#ancient culture

[blueiskewl]

‘Ancient Roman’ Solar Roof Tiles Power Pompeii Villa

Ancient Roman ruins at Pompeii have been fitted with invisible solar panels, in a move that will contribute to the archaeological site’s sustainability efforts and cut costs. The innovative panels, which blend into the background by imitating traditional materials, were installed on the House of Cerere, on a thermopolium — a Roman snack bar — and on the House of the Vettii, which recently reopened following 20 years of restoration work.

“They look exactly like the terracotta tiles used by the Romans, but they produce the electricity that we need to light the frescoes,” said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the archaeological park of Pompeii, in a press release.

Each year, 3.5 million tourists explore the vast ruins of the ancient Roman city, which was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. But due to Pompeii’s size, energy bills are expensive and conventional methods of providing power across the site can threaten its appearance.

“Pompeii is an ancient city which in some spots is fully preserved,” Zuchtriegel said. “Since we needed an extensive lighting system, we could either keep consuming energy, leaving poles and cables around and disfiguring the landscape, or choose to respect it and save millions of euros.” The new technology will help the archaeological site to cut energy bills and make it more enjoyable, he added.

The invisible solar panels — or “traditional PV tiles” as they are technically known — were created by the Italian company Dyaqua. They can be designed to appear like stone, wood, concrete or brick, and hidden on walls, floors and roofs, according to Elisabetta Quagliato, whose family owns Dyaqua, in the press statement.

“We are an archaeological site but we also want to be a real-life lab for sustainability and the valorization of intangible heritage,” Zuchtriegel said. “Our initiative is not merely symbolic. Through the million tourists who visit us every year, we want to send a message to the world: cultural heritage can be managed differently and in a more sustainable way.”

Other locations in Italy using the invisible solar technology are the commune of Vicoforte in Italy and, soon, Rome’s contemporary art museum Maxxi. Public buildings in Evora, Portugal, and Split, Croatia will also install the panels, according to the press statement.

Pompeii’s recent use of these panels is just the beginning, Zuchtriegel said. “From now on, we will be taking this solution into account for all future renovation and restoration projects.”

By Garry Shaw.

#‘Ancient Roman’ Solar Roof Tiles Power Pompeii Villa #House of Cerere #House of the Vettii #thermopolium #terracotta tiles #solar power #frescoes #mount vesuvius #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #roman history #roman empire #roman art

[uncleclaudius]

Two Etruscan sarcophagi showing embracing couples.

#ancient history #ancient culture #etruscans #etruscan civilization #ancient art #etruscan art #etruscan history

[thesilicontribesman]

The Pictish Wolf Stone, Stittenham, Ardross, Inverness Museum and Gallery, Scotland

#pictish stones #pict #picts #pictish #Pictish wolf #wolf stone #Pictish art #archaeology #symbols #ancient living #ancient craft #ancient culture #Scotland #wolf #beast

[the-cricket-chirps]

Egyptian

Game of Hounds and Jackals

Middle Kingdom, ca. 1814-1805 B.C.E.

#egyptian art #ancient egypt #ancient art #hounds and jackals #ancient history #artifact #antiquities #ancient people #ancient culture #egyptian history #egyptian culture #board games #chess #aesthetic #beauty #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr #ancient artifacts

[legbootlegit]

Ea-Nasir brand copper is top quality. Best copper wares. Do not listen to Nanni

#funny #memes #ea nasir #ancient culture #obvious plant

[holycosmolo9y]

A female mummy encased in a cartonnage

from tombs found at Taposiris Magna,

modern day Abusir, Egypt

Cartonnage is the term used in Egyptology and Papyrology naming a method used in funerary processes to produce cases, masks, or panels to help cover all/part of mummified or wrapped bodies

#art #archaeology #mummy #egypt #ancient art #ancient egypt #egyptology #ancient culture #ancient kemet #kemetic #kemet #egyptian art #papyrus #papyrology #cartonnage #mummification #mummified

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

#archaeology #antiquity #history #ancient monument #ancient culture

[clepysdra]

Pyramid Pals: An Egyptian Kids Set

Some CAS stuff for royal Egyptian kiddos. Pick and choose, or download a merged file.

