‘We have a lot of cracks’: Swedes seek to save Vasa warship – again. ▶️ www.theguardian.com/world/2023/d...
20 Open Access Books about the Middle Ages you can Read for Free. ▶️ www.medievalists.net/2023/12/20-o...
A bronze figurine of dog, found at the Roman roadside station on the Brandsteig, Aichhalden-Rötenberg, where an votive altar dedicated to Diana Abnoba was found. Dogs were associated with Diana, the figurine may have been an offering to the goddess. 🏺
A Roman enamelled copper alloy fibula (a decorative pin for fastening garments) in the shape of a turtle. Dating 2nd century AD. On display at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
I'm a sucker for historic photographs of ancient Egyptian monuments: the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, photographed by Maxime du Camp in 1849. The chest area of the Sphinx had only recently been uncovered, previously the statue was covered with sand up to the shoulders.
👋Saw this on a recent visit to the BnF: Page of the original handwritten manuscript of Mozart score of Don Giovanni.
A friend just sent me photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna.The colours of the reliefs and inscriptions in the building have been covered by a coating of dirt and soot for 2000years.Since 2018, the original bright colours have been uncovered. 📷D. v. Recklinghausen
New discovery: Serbian coal miners uncover #Roman ship at the Roman settlement Viminacium 👉https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/serbian-coal-miners-uncover-roman-ship-2023-08-03/
Archaeologists in Serbia are painstakingly brushing sand and soil off the ancient woodwork of a Roman ship discovered by miners in a vast opencast coal quarry.