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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

A delight to hear about Marble Hill archaeology with last night. Next Monday we talk to Judith Dobie about being ’s archaeological illustrator. Free zoom lecture booking here 👉 https://t.co/fSrwkfCVIh. Talks made possible by

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2021-01-20

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

The rooms and halls of the palace were transformed into a system of underground tunnels, in which German researchers and prospectors found rare archaeological treasures, and a hall measuring 55 meters in length.

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2020-11-02

Illustrations of excavated Roman pottery in London 1786 (published in 1787 "Combe and Jackson").

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2020-10-28

Thesis Submitted!📥📥📥📥
"Fire in prehistory. An archaeo-experimental approach to the pyroarchaeological record based on microarchaeology" 🔥💀🌱🍃🐑🔬

🖌️Cover drawing: 🔝🔝

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2020-10-26

It's that day of the week again, it's - so here's an ithyphallic Satyr from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, ca. 540-530 BC. Sashay away!

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Athens (KAP 22)

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2020-10-15

Greek Bronze Age wall paintings from Mycenae. Over 3,000 years old. On display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens .


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2020-10-08

DAY 6: ENFIELD
"The Enfield is a mythological chimera from Ireland. The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society describes it as having the head of a fox, the body and forelegs of an eagle and the hind and rear legs of a wolf"

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2020-10-07