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The Ancient Homeland of the Blondes: Afontova Gora, near the City of Krasnoyarsk, on the Left Bank of the Yenisei
Archaeology · Geography · Science
A study recently published in Nature presents a map of the genetic legacy of the Vikings, who possessed a complex web of family ties and a rich history of cultural exchange across Europe and beyond
Among the notable finds are the remains of cousins scattered between Denmark and England, as well as the remains of people of non-Scandinavian origin, Sámi, Irish and Scots, buried according to Viking custom. Still, "Viking" is rather a cultural or social identity than a strictly ethnic one,
Archaeology · Faith · Art · New York
A Landmark Event for the History of Art and Culture and for Collectors Alike
A landmark event for the history of art and culture and for collectors alike. The oldest known tablet bearing the “Ten Commandments” from the Book of Exodus has been sold at Sotheby's in New York, fetching twice its pre-sale estimate. The artefact is considered the only surviving
NB! · Archaeology · Observations · Science · Nature
Comet NEOWISE in the sky above Stonehenge in the summer of 2020
NB! · Archaeology · Art · Museums
The Bracelet of Ramesses II with Ducks
Archaeology · Art · Museums · Saint Petersburg
Scythian gold ring with a flying duck, 4th century BC, from the Chertomlyk kurgan
Collection of the State Hermitage Museum
Archaeology · The East · Museums · Ethnography
A 2,300-year-old ceremonial horse headdress found on the skeleton of a horse in the frozen tombs of Pazyryk in Siberia
Eight of the ten horses in the Pazyryk kurgan were arranged in two rows with their heads turned to the east, while two horses in the western part of the burial were oriented with their heads to the south. Collection of the State Hermitage Museum.
NB! · Archaeology · Books · Observations
On seeing an image of Osiris protected by the Mehen serpent, which destroys the enemies of Light by beheading them, I recalled Saint-Exupéry's "The Little Prince" and the snake that swallowed an elephant
NB! · Archaeology · Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
In Venice the modern paving of Piazza San Marco has been taken up, and beneath the stone slabs clinker brick has come to light
In Venice the modern paving of Piazza San Marco has been taken up, and beneath the stone slabs clinker brick has come to light. A viewing window with a section of the old paving may perhaps be kept, as in Moscow on Pushechnaya Street beside the Sophia Church
NB! · Archaeology · Archive · Faith · The East
Statue of the goddess Hathor in the temple complex of Thutmose III, discovered during Henri Édouard Naville's excavations in 1907
NB! · Archaeology · Art · Museums
A Delightful Preparatory Drawing on Marble: Theseus and the Centaur
A delightful preparatory drawing on marble: Theseus and the Centaur. Found at Herculaneum, AD 20-30. On display at the Archaeological Museum of Naples