It's Ancient History

An archaeology blog run by the same person who runs the Egypt: Ancient and Modern blog. Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/EgyptAncientandModern

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Gold ear ornaments, Sican culture, Peru, circa 900-1100

from The Dallas Museum of Art

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String of gold, etched carnelian, and lapis lazuli beads, City of Ur, circa 2500-2300 BC

from The Penn Museum

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Ink tablet in the form of a turtle, China, 1st century AD

from The Minneapolis Museum of Art

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Gold rings from Anglo-Saxon England, 8th-10th century AD

from The British Museum

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@realmedieval

[1five1two]

Assyrian relief sculpture of a decorated scabbard with lions.

[thoodleoo]

hades explaining that he’s the god of the dead, not the god of death

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Thanatos explaining that he’s the god of death, not hades

[moonlitlillypop]

Thanatos explaining that it applies to animals too

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Poseidon explaining that he is the god of the seas and oceans

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Zeus explaining why he can’t keep it in his pants

[miceprincess]

Hermes explaining why he gotta go fast

[memesandmylife]

dionysus explaining why he’s Like That

[femur-theif]

All of these are so accurate it hurts

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@nicadenic

[lesbian-velma-rights]

Also Hermes, God of messengers

[confusedwitch-deactivated202412]

And Eris, Goddess of discord and chaos

[thethinkingaurora]

Oh my god I’m dying, these are all just consecutive sucker punch’s straight to the nose

Help

[william-solace-aaaaa-deactivate]

Ares, the god of war

[skznccmlee]

I’M DYING I LOVE THIS

[iys-cloud]

WHY IS THIS SO PERFECT

[astoriagalaxy]

i love it when tumblr users play with jpegs like dolls

[victoriantomodern]

Amphora, "Running Man", Rhodes, c. 540-520 BCE. From the Visual Arts Legacy Collection (JSTOR)

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Meanwhile in Ancient Rome...

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Gilded and gold inlaid iron sword uncovered by archaeologists at the Filipovka Kurgans, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Sarmatian, 7th century BC

[nathanielthecurious]

literally any human reading the words "plautus play films": ah you're looking for modern productions of ancient theatrical scripts that you can easily watch online

google's ai overview reading the words "plautus play films": they didnt have films in the 3rd century BCE you fucking idiot

[its-ancient-history]

"can be challenging." "limited filming". How about impossible? I don't have a Tardis at the ready to just snap a video, AI goon!

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Mongolian Petroglyphs Prehistoric rock carvings found throughout the country, particularly in the Altai Mountains and the Gobi Desert. 

[tridentandtales]

Poseidonia coin, silver, 530 - 500 BCE

Coin Cabinet Berlin 18200332

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Bronze dagger with gold and silver riverside landscape scene, Mycenaean Greece, 16th century BC

from The National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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Medieval Persian ceramic bowl with pigeons and inscription from the city of Kashan, dating back to the 13th century CE. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD.

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

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Petroglyphs in Kyrgyzstan, estimated to be 3000 years old.

[nitewrighter]

Art museum priorities are in order.

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Bronze sword uncovered near Jablje, Slovenia, 16th century BC

from The National Museum of Slovenia