#Ancient artifact

[driftingballoons]

When you’re a grass type and not sure how seasons work

[blueiscoool]

Monumental Relief with the Nine Muses Italian, Rome, 16th century

Marble. 105 by 220cm., 41½ by 86½in.

[koenji]

An 1,800 year old oil lamp with a seven-branch menorah found in Usha along the Sanhedrin Trail, Israel. Displayed in the Yigal Allon Center. Photo by Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority.

[pokemonfrommemory]

Wurm!

[mahgnib]

Athenian terracotta wine jar depicting an Arimaspean/griffin battle, circa 375-350 BCE

[galeriacontici]

Cuchimilco

[charlesreeza]

Alabaster Krater made during the reign of Augustus, 27 BCE to 14 CE, found in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Campania, Italy

National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Photos by Charles Reeza

[peacefuldwellings]

Jewish Menorah Glass Amulet | 4th - 7th Century AD

[eampro-blog]

Writing Prompt #28 The Orb of Time

[In 2082, a team of human colonizers on a distant planet uncover a mysterious ruin of a long-lost alien civilization. As they explore, they discover a dangerous artifact called the Eve Orb that has the power to control time itself. They face a moral dilemma. Keep it or destroy it.]

Write a short story based on the writing prompt. Challenge your writing abilities and see where your imagination takes you.

[teeter-beetle]

Heron monument at Dusty Scrubs National Park (photo 2023).

[sheppyscribbles]

"Fascinating," Bodhi murmured as he peered at the glowing figurine. Less than a foot tall, jade green save for the warm glow from within, this was apparently what the snow leopard mage had been searching for: an artifact from long ancient times, designed to sustain a mage through long rituals. "According to those old texts, this should be able to fill anyone with limitless energy …"

Mere moments later, he discovered to his chagrin what that actually meant.

[blueiscoool]

Giant Viking Runestone Found Under kitchen Floor in Denmark

A Couple Renovating Their Kitchen in Denmark Found an Ancient Stone Carved With Viking Runes

The stone may be one of the oldest and rarest of its kind, and is now being studied by experts.

When Lene Brandt and her husband, Anders Nielsen, were preparing to tear up the linoleum floors in the kitchen in their home in the village of Mosekær, in Denmark, they probably expected the normal things that occur in the course of such a project: cost overruns, delays, and problems with contractors.

Instead, what they found was an ancient artifact. The couple stumbled across a nearly 2,000-pound stone, measuring more than six feet long, carved with ancient runes. The couple contacted local experts at the Museum Østjylland. Staff archaeologist Benita Clemmensen is quoted by the cultural news site Skjalden saying that these stones are the sole written records of the Viking Age.

Five runes can be found carved into the stone’s surface, reading “aft Bi,” which can be translated as “after B.”

“The Mosekær stone is probably to be dated to the eighth or nineth century because of the formula ‘After… ‘, i.e. ‘In memory of’, placed in the beginning of the text,” senior researcher and runologist Lisbeth Imer, with the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, tells Artnet News. “It correlates with an eighth-century runestone on Fyn, the Flemløse stone with the text ‘After Hróðulfr stands this stone; he was… priest/chief. Sons placed in memory. Ávarr coloured.’

“It most likely is one of the oldest runestones in Denmark,” she says.

The museum has dubbed the stone a treasure, meaning it legally belongs to the state.

New rune stones are found only every five or 10 years, Imer says, “so it is a rare find.”

Imer tells Skjalden that only about 20 rune stones from the eighth century have been discovered in Denmark. These early stones are very significant, as there are approximately 200 known Viking Age rune stones (dating from the 700s to the 900s) throughout the country. Norse literature is dense with references to runes, which may have served as magical signs to be used in charms.

The area where this rune stone was found has proven particularly rich for archaeologists, yielding some 44 such artifacts.

[rhythmicreverie]

In the realm of Elaris, a mighty sorcerer named Alaric found an apprentice in the humble and curious Yara. One fateful day, a life-changing event occurred when they discovered an ancient artifact in the depths of the Forbidden Forest. The artifact granted them power beyond their wildest dreams, transforming Yara into a powerful sorceress. Together, they learned to wield their newfound magic, becoming legends in the land and forever changing the course of Elaris' history. In this short tale, we have explored themes of transformation, mentorship, and the importance of embracing change.

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Stone cooking supports used to grill skewers of meat by Minoans on Santorini, circa 3600 years old. The line of holes in the base supplied coals with oxygen. Many consider modern "souvlaki" street kebabs a direct descendant of this portable food system. Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Greece. More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/

[mahgnib]

A 4500-year-old statue of a dancing girl from what was the then-major city of Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan.