Ancient Tomb Built to Flood—Sheds Light on Peru Water Cult?
Ancient Tomb Built to Flood—Sheds Light on Peru Water Cult?: tlatollotl: Archaeologists in Peru thought they had discovered something special when they uncovered the tomb of a pre-Inca priestess and...
View Articleeastafricaart: Recently repaired stele, Ethiopia. General view...
eastafricaart: Recently repaired stele, Ethiopia. General view of stelae at Tuto Fela, a cemetery, under a layer of broken stones covering some 900 sq.m., & dating between 1000-1300 CE. Source:...
View Articlecollective-history: Connacht, formerly anglicised as Connaught,...
collective-history: Connacht, formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a “king of...
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savage-america: Magic curse against enemies in a trial, written on a lead figurine put in a lead box, found in the enclosure of Aristion, & dating from 420-410 BCE.
View ArticleWhy We Cry: The Science of Sobbing and Emotional Tearing
Why We Cry: The Science of Sobbing and Emotional Tearing : jtotheizzoe: Be sure to check out this feature over at Brain Pickings, featuring excerpts from Robert R. Provine’s Curious Behavior. Crying is...
View Articleancientart: Carved Ram’s Horn Cup with Lions and Mounted Rider...
ancientart: Carved Ram’s Horn Cup with Lions and Mounted Rider at the Walters Art Museum, USA. The exterior of this piece is intricately carved in low relief with a figure of a mounted nobleman and...
View ArticleFor almost three decades, Colin Steer had wondered what had...
For almost three decades, Colin Steer had wondered what had caused the living room floor beneath his sofa to dip but it was only after he retired that he discovered his family had been sitting on a...
View Articleancientpeoples: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus at...
ancientpeoples: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus at Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by...
View Articleiomikron: I found this video posted in the webpage of National...
iomikron: I found this video posted in the webpage of National Museum of Scotland, where an exhibition took place, titled “Fascinating Mummies” from February to June. this exhibition was visited by...
View Articlecenturiespast: Fragment from a red-figure lekythos: flying...
centuriespast: Fragment from a red-figure lekythos: flying Nikeca. 480 – 470 B.C.E.Greek, Attic Attributed to the Pan Painter The Princeton University Art Museum
View Articlecenturiespast: Aryballos with Bellerophon riding Pegasosca. 625...
centuriespast: Aryballos with Bellerophon riding Pegasosca. 625 – 600 B.C.E. Greek Early Corinthian attributed to the Heraldic Lions Painter The Princeton University Art Museum
View ArticleArchaeological News: Archaeologists Return to Excavate Near Temple Mount in...
Archaeological News: Archaeologists Return to Excavate Near Temple Mount in Jerusalem: archaeologicalnews: Beginning August 22, 2012, a team of archaeologists, other specialists, and students from the...
View Articlekidsneedscience: A torus is shape defined as the shape formed...
kidsneedscience: A torus is shape defined as the shape formed by rotating a circle around an axis coplanar with the circle. The resulting shape will have one of three forms: a ring torus, in which...
View Articlecocoroachchanel: Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal...
cocoroachchanel: Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA
View ArticleDigging Deeper – The Weekly Blog Round-Up – 9th September 2012
amateurarchaeologist: The Amateur Archaeologist - Digging Deeper – The Weekly Blog Round-Up – 9th September 2012 It’s been almost a month since I posted the last “Digging Deeper” weekly blog round-up,...
View Articleopenaccessarchaeology: New Open Access Article- From the sea to...
openaccessarchaeology: New Open Access Article- From the sea to the deserts and back: New research in Eastern Sudan...
View Articledead-men-talking: xmorbidcuriosityx: Poland hopes to identify...
dead-men-talking: xmorbidcuriosityx: Poland hopes to identify remains of Auschwitz heroIn this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, an archeologist uncovers a skeleton during works at the Powazki...
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