#archaeology

[wandering-jana]

The Ancient Roman House of the Birds, named for its mosaic with 33 different bird species.

Italica, Spain

Dec. 2019

[hellenicgoddess]

The Sphinx of the Naxians, 560 BC.

Archaeological Museum of Delphi, Greece

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Oil Lamp Selection 2, Kendal Museum, Cumbria

[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.

[cosmicportal]

Paracas textile (Peru)

[ancientcharm]

Roman marble statue of a pair of dogs, 2nd century AD

British Museum

[the-mandolorian]

From the classics file

Lorenza D'Alessandro during the restoration of the tomb of the great Egyptian queen Nefertari, wife of Ramses II, who ruled in the 13th century BCE.

[homerstroystory]

Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooning

French; c. 1785; reformed [horn] protein sticks and skin leaf painted with gouache, diamond paste studs in rivet, brass ring; maximum open of 50.5cm.

Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 43.2078

[2seeitall]

Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece

One of the masterpieces of ancient Greek architecture in Athens.

[ukdamo]

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: a thermopolium (fast food joint), in Pompeii.

[michael-svetbird]

MAENAD's HEAD: Etruscan Antefix from Cerveteri ‘Painted terracotta antefix moulded with the head of a maenad in a shell-like frame.’ [Txt ©BM] Terracotta About 400-300 BC Inv. 1893,0628.2 Featured in the ANTIQVVS Magazine Autumn 2024 Issue

The British Museum, London | BM [First fl., Room 71 'Etruscan World']

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[daenystheedreamer]

Skara Brae Buddo, human figure carved from whalebone, dated c. 2,900 – 2,400 BC. Discovered at Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement located in the Bay of Skaill on the Mainland, an island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.

[useless-catalanfacts]

An archaeological find in the Columbretes islets:

The Columbretes are a group of islets located 50 km (31 miles) off the coast of Castelló de la Plana, in the Valencian Country.

When a group of workers were doing maintenance on the canals that take rain water to a cistern, one of them found a little piece of metal. This worker has a strong interest in archaeology and numismatics, so when he saw it he recognised it was a piece of bronze or copper cut with wire cutters. He started looking around and found more, and eventually found a metallic disk which is the step before turning it into a coin. In the area, he found 33 of them.

He alerted the local museum (Museu de Belles Arts de Castelló), who sent an archaeologist to confirm it. They have studied the findings and have dated them in the 17th century. The pieces were taken to the University of València, who has studied them in the laboratories and has confirmed that none of them were yet coined, but all of them were ready to be.

Even though there's little information, this finding shows that there was a workroom of counterfeit money in the 17th century. Considering the historical context, experts say it's likely that they were pirates. 🏴‍☠️

This discovery might change what we knew about life in the islets. Though the presence of pirates around that area of the coast was well known, until now it was believed that humans didn't settle in the islets until the 19th century, when the lighthouse was built. This new finding shows that there might have been a small settlement before, but it's not enough evidence to say whether they were settled in the islets or they just went there for short periods of time.

Source.

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Oil Lamp Selection 3, Kendal Museum, Cumbria

[tlatollotl]

Cultura: Valles de tlaxcala

Tipo: figurillas

Técnica: Modelado

Provenience unknown, possibly looted

MNA