#potsherd

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A figure holding two tridents stands between horses. The scene has been interpreted as ritual horse-sacrifice, though this is not certain. Ancient Greek pottery fragment in the Geometric style, dating to the Archaic period (8th century BCE) and located in the Archaeological Museum of Argos. Photo credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons.

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12:45pm Just in Time for Purim

Once again, you know a Jewish holiday is approaching when the IAA announces a relevant archaeological find.

A hiker in Tel Lachish found a potsherd with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great on it. (He found in Dec 2022, but it took time to authenticate, and by then it probably just made more sense to wait until Purim before annnouncing it).

The Aramaic inscription reads “Year 24 of Darius,” dating it to 498 BCE.

The short text thus records the name of the Persian king Darius the Great (Darius I), the father of Achashverosh.

Inscription Bearing Name of King Achashverosh’s Father Discovered in Tel Lachish

A 2,500-year-old potsherd that was found by visitors at Tel Lachish in Israel’s southeastern flatlands bears a brief inscription with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, the father of King Achashverosh from the story of the Megillah.

Most researchers identify the biblical king of Persia Achashverosh who executes his wife, marries the orphan maiden Esther and is manipulated by both sides in the plot, as Xerxes I who reigned from 550 to 530 BCE, who burned down the city of Athens after his father had been defeated by 300 Spartans in Marathon. Xerxes was the son of Darius and Empress Atossa, daughter of King Cyrus.

In December 2022, Eylon Levy and Yakov Ashkenazi visited Tel Lachish National Park and chanced on a small potsherd with some inscribed letters, which they duly reported to the Israel Antiquities Authority. The piece of pottery was examined at the analytical lab by the IAA’s Saar Ganor and Dr. Haggai Misgav of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who realized it served as rare evidence for the Persian royal administration at Lachish at the turn of the fifth century BCE.

More: Here

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Potsherds, NR Site, San Juan County, UT. Beautiful examples of corrugated and black-on-white pottery fragments. All of these pieces were found on heavily trampled ground, often lying beside cow patties. I only gathered these to take a picture, then scattered them back where they were found. It hurt me to do so, looking at the poor condition of this land that obviously has great archaeological value. The idea that these pieces might be trampled to dust is a travesty. There are still vast areas of Utah that allow grazing (not to mention OHV use) on land that contain ruins, rock art, and other relics. . . . . . . . #archaeology #potsherd #ruins #nativeamerican #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Pop's Burritos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJRhd9ql_Fg/?igshid=1pbg20j5n6pvu

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Its instrumental so obvi there’s no lyrics to list. And since I can’t really list the entire 4 minute solo, here’s all my favorite time stamps

2:40- 3:00

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16 hours of sorting plainware turned up this beauty

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Fragment of an Early Corinthian oinochoe depicting a lion in profile.  Artist unknown; ca. 595-590 BCE.  Now in the Archaeological Museum of Agrigento, Sicily.  Photo credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons.

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Fragment of Greek Geometric pottery, showing a female figure (perhaps a priestess or deity) holding twin tridents and standing between horses, which may be destined for ritual sacrifice.  Artist unknown; 8th cent. BCE.  Now in the Archaeological Museum of Argos.  Photo credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons.

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