#Archaeological

Michael Press

MichaelDPress

Times of Israel reports (as do Haaretz & NatGeo) on a new genetic study of dozens of individuals from the Bronze Age Levant.Some initial observations . . .https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-shows-canaanites-israelites-biblical-frenemie

Dr Jenny Cromwell

Papyrus_Stories

Ancient hedgehogs: a visual thread.1st up is *maybe* my favourite – JUST LOOK AT HIM! Faience hedgehog rolled up in a defensive ball with his face, feet, & tail shown

Dictator Watch

Citizen_Alert1

A senator in Kenya asks: Who is Murathe? A rhetorical question no doubt but a good opportunity to define Muratheists & Muratheism.Murathe is Svengali, short & simple. To understand who

Evan Levine

LevineRx

[THREAD] Paros might be best known for its marble, but the island boasts some great archaeological sites, too! Perched above the modern port, the Delion sanctuary of Apollo & Artemis

Flint Dibble 🍖🏺📖

FlintDibble

My third thread on the Athenian plague of 430 B.C.E. looks at the archaeological evidence uncovered for this disastrous epidemicThis is a tale of death, but also of resilience and

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wonderbudjr

Does anyone wanna hear me talk about the role of domestic pets in ancient Rome I know a lot I'm just gonna go ahead and talk to myself and

Ligures Ambrones

LiguresAmbrones

What do Neanderthals and Polar bears have in common? What is the HERC2 Gene and ... what does People's Republic of China have to do with all this? Follow this

❄️Ante D. Luvian☀️

uncle_deluge

I know that this is going to be a bit controversial, but it is clear to me based on modern findings that Indo-Europeans (those with R1a and R1b ancestry) are

Simon Cooke

SimonMagus

The green belt is NOT a protection for beautiful countryside it is an essentially arbitrary limit on development land supply - an urban growth boundary.And removing it doesn't end protection

Kent Graffiti Survey

graffitiKent

What better for a wet afternoon than to cosy up on our #TeaTimeTour of #medieval #graffiti for #FestivalOfArchaeology, today visiting the church of St Peter and St Paul, #Edenbridge on

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

BiruniKhorasan

Of all my ancestors contributions to mankind, I must say this is one my favorite ones: trousers!The oldest known trousers were found at the Yanghai cemetery, extracted from mummies in

B-Art Project

before_art

Dear friends, today we travel to the wonderful village of Cabrerets in the Lot. The amazing landscape of the Quercy is plenty of decorated caves and there is one that

Evan Levine

LevineRx

Today’s digital day trip from #Athens takes us to #Salamis, largest island in the Saronic & fastest way off the mainland. If you’ve only visited for its beaches & fish,

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History_Ink1008

#Treasures_Of_South_India 1/n Hoyshala Architecture. Amruteshvara temple is located in the village of Amruthapur . The temple was built in 1196 C.E. by Amrutheshwara Dandanayaka under Hoysala King Veera Ballala II.@ReclaimTemples 2/n T

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

Yet another #Irishslave article that has some interesting points but seems to be to be trying to find the slimmest of angles when, without in-depth archival reference in a much

Caroline Spry

carolinedigs

Aboriginal culturally modified trees are a striking feature of the Australian archaeological record. This thread is an overview of these trees + an unusual example we discuss in two new