December 6, 1912: The iconic 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust of Nefertiti was discovered at Amarna.
Sketch by Travis Simpkins
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🎊🔴 NEFERTITI 🔴🎊
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Nefertiti, whose name means "a beautiful woman has come," was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. She and her husband established the cult of Aten, the sun god
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Conserving the Faddan More Psalter, a 1,200 year-old Latin psalm book found in an Irish bog. The cover has a papyrus reed lining, suggesting trade links between the Irish monks and Egypt: https://t.co/RYdBblSczK

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"Archaeology, Colonialism, and the History of Tourism" with papers by and on and

Monday, Dec. 6 at 10am CET (Italian time), FREE REGISTRATION, ALL WELCOME!✨

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Les tableaux de l’Égypte de David Roberts (1855)

📷 archaeologyart

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For we present this incredible work from the Tomb of the Dancers!

Found in a Peucetian tomb in Ruvo di Puglia in Italy, it dates to the 5th - 4th century BCE. The tomb held the remains of a distinguished warrior.

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depicting possibly a Bacchian rite from the Dionysiac in the Villa of the Mysteries, ca. 50 B.C

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Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity https://t.co/H14M4jKe2H

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Made the most of a day on the Plain & gave one of my books a chance to meet its inspiration. The Archer at Amesbury. This archaeological find is a great example of place making & the importance of archaeology (Archer’s Way, Archer school).

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If you're looking for related gifts this look no further than Wonderful Things Art; I create contemporary reproductions, printed on archival grade papers with quality inks https://t.co/OGy5dymPmm

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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Masha Studio's Dinosaurs Digital Papers, Paleontology Patterns, Dino Backgrounds, Dinosaurs Surface Design, Archaeology Pattern https://t.co/NcAbn4d8hP

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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Masha Studio's Dinosaur Clipart, Paleontology Clipart, Dino Planner Stickers, Cute Dino Illustrations, Archaeology Clipart, Dino Fossils https://t.co/eW2YEkdi3r

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A 3D-model of a rare fibula (pin for fastening garments) in the form of a
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Animal-shaped brooches were popular in the north-western provinces of the Roman empire, yet they rarely appear in the form of frogs. 1/2

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🎉 11/20 Happy Birthday! 🎉
Methodological revolutionist in archaeology!

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A lararium, the shrine to the guardian spirits of the Roman household, from a villa at Terzigno, We can see 2 Lares flanking a genius or ancestor-figure, and 2 serpents underneath, representing the nature's principle of generative power.

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Herakles finds his son Telephos

version of a original of the 2nd century BCE
~Wall painting from

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