A mosaic from the 3rd century AD, discovered in Yumurtalık district of Adana, depicting Eros fishing with Hippocampus, half fish and half horse.
A mosaic from the 3rd century AD, discovered in Yumurtalık district of Adana, depicting Eros fishing with Hippocampus, half fish and half horse. Eros mosaic found in…
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type and gold funerary mask From Chalcidice 530-510 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type and gold funerary mask From Chalcidice 530-510 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. The “Greco-Illyrian” Helmet – Impressive piece of ancient art…
The oldest record of honey collecting dates back to 8,000-10,000 years ago. Cave drawing depicting a person climbing a rope ladder on the edge of a cliff and collecting honey from a dangerous bee nest. Cuevas de la Araña (Spider Cave). Valencia, Spain.
The oldest record of honey collecting dates back to 8,000-10,000 years ago. Cave drawing depicting a person climbing a rope ladder on the edge of a cliff…
Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately one kilometre (one-half nautical mile) off France’s north-western coast, at the mouth…
Merneptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC – 2 May 1203 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years, from late July or early August 1213 BC until his death on 2 May 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records. He was the first royal-born pharaoh since Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Merneptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC – 2 May 1203 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for…
Khafre, known to the ancient Greeks as Khefren, was the son of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid. He constructed his own pyramid complex at Giza,
Khafre, known to the ancient Greeks as Khefren, was the son of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid. He constructed his own pyramid complex at…
The high-class Yomut women from Krasnovodsk (Turkmenbashi), Turkmenistan, 1883. Alexander Roinashvili’s pH๏τo collection.
The high-class Yomut women from Krasnovodsk (Turkmenbashi), Turkmenistan, 1883. Alexander Roinashvili’s pH๏τo collection. The Yomut, also spelled Yomud or Iomud, are a Turkmen tribe who reside in…
Threshold and atrium of the House of Paquius Proculus (1st century AD). Pompeii archaeological site, Italy.
Threshold and atrium of the House of Paquius Proculus (1st century AD). Pompeii archaeological site, Italy. The first layout of the house (visible from outside) dates back…
Knossos, also spelled Cnossus, city in ancient Crete, capital of the legendary king Minos, and the principal centre of the Minoan, the earliest of the Aegean civilizations (see Minoan civilization). The site of Knossos stands on a knoll between the confluence of two streams and is located about 5 miles (8 km) inland from Crete’s northern coast. Excavations were begun at Knossos under Sir Arthur Evans in 1900 and revealed a palace and surrounding buildings that were the centre of a sophisticated Bronze Age culture that dominated the Aegean between about 1600 and 1400 B.C.
Knossos, also spelled Cnossus, city in ancient Crete, capital of the legendary king Minos, and the principal centre of the Minoan, the earliest of the Aegean civilizations…
This decidedly exciting image takes us back around 1800 years ago; when a small child, between 1 and 2 years of age, impressed the imprint of his feet on this tile. The find, dated to the second century AD occurred in the ancient Roman city of lesso in Guissona, Catalonia and was reported to us by the Archeological Museum of Guissona.
This decidedly exciting image takes us back around 1800 years ago; when a small child, between 1 and 2 years of age, impressed the imprint of his…