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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

Some archaeological discoveries begin with fairytales and the now legendary King Ring is one of those stories. It was decried as a fake for many years but, in the end, it has been deemed a genuine 5,300-year-old beauty!

https://t.co/RmWrhZEPXi

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2020-10-19

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

I ADORE her!

A glorious amethyst with Artemis (Diana) dressed as befits the huntress goddess. She leans on a column, seemingly extinguishing a torch on a rock. Signed ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΙΟΥ, suggesting an engraver active under Augustus.

Image: Naples Archaeological Museum (26070)

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2020-09-17

This week for the letter is S. S is for Society, as our library was started By over 235 years ago! We hold the Society Archives and they contain lots of important Archaeological information (and lots of interesting images too!)

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2020-09-14

Mantegna’s work fascinates due to his constant attempt to place biblical events within an archaeologically accurate context - representative of Renaissance learning. His Madonnas are, however, some of the most beautiful examples of Maternal love

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2020-09-13

Griffin. One of may amazing mosaics from the royal necropolis of Gonur Tepe, late III - early II millennium BC, BMAC, from the archaeological expedition to Margiana (Turkmenistan) directed by Victor Sarianidi... https://t.co/TTgqzsf3ge. Compare these mosaics with Minoan paintings

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2020-09-10

WORST ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF THE PAST 100 YEARS

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2020-09-01

Our new paper is out! We describe geoarchaeologically one of the most beautiful (and archaeologically interesting) profiles I have ever seen (Nasera Rockshelter, northern Tanzania)! Check it out: https://t.co/G353iw58GE

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2020-08-26

📕Archaeological Professor x 🎩Treasure Hunter

Fave thing about them is that they can get into a lot of compromising situations and TH would get flustered but AP remains oblivious

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2020-08-27

📕 Archaeological Professor
"Wait.. Is that book glowi--"

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2020-08-21

This week's letter is N!

We have a number of archives in our collection, including:

Cult, Religion and Pilgrimage. Archaeological Investigations at the Neolithic and Bronze Age Monument complex of Thornborough, North Yorkshire.

https://t.co/F4Sm04R3T5

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2020-08-10

🎩Treasure Hunter x 📕Archaeological Professor

"Don't give them the book. No matter what..."

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2020-08-10

🎩Treasure Hunter x 📕 Archaeological Professor

📕"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TAKE THE SCEPTER!"
🎩"But you took the book didn't you?"
📕"This is the reason why we came here in the first place! And it wasn't the one that made the whole temple collapse!"

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2020-08-09

New! and discuss the audiobook, Doctor Aphra! We go on an archaeological dig to examine the fascinating themes of death, legacy, unreliable narration, and all the fresh perspective Aphra brings to the galaxy! All here: https://t.co/ELcAMEjR0m

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2020-08-07