distantflamebeforethesun: Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Baalbek...
distantflamebeforethesun: Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Baalbek - Lebanon) The Baalbek trilithon is a set of three massive stone blocks which are part of the foundation of the Temple of Jupiter Baal...
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mediumaevum: Nutshell and pits found in the medieval filling of a well (1st through 10th century), unearthed in Athens. On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. Picture by Giovanni Dall’Orto,...
View Articlepaxmachina: The Late Dr. Edward Said recounts his family’s...
paxmachina: The Late Dr. Edward Said recounts his family’s expulsion from historic Palestine. My own immediate family was spared the catastrophes of what we call the Nakba of 1948. We had a house and a...
View ArticleArchaeological News: UN fears spread of Machu Picchu town
Archaeological News: UN fears spread of Machu Picchu town: culturalsecurity: archaeologicalnews: LIMA—The UN’s cultural arm UNESCO is calling for emergency measures to prevent the town that feeds...
View ArticleArchaeological News: How the Pharaohs gave us the cat
Archaeological News: How the Pharaohs gave us the cat: archaeologicalnews: It has long been debated how cats went from running in the wild to becoming our domesticated furry friends. Researchers may...
View Articlepseudointellectonpublictransport: TED Talks Rajesh Rao: A...
pseudointellectonpublictransport: TED Talks Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script Rajesh Rao is fascinated by “the mother of all crossword puzzles”: How to decipher the 4000 year old Indus...
View Articleandoutcomethewolvesuk: This Iron Age potsherd was found under a...
andoutcomethewolvesuk: This Iron Age potsherd was found under a section of the rampart. We could see from the carbon that it was fired upside down and preservation has allowed us to see seeds indented...
View ArticleArchaeological News: Treasure Hunters Told to Return Their Loot
Archaeological News: Treasure Hunters Told to Return Their Loot: archaeologicalnews: The New Zealand Historic Places Trust has put a stop to treasure hunters who descended on a site in Greymouth where...
View ArticleAnthropologists discover new research use for dental plaque: Examining diets...
Anthropologists discover new research use for dental plaque: Examining diets of ancient peoples: Centuries ago, dental calculus would build up through the years, layer after layer, like a stalagmite,...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Climate Change Led to Collapse of Harappan Civilization
Study Suggests Climate Change Led to Collapse of Harappan Civilization: scinewscom: A new study has suggested that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the Harappan civilization....
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dewdropzgarden: Himalayan Quartz Crystal Mandala at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Sacred Land of the Paiute Tribe (source)
View Articlethefitty: thathorse-obsessedgirl: I apologize for such graphic...
thefitty: thathorse-obsessedgirl: I apologize for such graphic pictures, but I’m not sugarcoating this. Today while I was working at the barn, I saw this dog on the way back from a ride. He stood up...
View Articleartemisdreaming: Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of...
artemisdreaming: Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 9th–10th century Nepal Maitreya, the messianic bodhisattva, stands in a pronounced tribhanga (triple-bend) posture. In his...
View ArticleArchaeological News: NASA'S APOLLO LANDING SITES WILL BE PROTECTED
Archaeological News: NASA'S APOLLO LANDING SITES WILL BE PROTECTED: archaeologicalnews: Last week, the Google Lunar X Prize Foundation announced that it will recognize the guidelines NASA has...
View ArticleArchaeological News: 1,600-year-old mosaic at Israeli synagogue damaged
Archaeological News: 1,600-year-old mosaic at Israeli synagogue damaged: archaeologicalnews: JERUSALEM (AP) - Vandals badly damaged a rare 1,600-year-old mosaic in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias...
View Articlescinerds: Occupy the Neolithic: Social Immobility in the Stone...
scinerds: Occupy the Neolithic: Social Immobility in the Stone Age Even the most democratic societies are rife with social and economic inequalities, as the current tension between the poorer “99...
View Article40,000 year-old musical instruments the world's oldest
40,000 year-old musical instruments the world's oldest: The oldest musical instruments in the world have been found in Germany. by Curt Hopkins - May 29 2012, 1:39pm EDT Flute made of mammoth ivory...
View ArticleThe 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries
The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries: No professional position, aside from perhaps police officer and horny pizza delivery boy, is more frequently misrepresented in film than archaeologist....
View Articlelife: In 1944, LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt captured a private...
life: In 1944, LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt captured a private moment repeated in public millions of times over the course of the war: a guy, a girl, a goodbye — and no assurance that he’ll make it back....
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