The temple built by Romulus to celebrate the hand of...
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culturalsecurity: Syrian Violence Threatens Ancient...
Syrian Violence Threatens Ancient Market
Syrian museums have locked away thousands of ancient treasures to protect them from looting and violence but one of humanity’s greatest cultural heritages remains in grave peril, the archaeologist charged with their protection said.
Aleppo’s medieval covered market has already been gutted by fires which also ripped through the city’s Umayyad mosque. Illegal excavations have threatened tombs in the desert town of Palmyra and the Bronze Age settlement of Ebla, and Interpol is hunting a 2,700-year-old statue taken from the city of Hama.
In a country which also boasts stunning Crusader castles, Roman ruins and a history stretching back through the great empires of the Middle East to the dawn of human civilization, the task of safeguarding that heritage from modern conflict is a daunting responsibility. Read more
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Rituals, Humanity, and People.
Rituals, Humanity, and People.: victusinveritas:
Thought this might interest those of you who are...
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theolduvaigorge: Seeking Meaning in the Earliest Female...
Seeking Meaning in the Earliest Female Nudes
The talk, part of a special exhibition on Ice Age art at London’s British Museum, surveyed the more than 20,000 year-history of female figurines, which are found at dozens of archaeological sites from Russia to France. The earliest such objects, which include the famousVenus of Willendorf from Austria (see photo) and a statuette recently found in Germany that some have called the “earliest pornography,” date from as early as 35,000 years ago and are generally called the “Willendorf style” of prehistoric art” (read more).
(Image and text source: Science Now).
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Archaeological News: Dig on Tinian pushes back settlement 3400 years
Archaeological News: Dig on Tinian pushes back settlement 3400 years: archaeologicalnews:
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theolduvaigorge: A Palaeolithic fishhook made of ivory and the...
A Palaeolithic fishhook made of ivory and the earliest fishhook tradition in Europe
Prehistoric fishhooks have previously been described in northern Europe as being common since the Mesolithic. Here we present a Final Palaeolithic ivory fishhook from the site Wustermark 22 (north-eastern Germany), the raw material of which is about 19,000 years old. Five further fishhooks were discovered in situ at the same site one of which has a calibrated radiocarbon age of about 12,300 years. The tool industries of flint artefacts and bone/antler tools are associated with descendants of the Federmesser-culture and the palynological context indicates a Younger Dryas environment. Wustermark 22 represents the largest collection of Palaeolithic fishhooks so far found at a single European site. A comparison with other sites in Europe, containing Palaeolithic fishhooks suggests that the appearance and development of fishhooks may be associated with a general change in resource availability during the Greenland Interstadial 1 (Bølling/Allerød warming), which is also connected with a change from late Upper Palaeolithic to Final Palaeolithic industries in Northern Central Europe. We conclude that Mesolithic fishhook tradition has its roots in the Final Palaeolithic” (read more).
(Image and text source: Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, 40(5):2458-2463)
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explore-blog: Wisdom by Van Gogh, hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon...
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Archaeological News: Most Ancient Romans Ate Like Animals
Archaeological News: Most Ancient Romans Ate Like Animals: archaeologicalnews:
Ancient Romans are...
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arvin1039awthornthwaite10: 400,000 Year Old Human Remains Found...
400,000 Year Old Human Remains Found In Israel? — Find Could Change Evolutionary Picture
Archaeologists in Israel find possible 400,000-year-old modern man remains while excavating a cave in central Israel. If the find turns out to be genuine, the landscape of human evolution could be altered forever.Read more about this story:”Homo sapiens lived in Eretz Yisrael 400,000 years ago”bit.ly/ffMeYA*Photo Credit:Description: Jaskinia Ostrężnicka, Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (A cave in Poland)Date: 02.05.2008Source: Wikimedia Commons bit.ly/dXHvPoAuthor: Przykuta bit.ly/g6kVURPermission/License Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. bit.ly/9CazAD#
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BBC News - Desert finds challenge horse taming ideas
BBC News - Desert finds challenge horse taming ideas:
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karduniash: This cylinder seal found in the late Susa II layer...
This cylinder seal found in the late Susa II layer at Susa (3300 - 3100 BC) depicts some of the earliest evidence for warfare and predates the invention of writing in Mesopotamia. In this image the Sumerian Lugal“Big Man” character assaults the city of Susa. The building in the background is almost surely the temple of Ninshushinak (Sumerian for “Lord of Susa”) at Susa. Little is known about Ninshushinak, or any of the indigenous Elamite gods for that matter, but his temple in Susa is shown in early depictions to be flanked by large bronze-cast horns. I’ve dreamt about this place.
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A very smart way to save antiquities
A very smart way to save antiquities: “I first heard about the Sustainable Preservation...
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culturalsecurity: Cash-strapped Egypt Considers Offering...
Cash-strapped Egypt Considers Offering Pyramids, Other Monuments for Rent
Egypt’s finance ministry sent a proposal to the country’s antiquities ministry to consider offering key monuments, including the pyramids, to international tourism firm as a quick solution to generate funds needed to overcome the financial crisis, an official has said.
Rumors about the proposal, which some described as preposterous, have circulated online for weeks.
But on Wednesday, Adel Abdel Sattar, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in an interview with Egypt’s ONTV channel confirmed the existence of a proposal to offer Egypt’s monuments, including the pyramids in Giza, the Sphinx, the Abu Simbel Temple and the temples of Luxor, to international tourism firm.
There have been reports that the rich Gulf state of Qatar, which strongly supported efforts to oust former president Hosni Mubarak from power, is interested in a deal to exploit Egypt’s most precious historical assets for a period of five years. The return for Egypt would be a substantial amount of money, estimated at $200 billion, enough to pay the country’s national debt and heal its economic woes for years if not decades to come.Read moreFor similar news stories visit http://culturalsecurity.net/newssummary.htm
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Archaeological News: No room for archaeology archive in 27% of museums
Archaeological News: No room for archaeology archive in 27% of museums: archaeologicalnews:
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mediterraneum: Khufu Pyramid, Giza, Egypt.
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Babylon Chronicle: Iraqi Finance Ministry did not release funds for ancient Babylon projects
Babylon Chronicle: Iraqi Finance Ministry did not release funds for ancient Babylon projects:...
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Archaeological News: Magic caves in Illinois and other archaeological myths
Archaeological News: Magic caves in Illinois and other archaeological myths:...
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