#historic archaeology

[uwlmvac]

Lice combs made of bone are found on many 19th- and pre-19th-century historic sites. These combs were used to remove lice from beards and hair. (Crawford County, Wisconsin)

[cy-lindric]

She

[666candies]

adam and eve apple. quote translates to “I am your half”

[389]

Statue of Princess and Priestess Takushit at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

[holidaysincambodia]

Natufian scuplture from from around 11,000, credited as the first artwork portraying sex

[rosechata]

tower of togrhol, iran. built in 1140

photo potentially by luigi pesce, circa 1840s-60s

[wandering-italy]

The ancient ruins of the Baths of Caracalla.

Rome

Dec. 2019

[no-passaran]

In the weeks since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed more than 15,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, and destroyed thousands of homes in the territory.

And there have also been tremendous losses to the region's ancient and globally significant cultural heritage. The region was a hub for commerce and culture under Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine rule. It remained influential for centuries thereafter.

A recent survey by the group Heritage for Peace details the damage done so far to more than 100 of these landmarks in Gaza since the start of the present conflict.

The casualties include the Great Omari Mosque, one of the most important and ancient mosques in historical Palestine; the Church of Saint Porphyrius, thought to be the third oldest church in the entire world; a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery in northern Gaza excavated only last year; and the Rafah Museum, a space in southern Gaza which was dedicated to teaching about the territory's long and multi-layered heritage — until it was hammered by airstrikes early on in the conflict. (...)

"If this heritage be no more in Gaza, it will be a big loss of the identity of the people in Gaza," said Isber Sabrine, president of Heritage for Peace, in an interview with NPR. (...)

"The people in Gaza, they have the right to keep and to save this heritage, to tell the history, the importance of this land," he said.

The 1954 Hague Convention, agreed to by Palestinians and Israelis, is supposed to safeguard landmarks from the ravages of war. But landmarks in Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli strikes in earlier rounds of fighting. Dozens of sites, including the now-obliterated Great Omari Mosque, suffered damage in 2014. A report by UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, cites further destruction to cultural and historic sites in Gaza in 2021. (...)

Destruction of historical sites and other cultural sites is part of genocide, it's the destruction of the proof of a people's relationship to the land and a horrible emotional blow at the community. UNESCO must act immediately against Israel's destruction of Palestinian heritage, and every country and international organism must expel Israel and impose sanctions to make the genocide and apartheid end.

[thesilicontribesman]

Dundrennan Abbey , Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

A historic site with stonework over many periods.

[arc-hus]

Jorba Castle Works, Puig de la Guàrdia, Spain - Carles Enrich

[wandering-jana]

The Ancient Roman gate of Susa, Italy.

[uwlmvac]

Photos show some uses for limestone building material, including building foundations of various sizes and a well. These stone structure remnants were all found in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The limestone would have been quarried nearby and cut to specific pieces. Limestone was commonly used as a building material in the Upper Midwest in the 1800s.

[nickiisthings]

Qing Dynasty hanfu (1644-1912) Silk Museum of HangZhou (杭州丝调博物馆）

[chaotic-archaeologist]

Super cool project!

[holidaysincambodia]

Standing bronze bull statue from Anatolia - approximately 3000 BCE

[theworldofwars]

postcard of a group prisoners of war at Friedrichsfeld POW camp. The groups consists of primarily British troops, and a Sikh soldier all in front of a sign saying 'A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL FREIDRICHSFELD 1915-1916'.