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archaeohistories, 19 days ago to history

Demeter Statue (1st Century BC); is of white marble and shows numerous traces of its original polychromy, from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum.

Statue wearing a heavy tunic type Greek (peplos), fastened at shoulders with two studs and waist belt with a thin belt. Around left forearm is wrapped a cloak, folded and collected, at top of a pillar to which, statue, rests with elbow. Traces of red color are still visible on edge of her tunic, mantle, hair and eyes.

NAM, Naples

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archaeohistories, 19 days ago to history

Aboukir Gold Medallion with depiction of Olympias mother of Alexander of the Great (2nd Century AD); Found at Aboukir, Egypt, in 1902.

Acquired by Henry Walters, in 1931; now preserved at The Walter Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

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archaeohistories, 19 days ago to history

Hirta Island, Scotland :

In 1861, settlers built sixteen single-story cottages with chimneys and slate roofs. The residents called it the ‘main street.’ Crofting was the way of life. The place had been inhabited for more than 2000 years until it was eventually abandoned in 1930.

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archaeohistories, 19 days ago to history

Wooden Hexagonal Pyxis (16th Century BC), decorated with repousse gold plates. Found from Grave Circle A, Grave V, Mycenae, Greece.

Gold plates depict lions chasing deer and an antelope among palm-trees, spirals and bovine heads. Latter, with their exaggerated eyes, dominate composition. This is unique find both because of wood, which rarely survives from Mycenaean period, but also because of distinctive character of scene depicted.

National Archaeological Museum, Naples

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archaeohistories, 19 days ago to history

A Sumerian Statuette (2600 BC) found in Nippur, Iraq.

The archaic smile was used by Mesopotamian sculptors possibly to suggest that their subject was alive and infused with a sense of well-being.

The Penn Museum, Philadelphia

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archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

A pair of 2000 year-old Children's Shoes (Roman Era), found in ruins of Palmyra, provides valuable historic context to the ancient city and the broader Roman Empire.

Palmyra, an ancient archaeological site located in modern-day Syria. Originally founded near a fertile natural oasis, it was established during 3rd Millennium BC, as settlement of Tadmor, and it became a leading city of Near East. Palmyra was once a flourishing oasis city on Silk Road, serving as vital center of trade and culture.

archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

A rock chapel in the Lusatian Mountains has been a pilgrimage site for centuries :

Modlivý důl (Prayer Valley) near Svojkov in the Liberec Region is one of the most haunting spots in Lusatian Mountains. History of this pilgrimage site goes back to 1704 AD, when a local farmer placed a picture of the Virgin Mary on the rock face and prayed for a happy marriage and sons. Others followed his example and in 1760 AD, one of the locals replaced the image with a consecrated picture of the Virgin Mary.

archaeohistories, 20 days ago to history

Ostrog Monastery; a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, high up in large rock of Ostroška Greda, Danilovgrad Municipality, Montenegro.

Monastery was founded by Vasilije, Metropolitan Bishop of Herzegovina in 17th Century AD. He died there in 1671 AD, his body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in cave-church dedicated to Presentation of Mother of God to Temple.

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archaeohistories, 20 days ago to history

Kids Exploring Ancient Ruins 😄😄

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archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

Snow Goggles; first sunglasses were used 2000 years ago by Inuit hunters, inhabiting Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, to shield their eyes from blinding glare of light reflected off snow.

Made from carved driftwood, bone, walrus ivory or caribou antler that formed strip worn across eye area, with thin slits. Goggles were cut so that they fit tightly to face and often soot or gunpowder was rubbed on outside to absorb light and further cut down on glare.

archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

Cyclopean Masonry -

The system with which walls of prehistoric citadels were built, two sides with coarsely carved boulders, assembled without binder but with smaller stones in intermediate gaps for solidity, while wall thickness between two sides was filled with stone and soil.

Knossos and Phaistos, great centers of Minoan civilization, had majestic fortifications, but corresponding fortifications in citadels of Tiryns, Mycenae and Arnis better explain impression given by these walls.

archaeohistories, 20 days ago to history

The "Suzanne" Statue by René Lalique, 1925 CE :

The "Suzanne" Statue by René Lalique is a statue of a woman with a flowing dress and a veil. It was created in 1925 and is considered a masterpiece of the Art Deco movement.

The statue is named after the wife of the French sculptor and is often referred to as "The Lady in the Veil." It is currently on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.

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archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

Ruin of upper west facade of the Advino Pyramid at Maya city of Uxmal (800 - 1000 CE), Mexico.

