"Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete"
📷 by Alison Fisk (alisonfisk.bsky.social)
"Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete"
📷 by Alison Fisk (alisonfisk.bsky.social)
"Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete"
📷 by Alison Fisk (alisonfisk.bsky.social)
Roman poo 💩 - nearly 2000-year-old.
Found in a latrine in Eschenz, Switzerland.
On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld.
📷 me
We all need a a timeline cleanse!
A small Corinthian aryballos in the shape of an owl (circa 630 BC). It served as a perfume container.
On display at Antikensammlung München
A lovely weekend to all of you ☃️😀
📷 me
We all need a a timeline cleanse!
A small Corinthian aryballos in the shape of an owl (circa 630 BC). It served as a perfume container.
On display at Antikensammlung München
A lovely weekend to all of you ☃️😀
📷 me
During these challenging times, we could all benefit from a smile, so I would like to present the oldest smile in the world: the Mannetje van Willemstad (the little man from Willemstad, Netherlands).
The #Mesolithic figurine, dating about 5400 BC, was carved in oak wood. Its intended purpose remains uncertain, prompting consideration of whether it served a ritualistic function or perhaps as a doll.
Height 12.5 cm.
On display at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.
📷 me
During these challenging times, we could all benefit from a smile, so I would like to present the oldest smile in the world: the Mannetje van Willemstad (the little man from Willemstad, Netherlands).
The #Mesolithic figurine, dating about 5400 BC, was carved in oak wood. Its intended purpose remains uncertain, prompting consideration of whether it served a ritualistic function or perhaps as a doll.
Height 12.5 cm.
On display at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.
📷 me
Roman poo 💩 - nearly 2000-year-old.
Found in a latrine in Eschenz, Switzerland.
On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld.
📷 me
An aryballos in the shape of Medusa's head. The vessel was used to hold perfumes oil.
Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
📷 me
An aryballos in the shape of Medusa's head. The vessel was used to hold perfumes oil.
Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
📷 me
Lavish frescoes discovered at Villa di Poppea, linked to Nero’s wife, reveal elite Roman luxury
Archaeologists excavating the Villa di Poppea at Oplontis, near the modern town of Torre Annunziata, have found astonishing frescoes that shed more light on the luxury and refined artistry of one of the most famous Roman villas that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/frescoes-discovered-at-villa-di-poppea/
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From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance
From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance