Student Makes Amazing Discovery In Garbage Dump: An 1,800-year-old stone carving of what may be the...
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Student Makes Amazing Discovery In Garbage Dump
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xmorbidcuriosityx: Lincoln Castle skeleton ‘could be Saxon...
Lincoln Castle skeleton ‘could be Saxon king or bishop’
A skeleton found in Lincoln Castle could belong to a Saxon king or bishop, according to archaeologists.
The skeleton was in a stone sarcophagus believed to date from about AD900.
Although the sarcophagus has not yet been opened, an endoscopy revealed the remains were buried alongside other objects - possibly gold.
Programme manager Mary Powell, of Lincoln Castle Revealed, said: “We think it’s somebody terribly important - possibly a bishop or a Saxon king."
(Source: BBC News)
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panopticongallery: Atelieri O. Haapala, Old School Archaeology...
Atelieri O. Haapala, Old School Archaeology II, 2009 from the series Adventures.
Today is going to be a hot one in Boston! Stop by the gallery to cool off and take a look at other works by Atelieri O. Haapala. Be sure to check out their cabinet cards in the glass case!
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The Archaeology News Network: Roman legion base camp found in Galilee
The Archaeology News Network: Roman legion base camp found in Galilee:...
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ancientart: The Hunt Scene, Prehistoric painting found in the...
The Hunt Scene, Prehistoric painting found in the Magura Cave, near the city of Belogradchik, Bulgaria.
The paintings in this cave date from Neolithic, Epipaleolithic and early Bronze Age, and were done in bat guano.
Photo courtesy & taken by Klearchos Kapoutsis.
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prettysweetlemons: Dun Carloway broch (Gaelic - Dùn...
Dun Carloway broch (Gaelic - Dùn Chàrlabhaigh), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Dun Carloway is one of the best surviving brochs in Scotland, standing up to 9m tall on it’s eastern side. Brochs are an unusual architecture type, distinctly Scottish and Iron Age in date, and are found mainly in the north of the mainland (though a few crop up in the south too), and in the Hebridean, Orcadian and Shetland isles.They’re essentially drystone towers, the tallest of which - Shetland’s Mousa broch - is 13m high. As no brochs survive completely, archaeologists are unsure of how they would have been roofed, but speculations range from thatch to timber to no roofing at all. The last theory is probably not true for most brochs, as anyone who’s been to Scotland knows the weather is depressingly wet and windy for 11 months of the year, and if the broch-builders were canny enough to build drainage systems, a roof would have been easy as pie. However, some brochs seem to indicate that rooflessness wouldn’t have been a problem.
The purpose of brochs is also hotly contested. Whilst often located in defensive strategic positions, and with small entrances that would hinder a quick entry, their effectiveness as strongholds would have been limited by the lack of long-term supplies of food or water. A siege on a broch would probably not last very long. They may have been symbolic displays of power, however, and used as housing for families of importance in a community. They’re definitely enigmatic and imposing structures, whatever their purpose.
Trivia: the recent Pixar film Brave undoubtedly took inspiration for the kingdom’s name - DunBroch - from these magnificent buildings. Awesome!
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Archaeological News: Volunteer army drafted to map every ancient hill fort
Archaeological News: Volunteer army drafted to map every ancient hill fort:...
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Roman fingerprints found in 2,000-year-old cream
Roman fingerprints found in 2,000-year-old cream: verenalaura:
Archaeologists marvel at the latest...
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Archaeological News: Ancient City of Angkor Much Bigger Than Thought
Archaeological News: Ancient City of Angkor Much Bigger Than Thought: archaeologicalnews:
Angkor,...
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"History is not just found in textbooks. It is the foundation of everything we know."- Victoria Brown"
“"History is not just found in textbooks. It is the foundation of everything we know."-...
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chasing-yesterdays: Ceremonial macehead from Knowth,...
Ceremonial macehead from Knowth, Ireland.
"…is one of the finest works of art to have survived from Neolithic Europe… the precision of the carving could have been attained only with a rotary drill… If this is so – and it is hard to understand how the piece could have been made otherwise – the technology predates that used in the classical world by 2,000 years…"
Source: 100objects.ie
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ancientart: The Ancient Greek remains in Olympia. Olympia...
The Ancient Greek remains in Olympia.
Olympia is perhaps best known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in Classical Greece from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. The occupation of Olympia is vast, and evidence has even shown prehistoric activity, such as the charred remains of a Homo Heidelbergensis body.
This picture gives a good idea on the periods of architectural developements of Olympia in the ancient times.
Photos courtesy & taken by John Karakatsanis.
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The Archaeology News Network: Multiple origins for agriculture in Fertile Crescent
The Archaeology News Network: Multiple origins for agriculture in Fertile Crescent: Until recently,...
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Mexico unveils stone-age etchings
Mexico unveils stone-age etchings:
Archaeologists in Mexico have cataloged thousands of etchings...
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Mysterious Pair Buried With Flowers—Oldest Example Yet
Mysterious Pair Buried With Flowers—Oldest Example Yet: prettysweetlemons:
A grave of two people...
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"Here is a deep romance to uncovering the past and learning about ancient peoples and their lives."
“Here is a deep romance to uncovering the past and learning about ancient peoples and their...
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The Archaeology News Network: Mysterious toe rings found on Egyptian skeletons
The Archaeology News Network: Mysterious toe rings found on Egyptian skeletons: Archaeologists have...
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Archaeological News: Archaeology volunteers needed at Gunby
Archaeological News: Archaeology volunteers needed at Gunby: archaeologicalnews:
VOLUNTEERS are...
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