"No such thing as foolishly overambitious in archaeology!"
“No such thing as foolishly overambitious in archaeology!” - my professor (via glitterskank)
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omgthatartifact: Shield, Sulka, early 20th century, The British...
omgthatartifact: Shield, Sulka, early 20th century, The British Museum “The Sulka people of East New Britain made wooden war shields, used to parry the blows from spears. This is a typical example,...
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arconnection: Mount Nermut, a huge acropolis in Turkey, where...
arconnection: Mount Nermut, a huge acropolis in Turkey, where King Antiochus I is buried, represents a graveyard for the “beheaded gods.” Antiochus originally meant for the area to be a place of...
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centuriespast: UNKNOWN MASTER, CatalanTomb of Don Sancho Saiz...
centuriespast: UNKNOWN MASTER, CatalanTomb of Don Sancho Saiz de Carillo (detail)c. 1300Tempera on wood, 51 x 86 cmMuseu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
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omgthatartifact: Dagger China, 1300-1200 BCE The Smithsonian...
omgthatartifact: Dagger China, 1300-1200 BCE The Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art “Tiny turquoise mosaics define the coiled dragons, with beaked head, three-clawed paw, and spiraling tail, on the...
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Threatened Ancient Monumental Site in Viet Nam Receives Needed Attention
Threatened Ancient Monumental Site in Viet Nam Receives Needed Attention: archaeologicalnews: “In 2004, Vietnam’s My Son Sanctuary — imperiled at the time by Vietnam War damage, illegal looting,...
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Debod: The Pharaonic Temple in Madrid
Debod: The Pharaonic Temple in Madrid : archaeologicalnews: In the Parque del Oeste in Madrid tourists can visit the Temple of Debod, which originally stood on land that was flooded after the building...
View ArticleStone Me! Archaeologists' New Theory on Ancient North Pembrokeshire Site
Stone Me! Archaeologists' New Theory on Ancient North Pembrokeshire Site: archaeologicalnews: Rare finds have prompted archaeologists to rewrite the history of an ancient north Pembrokeshire stone....
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Pottery Jug Found Dating Back to Pre-Islamic Era
Pottery Jug Found Dating Back to Pre-Islamic Era: archaeologicalnews: A rare pottery jug that dates back to the pre-Islamic era was found recently in the Al Ahsa municipality. This was the first time...
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Iranian, Italian team to excavate ancient city of Estakhr
Iranian, Italian team to excavate ancient city of Estakhr: archaeologicalnews: Ruins of the ancient city Estakhr, Fars Province, Iran Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:20PM GM A team of Iranian and Italian...
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askaworld: I’m reading THE EVOLUTION OF AN ENGLISH TOWN. It...
askaworld: I’m reading THE EVOLUTION OF AN ENGLISH TOWN. It takes the settlement of Pickering in Yorkshire, to WAY back in the day. Lots of well drawn illustrations. And interesting too. HERE.
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bonedust: brooklynmutt: Scientists believe that this is the...
bonedust: brooklynmutt: Scientists believe that this is the animal from which everything else evolved. The first multicellular being that spawned every living being in this world through billions of...
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allmesopotamia: “Who Invented the Umbrella? The long history...
allmesopotamia: “Who Invented the Umbrella? The long history of the umbrella makes it impossible to determine who invented it first. But there is strong evidence indicating the device has been used by...
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expose-the-light: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Time 1 “Time...
expose-the-light: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Time 1 “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so,” joked Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Scientists aren’t laughing, though....
View ArticleArchaeology Expands Beyond Traditional Scope into Other Sciences
Archaeology Expands Beyond Traditional Scope into Other Sciences: TEMPE (April 30, 2012) - “The popular perception of archaeology is a team of dusty individuals in wide-brimmed hats unearthing...
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mzbonez: A complete Cranium Medieval child, est. 4 -...
mzbonez: A complete Cranium Medieval child, est. 4 - 6yrs. Poulton, Cheshire (UK) - Summer 2010 http://www.poultonproject.org/index.shtml
View Article1,000 Year Old Vase Found At Goodwill
1,000 Year Old Vase Found At Goodwill: archaeologicalnews: Buffalo, N.Y. (WKBW) - “Goodwill Industries of Western New York receives about 50,000 pounds in donations per day…and sometimes they find...
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Oldest Astronomical Instrument Discovered in China
Oldest Astronomical Instrument Discovered in China: Chinese scientists have proposed that an object collected 35 years ago from a tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Fuyang city and called “lacquerware...
View ArticleResearchers Say They Have New Clue to Lost Colony
Researchers Say They Have New Clue to Lost Colony: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — “A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalizing clue about the fate of the Lost Colony, the settlers who...
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omgthatartifact: Plaque Showing Artemis as Mistress of...
omgthatartifact: Plaque Showing Artemis as Mistress of Animals Greece, 660-620 BCE Located in The British Museum “These seven gold plaques were designed to be strung together and worn along the top...
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