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museumsandstuff: Amazing photographs of a recently excavated...
museumsandstuff: Amazing photographs of a recently excavated German trench from WWI, described as “Pompei-like”. Click here for more photographs and the full article (bear in mind it’s the Daily Mail…...
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allmesopotamia: “The oldest known of the Oud comes from ancient...
allmesopotamia: “The oldest known of the Oud comes from ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq) during the Acadian period 2359-2159, recorded on cylindrical seals. They are now in the British Museum in London.”...
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Workmen Discover a Muslim Cemetery
Workmen Discover a Muslim Cemetery: “Roadwork excavations in Marsa have revealed the archaeological remains of a Muslim cemetery dating back to 1675, confirming historians’ belief of the existence of a...
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Authorities Seize Stolen archeological Artifacts in Lattakia
Authorities Seize Stolen archeological Artifacts in Lattakia: Authorities Seize Stolen archeological Artifacts in Lattakia (via the SANA-Syrian Arab News Agency) LATTAKIA, (SANA) – Authorities on...
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The Ishtar Gate from Ancient Babylon (in its reconstructed state...
The Ishtar Gate from Ancient Babylon (in its reconstructed state at the Berlin Museum) from the 6th century BCE, one of the great feats of world architecture and one of the original Seven Wonders.
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Solutrean Laurel Leaves These may very well be some of the most...
Solutrean Laurel Leaves These may very well be some of the most beautifully designed upper paleolithic tools to appear in Eurasia. They are gigantic and paper thin and incredibly well executed. This...
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allmesopotamia: 1922 Pochoir Assyrian Women Costume Dress Tunic...
allmesopotamia: 1922 Pochoir Assyrian Women Costume Dress Tunic Veil “This an original 1922 pochoir print of a variety of traditional Assyrian women’s dresses or tunics—including one with a veil to...
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theancientworld: Pair of child’s leather sandals From Thebes,...
theancientworld: Pair of child’s leather sandals From Thebes, EgyptNew Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC The British Museum
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THE SEEDY, SCANDALOUS HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY
THE SEEDY, SCANDALOUS HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY: archaeologicalnews: Forget roses, chocolates and candlelight dinners. On Valentine’s Day, that’s rather boring stuff — at least according to ancient...
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Archaeologists Uncovering Legendary Lost City of Poseidon
Archaeologists Uncovering Legendary Lost City of Poseidon: A team of scholars and students will return to explore and investigate the site now thought to be the remains of the lost city of Helike, the...
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goodnighturpis: “The site was located in a boulder field along...
goodnighturpis: “The site was located in a boulder field along a large river valley on northern Baffin Island, Nunavut.” “After we mapped and excavated the sites we tried refitting the slabs and the...
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itwasthefourteenthdayofapril: Decorated stone pedestal/box...
itwasthefourteenthdayofapril: Decorated stone pedestal/box discovered at the synagogue at Migdal possibly used as a menorah stand.
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The ‘Scared Tree’ of Nimrud and...
The ‘Scared Tree’ of Nimrud and ancient Mesopotamia.
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historical-nonfiction: The oldest surviving carpet is the...
historical-nonfiction: The oldest surviving carpet is the celebrated Pazyryk carpet, which is over 2,000 years old. It was found in the 1940s in a Scythian tomb in southern Siberia.
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nationalgeographicdaily: Castle Near Kilgarvan, IrelandPhoto:...
nationalgeographicdaily: Castle Near Kilgarvan, IrelandPhoto: Sam Abell
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Feb. 16, 1923 | King Tut’s Burial Chamber Unsealed
Feb. 16, 1923 | King Tut’s Burial Chamber Unsealed: archaeologicalnews: On Feb. 16, 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt. The New York Times...
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