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yourmaj3sty: Ancient Babylonian World Map

Stone Map What it looks like in Fullyourmaj3sty:Ancient Babylonian World Map

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ancientpeoples: The Athenian Acropolis: An Overview The...

ancientpeoples:The Athenian Acropolis: An OverviewThe Acropolis was the citadel of ancient Athens. It was used as a refuge in difficult times and served as the city’s principal sanctuary in Greek and...

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lenofi: mysticplaces: Jarlshof archaeological site | Shetland,...

lenofi:mysticplaces:Jarlshof archaeological site | Shetland, ScotlandSuper cool site with multi-period use (which is my favorite thing in archaeology)…for more info check this out from the Royal...

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Archaeologists banned from calling hominid group "Hobbits"

iheartchaos:Because of their diminutive size, scientists and laypeople alike have gotten into the habit of referring to the ancient hominids Homo floresiensis as “Hobbits”. The hominids stood about 3...

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Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island (Solovki)

Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island (Solovki) : plio-cavedeposits:

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'Murder' body found at Hadrian's Wall was from overseas

'Murder' body found at Hadrian's Wall was from overseas : classicalcivilisation:A child who was possibly murdered at one of Britain’s most important Roman sites 1,800 years ago came from the...

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Excavations Uncover Common Life in Ancient Petra

Excavations Uncover Common Life in Ancient Petra: zomganthro:The word “Petra” brings to mind images of the elaborately sculpted rock-cut temples and tombs that characterize this much-visited site in...

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poudanger: Extraordinary Roman mosaics such as this image of a...

poudanger:Extraordinary Roman mosaics such as this image of a girl or perhaps a goddess once decorated wealthy houses in Zeugma in southern Turkey.— Archaeology

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Archaeological News: Ancient Roman Giant Found—Oldest Complete Skeleton With...

Archaeological News: Ancient Roman Giant Found—Oldest Complete Skeleton With Gigantism: archaeologicalnews:It’s no tall tale—the first complete ancient skeleton of a person with gigantism has been...

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'Iceman' Was Central Europe Native, New Research Finds

'Iceman' Was Central Europe Native, New Research Finds: SAN FRANCISCO — Otzi the Iceman, an astonishingly well-preserved Neolithic mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991, was a native of Central...

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"Island of the Blue Dolphins" setting found

"Island of the Blue Dolphins" setting found: obscureref:After years of searching tiny San Nicolas Island off the coast of Los Angeles, a group of archaeologists believe they have found the cave...

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culturalsecurity: I Predatori dell’Arte at Villa Giulia The...

culturalsecurity:I Predatori dell’Arte at Villa GiuliaThe National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia is displaying several hundred antiquities from among the thousands illegally exported and now...

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dionysius: The Archaeology News Network is a non-profit daily updated online...

dionysius:The Archaeology News Network is a non-profit daily updated online newspaper featuring all the latest stories and headlines relating primarily to Archaeology, Anthropology and Palaeontology...

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border-studies: Intriguing review of the new book “What is...

border-studies:Intriguing review of the new book “What is Media Archaeology?”Near the beginning of What is Media Archaeology?, the author notes that the resilience of vinyl records, 8-bit games and...

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allmesopotamia: Artist’s rendition of the ancient city of...

allmesopotamia:Artist’s rendition of the ancient city of Babylon.

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history-and-shit: Depiction of the first kings of the Lydians,...

history-and-shit:Depiction of the first kings of the Lydians, whom Herodotus called Atyades; that is, descendants from Atys.  These, he tells us, derived their origin from Lydus, the son of Atys; and...

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history-and-shit: Archaeologists convinced that they’ve...

history-and-shit:Archaeologists convinced that they’ve unearthed the secret behind the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Buried beneath the floor of a convent in Florence, Italy they’ve...

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Art and Architecture - The remains of the city of Persepolis,...

Art and Architecture - The remains of the city of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, located in Iran. The earliest remains date to 515 BCE. Captured by Alexander the Great in...

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talesofdrunkennessandcruelty: Israeli archaeologists ponder...

talesofdrunkennessandcruelty:Israeli archaeologists ponder possible 8,500 year old whodunit

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Sticks and Bones: Some of the Best Anthropology Books for Non-Anthropologists

Sticks and Bones: Some of the Best Anthropology Books for Non-Anthropologists: zomganthro:This list is actually pretty great! (No guns germs and steel here, ladies and gentleman) In fact I own the...

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