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Egyptian Museum, Turin (Italy)
An unidentified mummy.
Tomb of Kha and Merit (New Kingdom era).
Discovered by Arthur Weigall and Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1906 on behalf of the Italian Archaeological Mission.
Kha was an important foreman at Deir El-Medina where he had been responsible for projects constructed during the reigns of 3 kings: Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III respectively.
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The Erechtheion or Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
On the north side, there is another large porch with six Ionic columns, and on the south, the famous "Porch of the Maidens", with six draped female figures (caryatids) as supporting columns.
Night view of Narin Castle (or Narin Qal'eh), a mud-brick fort built 2,000 years ago, dating back to the pre-Islamic era, situated in Meybod city, Yazd province of Iran.
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Syrian Arab Republic, Palmyra, two camels resting at the ancient heritage site of Palmyra, former elegant desert city on the caravan routes
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The site of Palmyra is an oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, it contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world, Palmyra mixed Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences, it was listed UNESCO World Heritage in 1980
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Syrian, Palmyra, Arabic man with the Jordan white and red checkered scarf on his head wandering on the plain of the ancient city of Palmyra passing by old marble columns (deeunmanus)
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From Wikipedia A drawing of the lighthouse by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909).
Pharos was a small island just off the coast of Alexandria. It was linked to the mainland by a man-made connection named the Heptastadion, which thus formed one side of the city's harbor. As the Egyptian coast is very flat and lacking in the kind of landmark used at the time for navigation, a marker of some sort at the mouth of the harbour was deemed necessary - a function the Pharos was initially designed to serve. Use of the building as a lighthouse, with a fire and reflective mirrors at the top, is thought to date to around the 1st century AD, during the Roman period. Prior to that time the Pharos served solely as a navigational landmark.
The medieval Chinese were familiar with the story of the lighthouse in Alexandria by at least the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) period. In his book Zhu Fan Zhi, Zhao Ru-gua wrote in 1225 of a minaret lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt, perhaps the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (Wade-Giles spelling):
The country of O-Ken-Tho (Alexandria) belongs to Egypt (Wu-Ssu-Li). According to tradition, in olden times a stranger (i jen), Chhu-Ko-Ni by name, built on the shore of the sea a great pagoda, underneath which the earth was excavated to make two rooms, well connected and thoroughly hidden. In one vault was stored grain, and in the other arms. The tower was 200 ft. high [Note: chang = 10 feet, chhih = 1 foot]. Four horses abreast could ascend (by a winding ramp) to two-thirds of its height. Below the tower, in the middle, there was a well of great size connected by a tunnel with the great river. To protect this pagoda from foreign soldiers, the whole country guarded it against all enemies. In the upper and lower parts of it twenty thousand men could readily be stationed as a guard or to make sorties. At the summit there was an immense mirror. There was an old story said that if warships of other countries tried to make an attack, the mirror detected them beforehand, and the troops were ready to repel it. But in recent years there came (to Alexandria) a foreigner, who asked to be given work in the guardhouse below the tower, and he was employed to sprinkle and to sweep. For years no one entertained any suspicion of him, but suddenly one day he found an opportunity to steal the mirror and throw it into the sea, after which he made off.
Ever since "discovering" the Wupatki National Monument while driving past on a trip from Page to Flagstaff, I've been mildly obsessed with visiting and photographing the ruins, specifically the Wukoki Pueblo. When I had the chance to make a quick return trip to Arizona and Utah last weekend, I knew I had to find a way to squeeze in a stop at this very interesting place.
Little is known about the people who built and lived in this network of dwellings, and archeologists have dubbed them the Sinagua, literally "without water," for their ability to flourish in an extremely arid environment. They lived here from approximately 500 AD to around 1200 AD, when--like many other Anasazi communities--they abandoned the dwellings and apparently disappeared. There are several sets of ruins within the monument, including the large Wupatki ruin, but it's the oddly modern-looking Wukoki pueblo that captured my imagination. Thought to house 2 or 3 families, the three-story structure is constructed of bricks and mortar, and has withstood the ravages of time and weather surprisingly well. Though no one has lived in these dwellings for almost 1000 years, their Hopi descendants do not consider the site abandoned; rather, they believe that those who lived and died here remain as spiritual guardians.
If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend adding this as a stop in your travels.
The theatre at Delphi. Its 35 rows can accommodate around five thousand spectators who in ancient times enjoyed plays, poetry readings, and musical events during the various festivals that took place periodically at Delphi.
