#ancient civilizations

[cricketcat9]

Why do I feel like ancient civilizations historian

BTW yes I owned a walkman... it was red 🥹

Younger writers. Please, just know that you could not skip to different songs on a cassette tape, that’s CDs. With tapes you pressed fast forward or rewind and prayed.

Also, VHS tapes did not have menu screens. Your only options were play, fast forward, rewind, pause, stop, or eject.

Y’all are making me feel like the crypt keeper here, I’m begging you 😭

[blueiscoool]

A ROMAN SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ISIS-APHRODITE CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

[purexenophilia]

Sumerian/Mesopotamian Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull, c. 3250 BCE.

[toyastales]

Sculpture of a seated man with two dogs (one of the dogs is seen in the image). Dated (400-800 AD), from Veracruz, Mexico.

It could depict a warrior, as the man wears a full head mask that represents a (prairie) wolf.

[theantiquariansarchive]

Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, Lapis Lazuli Amulets

From left to right: 1 Frog Amulet 664–332 B.C. 2 Heart Amulet 664–334 BCE 3 Lion and Bull Amulet 522–343 B.C. 4 Cat Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 5 Ba Amulet 664–332 B.C. 6 Lion Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 7 Fish Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 8 Female Sphinx Amulet 1981–1550 B.C. 9 Harpokrates Amulet ? 1850–1640 B.C. 10 Falcon Amulet 664–332 B.C.

[namedvesta]

Snake Headpieces, by Harumi Klossowska de Rola, for Valentino Couture Show | Spring 2016.

[mirrutatep]

Himeji Castle

twitter ♦ prints ♦ tip jar

[the-cricket-chirps]

The Venus of Laussel

Limestone

c. 23,000 BCE

Discovered 1911, Marquay, Dordogne, France

[lordkryze]

It’s been following me everywhere

[h0bg0blin-meat]

Akhenaten and Nefertiti

[blueiscoool]

2nd Century Roman Aqueduct Unearthed in Slovakia

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university students expected to find some ancient Roman artifacts but what emerged shocked them all.

The 1,800-year-old structure turned out to be a first-of-its-kind find.

A large-scale reconstruction project at Rusovce Mansion, a 16th-century manor and gardens on the outskirts of Bratislava, began in the summer of 2024 with an archaeological dig. Previous work at the site had uncovered Iron Age and ancient Roman finds, so the team from the University of Trnava was optimistic.

While excavating the front lawn, archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman aqueduct, a tunnel-like structure used for supplying water, the University of Trnava said in a March 7 news release,

A photo shared by the university in a March 7 Facebook post shows the ancient aqueduct. The rectangular tunnel measures about 3 feet deep and 1 foot wide. Its sides are lined by stones, and a row of sloping tiles run along the bottom.

So far, archaeologists have uncovered about 125 feet of the aqueduct, the university said. Seen from above, the structure is almost shaped like a drinking straw, with a straight section followed by a curved corner.

A few of the tiles were so well preserved that archaeologists could read the stamped name of their manufacturer, the university said. An inscription on one brick connects the aqueduct's construction with the private brickworks of Gaius Valerius Constans, whose workshop operated during the second century in Carnuntum, in modern-day Austria. One tile even had a dog’s pawprint on it, left from the animal stepping on the tile before it fully dried.

Based on the manufacturing stamps on the tiles, the aqueduct dates back at least 1,800 years, archaeologist Erik Hrnčiarik said in the release. The pipeline fell out of use at the end of the second century, was filled in and preserved ever since.

Similar Roman aqueducts have been found elsewhere in central Europe, but this is the first time one was found in Slovakia, Hrnčiarik said. The structure’s preservation quality and scale add to its significance.

Archaeologists estimated the aqueduct required about 56 tons of stone and over 80 tiles, the university said.

The aqueduct’s exact purpose is still unknown, but it seems that it was intended to supply water to an unknown Roman structure currently buried beneath the Rusovce Manor House. It is possible that the site once had a bathhouse used by Roman soldiers stationed in the area.

[purexenophilia]

Lioness Devouring a Man, Phoenician Ivory Panel, c. 9th-8th century BCE. From the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, northern Mesopotamia, Iraq.

[o1iveangel]

it seemed so unfair that only caesar gets cunty outfits, so thus pompey gets a revenge dress too

plus a little portrait practice of the man himself

[toyastales]

Traditional translucent horn combs featuring painted designs of a fish and various birds, crafted in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, once prepared as “Palace” combs for the Imperial Court and delivered in brocade boxes.

https://whatyoulookingatnow.blogspot.com/2025/02/traditional-translucent-horn-combs.html

[metanoias-substack]

Minoan frescoes. The 1600s BC was a great time for fashion.