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About 350–325 B.C
Dimensions : Height: 5cm !!! , Weight: 15.8 gm .
Medium : Gold and enamel .
#2
At the time of writing, the ‘History Archaeology People’ page had 16k followers on Facebook. The curators of the project maintain a steady stream of new posts in the feed, in order to give their loyal followers interesting topics to mull over.
The page doesn’t just concentrate on a single historical period or geographical location either: it covers a very wide range of topics. However, there is a particular emphasis on Ancient Egypt. It’s a treat for anyone like us, who are thoroughly fascinated by it.
#4
One of biggest pre-roman mosaics ever found. Highly elaborate, meant to show power of Kingdom of Macedonia.
#5
When we were smaller, many of us would dream about all the awesome things that we’d do when we grew up. While some people wanted to be astronauts, rockstars, and scientists, others were drawn to a life of adventure. Namely, discovering the treasures of the past. And if you sincerely want to be an archeologist, you can certainly follow that career path—it’s very viable.
In the United States, the average base salary of an archeologist in 2023 was $66,757 per year, according to Indeed. In the meantime, historians make an average of $73,896 per year in the US. So if archeology or history are a passion of yours, you can turn it into something more than just a passing hobby.
#7
The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple.
On the wall at right, detail of the procession : four priests carrying shrines .
#9
Caryatid, greek: Καρυάτις - Karyatid, literally means "maiden of Karyai"
Caryatid is the name given to an architectural column which takes the form of a standing female figure. The first examples come from ancient Greek architecture .
However, both paths require a lot of patience and dedication. You need the right degrees and to develop a whole host of skills before you start looking for Indiana Jones costumes in earnest. For starters, you should aim to get at least a bachelor’s degree in archeology. Alternatively, consider a related field, including anthropology, history, or geography if there are no archeology courses available near you.
Your next step would be to continue studying and gaining hands-on experience. As you start your master’s degree (and hopefully even a doctorate!), you can apply for fieldwork, write and publish academic papers, and hone in on the area of study that you find the most interesting. It’s really important that you’re passionate about what you study because you’ll be doing a lot of it.
#10
Near Rome. Roman, about AD 120–140.
#12
Gold and lapis lazuli .Was once part of an pendant and bears the Cartouche of Pharao Osorkon II as well as an inscription at the bottom. Egypt, 22nd dynasty. 874 to 850 BC.
If you have a solid education, lots of hands-on experience, and a good reputation in the academic community, finding a full-time job (whether at a university or elsewhere) will be far easier than just with a high school diploma and a handful of wishful thinking. Excavations are serious business, so you want to be seen as someone who’s reliable and capable.
There are far more types of archeologists than many people realize. Not everyone has to study ancient tombs like historical archeologists! For instance, you could study to become an underwater or maritime archeologist and survey the remains of ancient shipwrecks and cities beneath the waves. This requires a very different skill set than your colleagues might have for land surveys.
#13
Discovered in the lost, sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion
Heraklion (Greek: Ἡράκλειον), also known as Thonis (Θῶνις), was an ancient Egyptian city near Alexandria whose ruins are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 2.5 km off the coast, under 10 m (30 ft) of water.
Its importance grew particularly during the waning days of the Pharaohs—the late period, when it was Egypt's main port for international trade and collection of taxes.
Heracleion was originally built on some adjoining islands in the Nile Delta, and was intersected by canals. It possessed a number of harbors and anchorages, was the sister city of Naucratis, and was superseded by Alexandria.
Giant 16 foot statues have been uncovered and brought to the surface while archaeologists have found hundreds of smaller statues of minor gods on the sea floor.
Slabs of stone inscribed in both ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian have also been brought to the surface.
Dr Damian Robinson, director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology said :
“The site has an amazing preservation ,
“We are getting a rich picture of things like the trade that was going on there and the nature of the maritime economy in the Egyptian late period. There were things were coming in from Greece and the Phoenicians.
#15
In this carved image that seems to come to life, you can once again appreciate the talent of the ancient Egyptian artists.
Meanwhile, ethnoarcheologists study the habits and customs of ancient cultures. They might look at how modern groups live and use those clues to try to figure out information about their predecessors. Environmental archeologists, however, focus on the plants and animals that were present during a particular period of time and the relationship between them and ancient cultures.
We’d love to hear which of the pics featured in this list you like the most, dear Pandas. Feel free to share your thoughts about them and your favorite historical periods in the comments. In the meantime, let us know if you actually work as an archeologist or historian, or if you’ve studied something in a related field!
#17
The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the Alexandria and Pergamum.
The interior of the library was destroyed, supposedly by an earthquake in 262 A.D., (though other evidence points to a fire during a Gothic invasion in that same year).
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