dead-men-talking: poisonwasthecure: “800 year old remains of...
dead-men-talking: poisonwasthecure: “800 year old remains of witch discovered in Italian graveyard with seven nails driven through her jaw” Click through for the article!
View Articleomgthatartifact: Balsamarium (Cosmetics Container) Etruscan,...
omgthatartifact: Balsamarium (Cosmetics Container) Etruscan, 4th-3rd century BCE -Now located at The Metropolitan Museum of Art “Small portable bronze containers in the shape of female heads were very...
View Articlemirelha: Various Gaulish artefacts from various museums. Yes,...
mirelha: Various Gaulish artefacts from various museums. Yes, that is Vercingetorix in the top-left corner. Nobody really knows if he looked that way, though, as it is said that this image is...
View Articleallmesopotamia: Iraq’s clash of old and new: Oil pipelines in...
allmesopotamia: Iraq’s clash of old and new: Oil pipelines in Babylon By Rami Ruhayem BBC News, Hilla, Iraq “Standing on a dusty mound on the outskirts of al-Hilla, two Iraqi officials have an argument...
View Articleculturalsecurity: Top 10 Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in...
culturalsecurity: Top 10 Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in Asia The Global Heritage Fund has released a list of the ten most endangered cultural heritage sites in Asia. “The report highlights 10 of...
View Articlesagenoir: Interesting video about the everyday life in anceint...
sagenoir: Interesting video about the everyday life in anceint Egypt. Topics like clothes, food, homes, writing, architecture, language, poetry, religion, gender, makeup… And the red haired lady looks...
View ArticleAncient migration: Coming to America
Ancient migration: Coming to America: tlatollotl: The mastodon was old, its teeth worn to nubs. It was perfect prey for a band of hunters, wielding spears tipped with needle-sharp points made from...
View ArticleFlower Power Restores Colour to Ancient Rome
Flower Power Restores Colour to Ancient Rome: Italian archaeologists on Saturday inaugurated new flower gardens in the ruins of ancient Roman palaces on the Palatine Hill in a colourful reconstruction...
View Articleomgthatartifact: -Centaur -Etruscan, 550-540 BCE -Now located at...
omgthatartifact: -Centaur -Etruscan, 550-540 BCE -Now located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
View Articleart-of-swords: The Ear Dagger An ear dagger is a relatively rare...
art-of-swords: The Ear Dagger An ear dagger is a relatively rare and exotic form of dagger that was used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is so named because the pommel of the dagger has...
View Articleomgthatartifact: Askos in the Form of a Lion Etruscan, 340-300...
omgthatartifact: Askos in the Form of a Lion Etruscan, 340-300 BCE, Now locates at the British Museum “This exquisite terracotta perfume bottle in the shape of a lion was probably made at Chiusi, an...
View ArticleEvidence of Canaanite Jewish Rituals in Reign of King David
Evidence of Canaanite Jewish Rituals in Reign of King David: An archaeologist finds spectacular evidence confirming the reign of King David and that non-Jews believed in one Creator. By Tzvi Ben...
View Articlemyancientworld: A selection of gold jewellery, British Museum,...
myancientworld: A selection of gold jewellery, British Museum, London. [Photograph taken by myself] Top left: Gold earring in the form of a Siren, dated around 320- 300 BCE. Bottom left: Gold earring...
View ArticleExperts concerned over large cracks in Jagamohan of Jagannath temple
Experts concerned over large cracks in Jagamohan of Jagannath temple: archaeologicalnews: Puri, May 8 : The expert committee has expressed concern over poor documentation of the Jagamohan of the 12th...
View Articledecidedlymiddlebrow: “The Michigan Karanis team carefully...
decidedlymiddlebrow: “The Michigan Karanis team carefully recorded the context of each of nearly 69,000 objects it discovered, providing valuable information about the date and association of finds and...
View Article"I knew straight away that it dated to the late Bronze Age and I was thrilled...
““I knew straight away that it dated to the late Bronze Age and I was thrilled to realize I was the first person to see and hold the blade for about three thousand years.”” - Stephen Sproule on the...
View Articlegardant: Shabti of Heka-em-saef, Captain of the Royal Fleet26th...
gardant: Shabti of Heka-em-saef, Captain of the Royal Fleet26th Dynasty, reign of Amasis, 569-526 B.C.Egypt, SaqqaraLACMA The intact burial chamber of Heka-emsaef was discovered by the Egyptian...
View ArticleWhat is This Strange Artifact ?
stibble: The Natural History Museum could not identify it. Briefly, found some years ago in Kibworth Beauchamp, this is a stone disc (soapstone or similar) with two tag type handles each bored with...
View ArticleStep By Step Around the Globe: An Interactive Map of Ancient Human Migrations.
Step By Step Around the Globe: An Interactive Map of Ancient Human Migrations.
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