#arcaheology

[livingearthling]

[art-thropologist]

Here’s some archaeology achievements badges I thought up

#knowingly ate a bug

#got in an argument with the equipment

#dirt was clean on the first try

#fell off the spoil heap

#popped a skull

#mistaken for a palaeontologist

#pit yoga lv 1-5

#found something I lost on last season’s dig

#rock or bone lv 1-3

#got drunk with a local

#punched a nazi

[archaeologs]

🇹🇷 Sfenks Sfenks, genellikle bir aslanın gövdesini bir insanın başı ile birleştiren, kanatlı bir yaratıktır. Mısır, Antik Yakın Doğu ve Yunanistan'ın sanat ve mitlerinde sıkça kullanılan hayali bir varlıktır. İlk sfenksler, Mısır ve Mezopotamya ikonografisinde, M.Ö. 3. binyılın başlarında koruyucu figürler şeklinde ortaya çıkmıştır. Tanrı Horus'un bir kişiselleştirmesi olarak kabul edilen Giza'daki Büyük Sfenks, günümüze kadar gelen önemli örneklerden biridir. 🇬🇧 Sphinx Imaginary beast, usually combining the body of a lion with the head of a human being, frequently found in the art and myths of Egypt, the Ancient Near East and Greece. The earliest sphinxes appeared in the iconography of Egypt and Mesopotamia in the early 3rd millennium BC, primarily taking the form of guardian figures. The Great Sphinx at Gize, regarded as a personification of the god "Horus in the horizon", is the most significant surviving archaeological example. http://www.archaeologs.com/w/sphinx  

[newwaveaphrodite]

The wounded saffron gatherer lady.Fresco from Akrotiri prehistoric settlement,17th c.BC.Santorini island,Greece

[alaayemore-blog]

Remains of buildings at Koso. Located in North-western Yorubaland, Koso was one of the capitals of the Oyo Empire which collapsed in the mid 19th century. 

-Babatunde Agbaje-Williams, et.al.(1990).

[vineetakamal]

THE CAVE OF ALTAMIRA - AnthroMania

The cave of Altamira is known for its prehistoric art. These paintings are complex and more populated than the other paintings found in Spain.

[skyprowler]

Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the Amazon, study shows - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Innovation by ancient farmers to improve soil fertility continues to have an impact on the biodiversity of the Amazon, a major new study shows. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

[goldpeninsula]

Old cannon unearthed - The Nation

Sanam Luang yields venerable battlefield relic

A cannon that could be two centuries old has been unearthed in Bangkok’s Sanam Luang by workers installing pipes.

Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said on Sunday the cannon had already been examined and was measured at 305 centimetres in length.

“It’s the type used in wars,” he said. “There are holes to put ropes through so it would be easier to move around the battlefield.”

Vira said the government’s Fine Arts Department would ask His Majesty the King for permission to keep the cannon as a valuable antique.

Sanam Luang, the historic royal ground, is under the supervision of the Royal Household Bureau.

“We have found such ancient cannon before and they’ve been kept in museums,” Vira said.