Albert Champdor - Babylon - Elek & Putnam - 1958 (on cover Statuette of Ishtar in alabaster, 3rd–2nd centuries BC, Musée du Louvre, Paris)
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Albert Champdor - Babylon - Elek & Putnam - 1958 (on cover Statuette of Ishtar in alabaster, 3rd–2nd centuries BC, Musée du Louvre, Paris)
What is Troy without Greece? Not that well known.
What’s Greece without Troy? Absolutely fucking nothing.
When you think of ancient Greece or the Roman Empire, visions of white togas, ivory temples and sand-coloured amphitheatres likely come to mind.
If so, you might be in for a surprise.
Because this off-white and eggshell-dominated palette, which inspired the pristine surfaces of Renaissance sculptures and the blank facades of Neoclassical buildings, is… a lie.
We now know the ancient world was steeped in colour. It was, perhaps, a tad too colourful for our modern sensibilities — even borderline garish at times.
Click here to learn why generations of scholars and artists believed in a monochrome Classical Antiquity and see historically accurate reconstructions of ancient statues and buildings in all their glorious peacockery.
sure sculk LOOKS like cold slimy cave fungus but i think it would be more unsettling if it was soft and warm, especially near the catalysts. it wants you feel safe, it wants you to stay
Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Main entrance showing engaged fluted columns.
Learn more / Daha fazlası https://www.archaeologs.com/w/palmyra/
[Fresh mint, extra virgin olive oil. And of the ancient cities of Greece and. So, you got pistachio, Parmigiano, extra virgin olive oil, pinch of salt.]
Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structure
The mining city of Hukhrim located in modern day Turkey in 3400BCE was making large slate tablets of unknown purpose, but bearing significant similarities to modern day IPads in shape. They are believed to either having been religious artefacts or children's toys.