Huge depositions of 1st century BC metalwork from destroyed wagons found near York and next to a top-level British hillfort settlement.
archaeology
Timeline cleanse! 🐕✨
A charming Egyptian dog figurine made of faience, dating 2120–1795 BC.
An adorable glimpse into the past 😊
On display at Neues Museum Berlin.
Scientists Extracted DNA From Medieval Parchment—and Found a Hidden Disease https://www.byteseu.com/2385956/ #Archaeology #MedievalHistory #Science
9,500 years old! And still intact!
Mesolithic woven baskets from Spain’s Cueva de los Murciélagos (“Cave of the Bats”) are Europe’s oldest known basketry.
Thanks to the cave’s near‑zero humidity, organic materials didn’t decay, preserving several baskets for more than 9,000.
Currently on display at @MuseumHalle mastodon.social , on loan from National Museum Madrid.
The special exhibition is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in prehistoric archaeology.
And we're digging! Already found the foundation of an 1800s barn and a lot of modern scrap metal.
What do you want to know today about Swedish contract #archaeology?
#RomanSiteSaturday! The architectural perfection of Timgad, Algeria, is consistently striking in aerial views. The Colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi was founded in 100 AD. Its plan, laid out with great precision, is Roman urban planning at its best.
📷 Georg Steinmetz
Hidden tunnels discovered containing valuable insights into ancient civilisations https://www.byteseu.com/2391216/ #Archaeology #Austria #mining #mountain #salt #scientists
Zoroastrian funerary inscription from late Sasanian era discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A newly discovered funerary inscription dating to the late Sasanian period and associated with a Zoroastrian…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Tehran #archaeology #farsprovince #inscription #Iran #Marvdashtplain #Sassanid #Tourism #Travel #Zoroastrians
https://www.europesays.com/iran/306472/
https://www.europesays.com/3272161/ Finland metal detectorist unearths record-breaking Viking coin hoard #archaeology #Europe #HistoricSites #history #News #OddNews #travel #world #WorldNews #WorldTopics
I'm trying to improve the usefulness of a small, locally hosted, GPU-free language model for Open Context search. All very interesting.
At the same time, Open Context is getting renewed unwanted attention of Javascript executing bots from random IP addresses.
I think I need more network protections, which probably means a commercial dependency on something like CloudFlare.
God I hate what "AI" is doing to the Web.
I came across this piece of restored flooring recently. It's a 1,000-year-old stretch of medieval tiling from a Benedictine abbey. What makes it especially interesting is that the monks made their floor from repurposed Roman tiles and hypocaust bricks that they found on site. This seems, to me, to have been a practical, attractive, and environmentally sound arrangement, and I was much taken with it.
https://www.europesays.com/3274357/ Turkey uncovers cuniform tablet fragment of oldest Egypt-Hittite peace treaty #ArchaeologicalSite #archaeology #BronzeAge #egypt #Excavations #GlobalNews #Turkey #turkiye
Finland metal detectorist unearths record-breaking Viking coin hoard https://www.byteseu.com/2401730/ #Archaeology #Europe #Finland #HistoricSites #history #OddNews #Travel
Ancient Egyptian fortress reveals military life in New Kingdom https://www.byteseu.com/2401940/ #AncientEgypt #ArchaeologicalSite #Archaeology #artifacts #Egypt #excavations #inscription #Jewelry #Military
Archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of treasures from Islamic State
Brave archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of historic treasures from imminent destruction by Islamic State terrorists.…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Syria #archaeology #discovery #Islam #Science #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/310602/
For #AncientSiteSunday the #Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon, #Türkiye, built in the 3rd century BC, alterations were made in the #Roman period. It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators.
📷️ C. Bredfeldt
New discovery: A royal archive with 184 tablets unearthed at the Hittite settlement of Samuha, in present-day Sivas/Türkiye, sheds new light on the Hittite Empire, revealing records of a deadly epidemic, military threats and royal life dating back 3,400 years.
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We all need a timeline cleanse, so here is the most adorable #chess piece ever!
A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century.
Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen.
📷️ me
Moments in time captured in fired clay!
Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying peacefully ahead of firing - until a small dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor or a legion, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.
Found in Ladenburg, on display at Lobdengau-Museum.
📷️me