Pyramid Dress

Full body category

28 swatches

Base game compatible

Pyramid Loincloth

Skirt category

15 swatches

Base game compatible

Pyramid Bib Necklace

Necklace category

27 swatches

Base game compatible

Sidelock of Horus Hair

Hair category

All 15 ea child swatches

Base game compatible

Sidelock of Horus Hat

Hat category

12 swatches (plus all 15 ea child hair swatches)

Base game compatible

Sidelock of Youth Hair

Hair category

All 15 ea child swatches

Base game compatible

Sidelock of Youth Hat

Hat category

10 swatches (plus all 15 ea child hair swatches)

Base game compatible

PICK AND CHOOSE DOWNLOAD - Dropbox (no ads)

or

MERGED PACKAGE DOWNLOAD - Dropbox (no ads)

#my cc #my cas cc #s4cc #ts4cc #egyptian #ts4 historical cc #ts4 history #ts4 historical #s4 history #s4 historical #s4 historical cc #bronze age #ancient egypt #egypt #ancient egyptian #ancient culture #history #ts4 kids hair #ts4 kids clothes #ts4 kids cc #classical culture #sims 4 cc #sims 4 history #sims 4 historical cc #sims 4 historical #sims 4 historic

[archaealice]

Had a workshop in Athens with my lab and got to visit the Akropolis on our last day

#ancient culture #ancient greece #ancient history #archaeology #studyblr #phd diaries #phd life #phdblr #phd #phd student #phd journey #study motivation #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #academia

[ancientcharm-blog]

Relief with Achaemenid warriors.

Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Photo: Jakub Hałun

#ancient art #archaeology #ancient culture #relief

[blueiskewl]

Etruscan Bronze Helmet in the Shape of a Wolf’s Head 6th-5th centuries BCE.

#Etruscan Bronze Helmet in the Shape of a Wolf’s Head #6th-5th centuries BCE #Wolf's Head Helmet #Head of a Boar #bronze #bronze helmet #bronze sculpture #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #etruscan history #etruscan art

[uncleclaudius]

2 silver cups, part of the so-called Boscoreale treasure, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

#roman empire #ancient rome #pompeii #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient art #roman art #ancient roman art

[thesilicontribesman]

Swinside Neolithic Stone Circle, Sunkenkirk, South Lakes.

#ice age #stone age #bronze age #copper age #iron age #neolithic #mesolithic #calcholithic #paleolithic #prehistoric #prehistory #megalithic #megalith #stone circle #standing stones #archaeology #ancient living #ancient culture #ancient craft #landscape #wild places #nature #lake district #ancient sites #stones

[the-cricket-chirps]

Octopus vase from Palaikastro

c. 1500 BCE, painted stone

#ancient artifacts #ancient art #octopus #nature #wildlife #sea life #antiquities #ancient people #ancient culture #vessel #aesthetic #beauty #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr

[999lcf]

Laurie Cabot (born March 6, 1933) is an American Witchcraft high priestess, and the author of several books. She founded the Cabot Tradition of the Science of Witchcraft and the Witches' League for Public Awareness to defend the civil rights of witches everywhere. She lives in Salem, where she owned a shop. Cabot claims to be related to the prominent Boston Brahmin Cabot family.The Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment (1990)

Love Magic (with Tim Cowan) (1992)

Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition (1994).

The Witch in Every Woman: Reawakening the Magical Nature of the Feminine to Heal, Protect, Create, and Empower (1997)

Laurie Cabot's Book of Shadows by Laurie Cabot (Author), Penny Cabot (Author), Christopher Penczak (Author) (October 29, 2015)

Laurie Cabot's Book of Spells & Enchantments by Laurie Cabot (Author), Penny Cabot (Author), Christopher Penczak (Author)

#witch #witchcraft #witches #witchblr #witchcore #witchcraft 101 #witch community #beginner witch #ancient culture #dark aesthetic #grimoire #witch spells #spells #magick #magic #wiccan #wicca #paganism #pagan witch #pagan #goth #kitchen witch #Lory cabot #traditionalwitchcraft #streghe

[kingdrawcse]

Chemistry Behind Ancient Pigment, 'Chinese Purple'

In ancient times, rare non-natural pigments, especially blues and purples. 'Chinese Purple' or 'Han Purple' a Barium Copper Silicate BaCuSi₂O₆ pigment, emerged from the Western Zhou to the Han Dynasty, found in terracotta army garments at the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. Initially linked to Egyptian Blue, Chinese Purple predates Silk Road contacts by centuries, suggesting an independent discovery.

Likely an alchemical serendipity during Daoist experiments, its compounds—copper, barium, and lead—aligned with materials used by Daoist alchemists in creating ancient lead-barium glass.

#purple #ancient history #pigment #ancient china #chemistry #ancient culture #terracotta #silk road #interesting stuff #amazing facts #history