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Our free event this coming Saturday, funded by the @RIAdawson through their 'Directed Archaeological Research for World Heritage Sites' grant scheme. Many thanks to @opwireland @newgrangeknowth for facilitating our exhibition
Bioarchaeological analysis of the remains of 14 slaves at Schuyler Flatts found evidence of osteoarthritis and the enlargement of parts of bones due to heavy, repetitive physical activity indicating the individuals worked hard until the day they died. https://t.co/cnGlTkkZ56
Time for this week's #FindsFriday! A small bronze bracelet (KM41988:1) dating to the Finnish Late Roman Iron Age (150/200–375/400 AD), a metal detecting find from Salo, Finland. Archaeological Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency, @Museovirasto. #LöytöPerjantai #arkeologia
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
16 tombs, 20 mummies and 10,000 statues among Egypt’s first archaeological discovery of 2020. The tombs are said to belong to the high priests of the God Djehuty and officials in the 15th nome of Upper Egypt and its capital el Ashmunein.
https://t.co/V0Y2Qjxg2I
The Captives of #Phaleron to be referred to the Central Archaeological Council; Culture Minister Lina Mendoni' s proposal after characterizing the find "abandoned to their fate", #skeletons, #archaeology https://t.co/59s11rsKzM
The 6th century bronze cult statue of Apollo (?) was found in situ in the temple and is now on display at the wonderful Karditsa Archaeological Museum. Other highlights: the life size horse protome from the temple, a diorama of a sacred grove, and several unfinished statues
I was working @LuingStores all day & @ a packed Luing Community Council meeting last night. We discussed A&BC ferry services, depopulation, housing needs, keeping primary school, tree planting @ archaeological sites, coastal erosion, game shooting dangers &, of course, potholes!
HELP! We are looking for archaeological illustrators who are free on 4 February for an experiment we are conducting on drawing in archaeology. Train tickets to York, lunch and a small bursary are provided.
Please get in touch ASAP if you can help.
(drawing credit @ADS_Update)
The Bronze Sculpture of Alexander the Great on Horseback, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, dated around the first century BC: An Archaeometallurgical Study ➡️
https://t.co/8YhUqBsQkA
@GettyMuseum @GCIConservation
Our work on the #PrittlewellPrince (with @SouthendMuseums) and #Wollaston warrior has been nominated in this year's @CurrentArchaeo Awards! If you enjoyed these incredible archaeological projects as much as we did, do give us a vote before 10th Feb: https://t.co/F3ttBo6e6U 😊
The Culver Archaeological Project, based at Bridge Farm, Barcombe, will feature in an episode of ‘Digging for Britain’ this Wednesday, 4th December, at 9pm on BBC 4. https://t.co/EiZ0byNFVQ
A Bacchanal with #Dionysos and #Aphrodite (and baby #Eros) depicted on a 2nd century CE Roman sarcophagus.
Today in the Antalya Archaeological Museum.
As far as I can tell there’s not archaeological evidence to suggest the ancient Romans had anything like this 😂
Roads in Pompeii that are accessible today were excavated in times when perhaps these subtle archaeological layers weren’t noticed & innocently cleared away; so much potential information lost. Great that Region V excavations are now analysing this evidence.
Ph:1-3 @pompeii_sites
Object of the day: oyster shell with the cartouche of Senwosret I (Kherpkara). Two pierced holes show that it was worn as a pendant – but by whom? Ca. 50 are known, most without archaeological context.
What beautiful, delicate work!
@metmuseum 22.1.63; ca. 1961–1917 BCE
Petra (arabă البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ), Iordania. Famous archaeological city Petra in southern #Jordan 🇯🇴📷
@DublencoIgor
Head of a female figurine with marked facial features from Psychro (Dictaean) Cave. Neopalatial - Postpalatial period, 1600-1100 BC
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece.