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my great grandparents when they met on an archaeological expedition in 1926

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2021-04-09

Lions of the Palace of Boukoleon
They are now at Istanbul Archaeological Museums

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2021-04-05

This of Samarie (a created by me more than 20 years ago) is part of a that will see the light next year. At least so I hope. This dates back to at least 10/15 years ago, a true archaeological find 😂

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2021-04-03

Hey! I’m Jess, an MSc student in Archaeological Science focusing on zooarchaeology and 3D modelling. Outside of my studies I’m a digital artist, who mostly paints animals

Here’s one of my most recent paintings
🐁 🫖

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2021-04-02

We often think that Roman spent most of their lives inside their own houses. Archaeological evidences & literally sources instead tell us that they frequently enter business, working but also running corporations & even owning factories

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2021-03-19

Beautiful Bronze Age pyxis from Mycenae, Grave Circle A, 16th century BC. This ancient wooden box is decorated with gold plates with repousse relief depicting lions chasing a deer and antelope.
Image: National Archaeological Museum Athens.

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2021-03-17

Recent archaeological work has uncovered the aesthetic cultures of who sometimes decorated themselves with colors, shells, talons, and feathers, marked and engraved cave walls, and had an ear for language.

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2021-03-04

Housing several Prehistoric rock paintings, the Bhimbetka rock shelters give the visitor a glimpse into the history of life that flourished in the area through different historical ages.
A feature of an archaeological wonder!
Post design by Shivani Shenoy

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2021-02-24

Long held in a private collection (!) the tooth of a c. 9-yr-old child marks the Neandertal’s southernmost known range. The associated archaeological assemblage suggests Neands used Nubian Levallois, previously thought to be restricted to H. sapiens. https://t.co/ulVJnQmrd8

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2021-02-16

Archaeological adventures: The Monkley Idol, Shark Eater, Bermuda Conspiracy
https://t.co/CVUV6xzbjw

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2021-02-14

A last for the morning, with this awesome panel of Dido from the House of Meleager, Pompeii (VI.9.2). Dido is seated on her throne, with an attendant personification of Africa, as Aeneas' ship departs.

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (8898)

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2021-02-12

In the city of in there is the which has a really impressive collection of The beautifully preserved mosaic depicting  travelling on his sea is especially impressive.

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2021-02-08

First ed. of La Chausse's "Romanum Museum..." (1690), this book is a predecessor of the archaeological manual, and provides historical and religious context for each item, as well as explanations of their uses, using a methodical classification system

https://t.co/4KxSExar7o

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2021-02-06


Dumped in the toilet – the story of Saciro’s vessels and poor Latin skills: Archaeological finds tell stories from different areas of life. In 2000, a set of Samian ware vessels was found in a latrine at the settlement …1/3

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2021-01-28

Reconstructing the menu of a pub in ancient Eat like a first-century using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide. https://t.co/o2ZlPGTFdO

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2021-01-28

Archaeological illustrator, work in pen and ink as well as digital. DM me for any questions :)

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2021-01-26

so this is the first one i had no idea what it looked like so i made one up. i think my brain took the letter "z" (mysterious letter) and then connected "ark" to "ark of the covenant" and now it's this thing that looks like an ancient archaeological chest
https://t.co/6icnI9yS5w

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2020-12-17

I read "What Language Was Spoken by the People of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex?" by Alexander Lubotsky and got inspired lol. It's open access!!!! https://t.co/M2AcxJHlQ0

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2020-12-12

Lights, camera, archaeology! 🎬

1️⃣4️⃣ In May, revealed their major role in a new archaeologically accurate animated film telling the tale of a disabled boy in Orkney over 4,000 years ago and his quest to unite his people: https://t.co/tS34a1bFHq

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2020-12-12

4 years ago we finished the 3-days recovery of Lancaster NN775 near Glabbeek. Research was done by local historians in cooperation with BAHAAT and Plane Hunters Recovery Team Belgium. I was asked by to lead the archaeological excavation.

https://t.co/ZUPSJR35Xg

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2020-11-13