#ancient stone

[thesilicontribesman]

The Dunnichen Pictish Symbol Stone, 7th Century CE, Meffan Institute, Forfar, Angus

[ginger-by-the-sea]

[galeriacontici]

Timeless Guardian: The Aztec Stone Figure of Toci - Samiullah - WikiArt.org

‘Timeless Guardian: The Aztec Stone Figure of Toci’ was created by Samiullah. Find more prominent pieces at Wikiart.org – best visual art da

Timeless Guardian: The Aztec Stone Figure of Toci - Samiullah - WikiArt.org

‘Timeless Guardian: The Aztec Stone Figure of Toci’ was created by Samiullah. Find more prominent pieces at Wikiart.org – best visual art da

[betweenthetimeandsound]

--inspired by the "ancient stone" prompt from @versesforthedew's NaNoWriMo

Chains bind me up to the lonely mausoleum; despite the glistening marble, it cannot bear my weight. My body erodes the slaves' manifestos on the columns; with a shaken hand, they only make themselves known behind hidden identities and midnight's friends. The present is supposed to be brighter than ever, but a sacrifice demands everything more from the ones who built this present sanctuary. --Elda Mengisto

[mathew-jackson]

Stone circles

Mathew Jackson illustration

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[katiesbasement]

Check out this old soul. This lil buddy has about 450 million years on us. It’s in such great shape for how old of a fossil it is! It’s a Trilobite, specifically the Calymene species. When it was alive, it was a marine arthropod hanging out in the world’s oceans during the end of the Paleozoic period.

Back during their height, these little dudes were everywhere. They have been found with drilled holes from ancient cultures that suggest they were collected and worn as jewelry. They’ve also been found in some pretty old sites (around 50K years!) with other aspects of human settlement indicating they were collected way back then as well!

A little about its energetic feel.... Fossils in general are usually some of the best crystals you can work with to help facilitate and walk you through big changes. They are very valuable at helping one see the larger picture when it comes to personal growth, and helping you gracefully react to change.

Trilobites especially have been touted as good fossils to have around for those in positions of leadership. It once again helps with the big picture, and lends large amounts of patience and understanding to a work environment.

I also find fossils to be very grounding and calming.. Something about their age seems to give them a feeling of a wise old soul sitting next to you reminding you to keep trucking through life. Fossils definitely help teach you about yourself! And our planet! And how small and short a blip we are in the wide cosmos of things!

This particular lil one waits for its new home in my Etsy. I usually have lots of fossils in stock, they are such valuable healers!

[thamuvahship]

LAPIS LAZULI🧿

[imperium-romanum]

This Is the Oldest Known Inscription Bearing the Full Name of Jerusalem

This ancient inscription from a potter's workshop is the oldest known instance of the full spelling of the word Jerusalem.

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known instance of the word "Jerusalem" spelled out in full, on an ancient stone carving that was once part of an ancient pottery workshop, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, announced today (Oct. 9).

On earlier inscriptions, Jerusalem was spelled "Yerushalem" or "Shalem," rather than "Yerushalayim" (pronounced Yeh-roo-sha-La-yeem), as it is spelled in Hebrew today.

The carving — which was written in Aramaic and says "Hananiah son of Dodalos from Jerusalem" — dates to the first century A.D., making it about 2,000 years old, according to the IAA.

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