Arqueoturisme

28/12/2024

The Medieval mason responsible for this certainly had a great sense of humor.

30/11/2024

20/11/2024

Theban tomb (TT) 219 sits within the ancient Egyptian village of Deir el Medina. It is the burial place of a man named Nebenmaat, and his wife Mertesger who lived sometime during the reign of Ramesses II during the New Kingdom (1279-1213 BCE).❤️🇪🇬
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07/11/2024

🏺 Canopic jars. Calcite and painted wood, Egypt, c. 21st dynasty.

Ancient Egyptians believed that when a person died, their organs needed to be preserved for their spirit to live on in the afterlife. They removed them from the body and preserved them separately. Sometimes, the preserved organs were put in special vessels called canopic jars. Each jar had a different lid representing one of four gods:

Imsety was a human god who protected the liver.

Hapy was shown as a baboon-headed god and looked after the lungs.

Duamutef had the head of a jackal and guarded the stomach.

Qebehsenuef was the falcon-headed god who watched over the intestines.

These jars were usually kept in a special container called a canopic chest. The canopic chest was placed with the mummified body inside the tomb, alongside other offerings that the deceased might need in the afterlife.

These particular jars were for Neskhons, a noble lady of the 21st dynasty.

26/10/2024

Mosaico romano de un simpático esqueleto que sostiene dos jarras de vino (copero), siglo I d. C. procedente de Pompeya.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Nápoles, Italia.
Fotografía de Marie-Lan Nguyen

25/10/2024

Jaja

25/10/2024

The tunnel of Eupalinos (1036 m. long) was built in the 6th century BC. J. -C. on the island of Samos in Greece as an aqueduct. The tunnel is the first to adopt a geometric approach. Today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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16/10/2024

The Cosquer Cave located in Cap Morgiou, Marseille, France is situated about 37 meters (121 feet) below sea level and its entrance lies about 37 meters (121 feet) underwater. This underwater entrance suggests that the sea level was significantly lower during the time the cave was inhabited by prehistoric humans, allowing access to the cave without diving equipment.
The cave contains around 600 paintings and engravings, which are predominantly of animals such as horses, bison, ibex, and seals, as well as numerous hand stencils. These artworks provide valuable insights into the lives and beliefs of the people who inhabited the region during the Upper Paleolithic period.

16/10/2024

EUROPE, SPAIN, WORLD Spanish Farmer Finds 3,000 Years Old Lion Sculpture While Ploughing His Olive Grove November 15, 2020 Archaeology World Team Spanish Farmer Finds 3,000 Years Old Lion Sculpture While Ploughing His Olive Grove On a farm in Cañablanquilla, near San Sebastián de Los Ballesteros (...