The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Artemision; Latin: Artemisium), also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to Artemis completed around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire. Nothing remains of the original temple, which was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The temple was a 120-year project started by Croesus of Lydia. It was described by Antipater of Sidon, who compiled a list of the Seven Wonders:
I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, 'Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught (anything) so grand." (Antipater, Greek Anthology [IX.58])
The Temple of Artemis was located in the ancient city of Ephesus, about 50 km south from the modern port city of Izmir, in Turkey. Like the other wonders, Antipater chose the temple for his list not because of its beauty or size, but rather because it rested near the border of the Greek world. This inspired a sense of mystery and awe for the Greeks, and emphasized Alexander the Great's vast empire.
Most of the physical description and art within the Temple of Artemis comes from Pliny, though there are different accounts and the actual size varies.
Pliny describes the temple as 377 feet (115 meters) long and 180 feet (55 meters) wide, made almost entirely of marble. The Temple consists of 127 Ionic-styled columns, each 60 feet (18 meters) in height.
The Temple of Artemis housed many fine artworks. Sculptures by renowned Greek sculptors Polyclitus, Pheidias, Cresilas, and Phradmon adorned the temple, as well as paintings and gilded columns of gold and silver.
The sculptors often competed at creating the finest sculpture. Many of these sculptures were of Amazons, who are said to have founded the city of Ephesus.
Pliny tells us that Scopas, who also worked on the Mausoleum of Mausollos, worked carved reliefs into the temple's columns.
The Temple of Artemis was located at an economically robust region, seeing merchants and travellers from all over Asia Minor. The temple was influenced by many beliefs, and can be seen as a symbol of faith for many different peoples. The Ephesians worshipped Cybele, and incorporated many of their beliefs into the worship of Artemis. Artemisian Cybele became quite contrasted from her Roman counterpart, Diana. The cult of Artemis attracted thousands of worshippers from far-off lands. They would all gather at the site and worship her.
Sabratha was one of the three cities of Tripolis, it lies on the Mediterranean coast west of Tripoli,the archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982
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Highlights from the wonderful exhibition of Tutankhamun's Gold Treasures at Saatchi Gallery London UK 30 Nov 2019.
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Jerash in Jordan lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basinsis, it is famous for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River, It is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East, it was a city of the Decapolis
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A fanciful 16th century interpretation of the Pharos by Martin Heemskerck.
Supposedly, the light from the tower could be seen from almost 100 miles out to sea, though this seems a little far fetched. Even Thiersch's work is suspect, with a hot fire burning beneath a copula supported on columns. One must wonder how the stonework would not crack under the heat of a constant fire. Yet, in several texts a statue is mentioned that surmounted the lighthouse and from a poet named Poseidippos of Pella, who lived in Alexandria during the third century BC, we learn that this statue almost certainly depicted Zeus the Savior, though he may have been accompanied by Poseidon, the lord of the waves. However, others have suggested that two statues depicted the Dioscuri, who were the twin sons of Zeus and Leda and protectors of seafarers. In fact, a gem which has recently been examined suggests that in fact the beacon on the lighthouse may have been open and the statue, or perhaps a number of statues may not have surmounted the building but stood on a lower level.
Irregardless of the beacon and statues, many scholars now believe that the lighthouse did not take on a purely Greek style, as it has so often been portrayed. The Ptolemies mixed their own culture with that of the Egyptians, and in building the lighthouse, it is now believed that they probably borrowed from the pharaonic tradition, using Egyptian stone, though the stone may have been covered in white marble. It must have been a very solid building, for it survived for nearly two millennia (until the fourteenth century AD), making the better of violent storms and even large titles waves, such as one that affected the eastern Mediterranean in 365 AD. Only earthquakes finally got the better of it. Between 320 and 1303 AD, there were twenty-two earthquakes that shook Alexandria that were severe enough to be mentioned by ancient writers. During this period, we have considerable records regarding the structure's life.
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Sobre uma base quadrada erguia-se uma esbelta torre octogonal de mármore com cerca de 130 metros de altura, que por mais de cinco séculos guiou todos os navegantes num raio de 50 quilômetros da antiga capital egípcia. Situava-se na ilha de Faros (origem do termo farol), próxima ao porto de Alexandria, Egito. Em seu interior ardia uma chama que, através de espelhos, iluminava a grande distância . A luz refletida chegava a 50 quilômetros, daí a grande fama e imponência daquele farol, que fizeram-no entrar para a lista das sete maravilhas do mundo antigo.
Essa obra, feita toda em granito, começou a ruir no século XIV, em 1303 e 1323 quando terremotos e deslizamentos tragaram boa parte de Alexandria, acabando com o brilho da “Cidade dos Mil Palácios”. É, talvez, com exceção das pirâmides, a única maravilha que possui alguns vestígios arqueológicos encontrados.
The ancient egyptians god Osiris ( Asar ) is the master of underground world in the next world the deceased king becomes an Osiris.The god who guarantes all human resurrection, when the time comes everyone yearns to join him in his kingdom.
ps. My perception is based on my personal abstract imagination and vision.
Egypt doesn’t have the monopoly on pyramids. The Sudan has many of them, and discovers new ones regularly. The most beautiful and impressive pyramids form the Meroe necropolis. After a few hours on a brand new road (the same trip required two days on trails last year), we arrive at an unimaginably beautiful site: an alignment of small pyramids in the desert, bathed in the hot red sun on orange sand. No busses on the car park, no tourist shops. It’s almost like being the French explorer Fréderic Caillaud, who discovered the site in 1821! We understand immediately why UNESCO classified it as a World Heritage Site in 2011.
The pyramids were built between 4BC and 3AD. The site contains over two hundred of them, whereas Egypt has only a hundred in total! Forty kings and queens are buried here.
We notice immediately that the summits of all the pyramids have been blown off with dynamite. This is the work of the Italian explorer Giuseppe Ferlini, who in 1834 came and pillaged the site, taking away priceless treasures.
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Ancient Egyptian amulet, The girdle or knot of Isis - Thet/Tyet
The Egyptian goddess Isis protected the dead with a Carnelian stone amulet named Thet, or Tyet. After being soaked in Ankhami flower water and placed on the body of the deceased, Isis would grant the person protection from harm while moving through the afterlife.
The first wall remains and wall paintings were found in 1904 by people ploughing in the Balácapuszta field of a village named Vámos in Veszprém County. Soon it became apparent that traces of a Roman farm had been discovered. The farm in Balaca is the largest known Roman farm in the former Pannonia Province. The famous mosaic floor of 62 m2 of its central building was discovered in 1925 with the help of the National Museum. It is still the main attraction of the Roman Lapidarium of the Museum. The other three mosaic floors were transferred back to their original places in 1984, in the year of the official opening of the gardens of ruins.
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Behdety, bHd.tj, the One from Behdet, was the ancient sky god of the town of Behdet in the Delta, and was referred to as Lord of the Heavens. His connection with the sun is ancient: a comb dating to the reign of Djet at the beginning of the third millennium BCE shows a solar bark to which a pair of wings are attached. The bark was later replaced by the sun disc, and the winged sun disc, the symbol of Behdety had by the 5th dynasty, when a mortuary inscription of King Sahure included the picture of the winged disc and the inscription Horus of Behdet, become associated with Horus.
Behdety became a deity especially protective of the king, and on either side of the sun disc a uraeus was added, the cobra deity Uto of Buto in Lower Egypt being in charge of the protection of the pharaoh, the mortal substitute of the divine ruler of Egypt, Horus.
Pair of goats grazing at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet.
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, located within the old Royal Palace grounds, is believed to have been the most important temple of the ancient Siamese capital city of Ayutthaya.
The three giant Chedi were constructed between 1492 and 1533 as burial monuments to store the ashes of the Kings Borom Trailokanat, Boromracha III and Ramathibodi II.
Ayutthaya was sacked by invading Burmese forces in April 1767. The Phra Sri Sanphet monastery was burned to the ground and all but the chedis were completely destroyed.
Relief of a pillar from the tomb KV 17 of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty in front of the god Osiris.
Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru built since 1200 BCE by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located in the Ancash Region at an elevation of 3,180 meters east of the Cordillera Blanca at the start of the Conchucos Valley. Chavín de Huántar has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The "Circular Plaza" appears to have been a sacred and ritually important open-air space within a ceremonial centre.
Stonehenge in Wiltshire, photographed at A303, Salisbury by Joel Morin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - No rights granted unless in writing by Joel Morin
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The Great Pyramid of Giza 2500 BC Approximate - Egyptians
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BC - Babylonians - Destroyed Earthquake
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550 BC - Anatolians - Destroyed Fire 356 BC
Statue of Zeus at Olympia 435 BC - Greeks - Destroyed Fire
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 315 BC - Hellenized Carians - Destroyed Earthquake
Colossus of Rhodes 292-280 BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed 224 BC Earthquake
Lighthouse of Alexandria 3rd Century BC - Hellenistic Civilization - Destroyed Earthquake
Lankarama in Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa (vatadage) to cover it. The round courtyard of the stupa seems to be 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. The diameter of the stupa is 45 feet (14 m). The courtyard is circular in shape and the diameter is 1332 feet (406 m).
Jerash in Jordan lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basinsis, it is famous for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River, It is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East, it was a city of the Decapolis
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