Got Abu Gorab all to myself! 🤩

Exploring the depths of Abu Gorab alone today! 🤠 A hidden gem full of mysteries & recent archaeological finds.

There's visiting Egypt, and then there's experiencing it with Anyextee! 🌟

Join me this September for the Esoteric Egypt tour and…

Uxmal, an important Mayan archaeological site located in Mexico, on the Yucatán peninsula, about 78km from Mérida and 170km from Campeche, Mexico.

Uxmal, which means 'Thrice Rebuilt' in the ancient Mayan language, was founded around the 6th Century CE. and reached its maximum…

Archaeological anomaly: This 2-inch diameter sandstone disc was found at a mound site in Nashville in the mid-1800s. One side was inscribed while the other had a hollowed out circular indentation. I have no idea what became of it. From: Thruston 1890. Maybe Scott Wolter has…

There are masses of archaeological trenches at Universal Studios Great Britain!

When I was little (many moons ago) the shop at #Roman St. Alban's ( #Verulamium ) used to sell off the surplus archaeological finds for pocket money. This was my haul.
Can any Archaeological types decode the archaeological annotations?
I guess the '64 is 1964.
#FindsFriday

Complete spear shafts from Must Farm ranged in length from 2.6m to 3.4m which may explain why most were associated with light structures around the edges of the site. These long lengths may have prevented them from being easily brought and stored into the roundhouses.

The so called 'Ring of King Minos' (1500-1400 BC), a Minoan gold signet ring found on October 1928.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete

#drthehistories

‘The Palestine Archaeological Museum’ in East Jerusalem, which includes a large collection of artifacts discovered from excavations conducted in Palestine between 1920 and 1930. It was captured by the Zionist entity in 1967.

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Right-curve Conspirapuppet successfully retrieved essential rune data from covert archaeological excavation. Alert all operatives.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered several impressive artworks depicting scenes from Greek mythology during new excavation work in the ancient city.

The paintings are thought to have been originally displayed in a banqueting room, per the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

Part of a fresco showing an intimate scene from a private building in #Pompeii which was destroyed in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It dates to roughly 50-79 AD and is on display in the National Archaeological Museum in #Naples , #Italy .

#archaeology #frescofriday #history

#FrescoFriday - A gorgeous roundel from Herculaneum (although findspot unclear). That the woman sports a lionskin and club identifies the pair as Hercules and Ompale, the Lydian Queen, whom he served for a year. #Roman #Art

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9004)

Sennacherib Prism (691 BC), also known as Taylor Prism, an ancient Assyrian artifact that provides valuable historical and archaeological insights into reign of King Sennacherib, who ruled Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705-681 BC. The prism is named after British archaeologist Colonel…

Terrace houses, archaeological site of Ephesus, Türkiye

This limestone bust of so-called Lady Elche was discovered on 4 August 1897, at La Alcudia, an archaeological site on a private estate two kilometers south of Elche, Spain. It is generally known as an Iberian artifact from the 4th Century BC, although artisanship suggests strong…

Pair of thong sandals 🇪🇬

Archaeological Site: Egypt, Luxor, Deir el-Medina.

Material: Vegetable fibers.

Period: New Kingdom, 1539–1076 BC.

Present Location: Egyptian Museum, Turin.

#ancientegypt

Pyramidion of Ramose 🇪🇬

Archaeological Site: Egypt, Luxor, Deir el-Medina.

Material: Stone / limestone.

Period: New Kingdom, Nineteenth Dynasty, 1292-1190 BC.

Present Location: Egyptian Museum, Turin.

#ancientegypt

Representation of a Zebu Race Bull (Bos Indicus) with Golden Horns :

Harappan Pendant made of Agate by the Harappan civilization, also called the Indo Valley civilization. Dated around 1800 BC, found in the city of Harappa, an archaeological site, currently border between…

The Delphi Charioteer. Dated c 470 BCE. Found at the temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece, by a French archaeological team in 1896. More info here: brown.edu/Departments/Jo… 📷 Paul E Williams Photography