#ancient living

[thesilicontribesman]

Corrimony Bronze Age Chambered Cairn, The Highlands, Scotland

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[prehistoricpatristics]

the one thing no one discussing about archaeology is the amount of times you will cry.

oh studying prehistory? bam family burial.

oh studying art history/ material culture? bam the presentation of a deep love between a couple forced apart by their society.

studying ancient literature? LITERALLY THE WORST OF ALL THERES SO MANY EMOTIONS.

there are so many times I have cried over these ancient societies, many have sent me into existential crises, yet I will never stop

[thesilicontribesman]

Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Art Panels, Argyll, Scotland

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Fowlis Wester Pictish Stone and Ancient Cross, Fowlis Wester, Scotland

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Pictish Stag Symbol Stone, circa 9th Century CE, St. Vigeans Stones and Museum, Arbroath, Scotland

Considered by many to be one of the finest Pictish animal depictions.

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The Pictish Wolf Stone, Stittenham, Ardross, Inverness Museum and Gallery, Scotland

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Pieces discovered at Llangors Crannog may be a royal tunic over 1,000 years old.

In early medieval times, the crannog, an island constructed in the lake, was the site of a royal llys or court.

Conservators have analysed these fragments and found that they are made of linen and silk. The tunic was once decorated with birds, lions and vine leaves.

St. Fagans National Museum of History, nr. Cardiff, Wales

[thesilicontribesman]

The Great Stone Of Fourstones, Tatham Fells, High Bentham, North Yorkshire Border

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The Lewis Chess Pieces, 12th Century CE, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Anglo-Saxon Cremation Pots from Cleatham Cemetery, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe

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The Kingston Anglo-Saxon Brooch, The World Museum, Liverpool

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Replica Cast Head of Zeus-Amun, Roman Period (about 100 CE), Liverpool World Museum

Zeus-Amun was a popular god in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. He is a combination of the Egyptian god Amun and the Greek god Zeus. He is usually shown with the ram's horns of Amun and the bearded face of Zeus. In 331 BCE Alexander the Great claimed he was told by an oracle that he was the son of Zeus-Amun.

[thesilicontribesman]

The Iron Age Kitchen, The Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Scotland

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Silver Viking 'Broad Band' Arm Rings, Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, 900 to 925CE, St. Fagans National Museum of History, nr. Cardiff, Wales

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Bryn Eryr Recreated Iron Age Roundhouses, St. Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Wales