Advino Pyramid at Uxmal, which was a significant Maya city, faced destruction during Spanish colonial period. Upper west facade of pyramid can be seen in a 1917 photo.

Pyramid is now protected by UNESCO and a significant historical and cultural site. It is also known for its unique brick architecture, with thousands of bricks used in its construction, a feature that is not common with Mayan pyramids.

archaeohistories, 20 days ago to random

Sculpture of Japanese god Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō Temple in Kyoto, Kamakura period, 13th Century AD.

Raijin (Thunder God) is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. He is typically depicted with fierce and aggressive facial expressions, standing atop a cloud, beating on den-den daiko drums with tomoe symbols drawn on them. Iconography of Raijin is often found in Japanese temples and shrines. He is usually depicted alongside Fūjin, god of wind.

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Greek Mythological World; is more than 2 Millennia, behind us yet we remain as fascinated and delighted by escapades of gods, goddesses and creatures as were ancient Greeks. Most of Greek City States, issued coins depicts their patron or protective gods or their attributes. Greek coins also portray numerous mythical creatures.

Ancient Greek Coins, exhibit excellent examples of mythological figures. They can add a visual and tactile dimension that can greatly enhance our readings of history.

archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

Cardamom is one of the oldest & most exotic spices and rightly deserves the name “Queen of Spices”. The use of this spice dates back to at least 4000 years. Chanakya’s Arthashatra, written in 4th Century BC, has discussed explicitly cardamom as "A green pearl found in the banks of the river Periyar in the South West mountains" of India; they used to call is "Chaurnayam." There has been mention of cardamom used as a medicinal ingredient in many Ayurveda books since 1000 BC.

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Peloponnese - Greece :

It is regarded as the best preserved ancient theatre in Greece in terms of its perfect acoustics and fine structure. It was constructed in late 4th Century BC and it was finalized in two stages. Originally theatre had 34 rows of seats divided into 34 blocks by stairs and walkways. Due to its incomparable acoustics, the actors can be perfectly heard by all 15,000 spectators, as you can even hear the sound of a pin dropping.

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

One of the three mosaics found in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, which is located in the present-day province of Gaziantep in southern Türkiye. The incredibly well-preserved mosaics date back to 2nd Century BC.

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

Gold Ring with Cuneiform Inscriptions, found from Uruk (3500 BC) :

Cylinder seals were invented 3500 BC, in Near East at Susa, Iran, and at early site of Uruk in Southern Mesopotamia. They were used as an administrative tool, jewelry or magical amulet.

Seal itself was usually made of hard stone, glass or ceramics such as Egyptian faience. As alluvial country of Mesopotamia lacks good stone for carving, stones for early seals were probably imported from Iran.

British Museum

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

One of two huge marble lustration (ritual purification) urns that were brought to the Hagia Sophia (Istanbul - Türkiye) from Pergamon during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III.

They are from the Hellenistic period and were carved from single blocks of marble in 2nd Century BC.

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

The Château de Combreux is a beautiful castle built by the noble family Combreux in the 16th Century CE, and located in the Loire Valley of France. Its architecture features ornate stone facades, towering turrets, and elegant gardens.

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archaeohistories, 21 days ago to random

An example of erotic depiction that occasionally could be found among funeral items in an Egyptian tomb.

Ancient Egyptians had a very liberal attitude towards sexuality, which was considered a natural and essential part of human life. They believed that sexual pleasure was a gift from gods, and that it had both physical and spiritual benefits. Egyptians celebrated sexuality in their art, literature and religion, and it was an integral part of daily life.

Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo

archaeohistories, 21 days ago to history

A crowded beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey, photographed in 1908.

Credit: sebcolorisation on Instagram

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archaeohistories, 22 days ago to random

In ancient Egyptian religion; Min is Egyptian god of harvest and fertility. He is also embodiment of masculinity and male virility. Another epithet for Min was ''Lord of the Eastern Desert,'' region just southeast of the Nile River Delta. He was also associated with milk thistle, bull, moon, and an erect phallus. He was initially considered responsible for thunder and rain and connected to Orion's constellation. Worship of Egyptian god Min dates back to predynastic Egypt or 4th Millennium BC.

archaeohistories, 22 days ago to history

A loaf of bread with a stamped imprint found in Herculaneum and dated back to 1st Century AD, bears the name of its baker. Unearthed in 1930, this sourdough loaf was baked on the morning of August 24th, 79 AD. Turned to carbon and preserved by the oven it was baked in, the loaf endured the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, remaining intact through the ages.

National Archaeological Museum, Naples

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