#archaeological objects

[suitelifeoftravel]

Exploring World Civilizations at the British Museum

I was overwhelmed with excitement as I entered each of the rooms at the British Museum. I have never before seen so much history represented in one place.  Unprepared for the amazing relics and archaeological objects spanning thousands of years, I was excited for the opportunity to glimpse into the lives and cultures of so many ancient civilizations.   Established in 1753, the British Museum is…

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#Acropolis #Africa #ancient Egyptian #Ancient Greece #Ancient Rome #archaeological digs #archaeological objects #archaeologist #Architrave of Ptahshepses #artwork #Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud #Assyria #Assyrians #Athena #Babylonians #body preservation #British Museum #bronze cat #bull #carved panels #chariot #civilizations #Colossal Statue of Ramesses II #colossal statues #Coptic art #cuneiform writing #earthly possessions of the dead #Egypt #Egyptian Exhibit #Egyptian hieroglyphics

[english-history-trip]

An Anglo-Saxon beaver tooth amulet discovered at the Wigber Low burial site in Derbyshire.

A 6th-century Anglo-Saxon riddle describes the beaver:

I am a dweller on the edge of steep stream banks, and not lazy at all, but warlike with the weapons of my mouth.

I sustain my life with hard labour, laying low huge trees with my hooked axes.

I dive into water, where the fish swim, and immerse my own head, wetting it in the watery surge.

The wounds of sinews and limbs foul of gore I can cure. I destroy pestilence and the deadly plague. I eat the bitter and well-gnawed bark of trees.

The Eurasian Beaver was hunted to extinction in Britain by the 16th century; since 2009, there has been an ongoing project to reintroduce them in Scotland.

#no idea there'd ever been beaver in Europe #no wonder they were so stoked to find more to kill in the New World #shiny objects #anglo-saxons #archaeology

[ecoamerica]

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The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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[mattsmemes]

#meme #mattsmemes #memes that make you go hmmm #this is hilarious #runes #archaeology #out of place #object out of place #this is epic #drones #historians

[chaotic-archaeologist]

Hi,

As a reenactor who fires muskets on historic battlefields, I joke when I lose a pewter button marked "4" that future archaeologists would be so confused because the 4th Regiment of Foot was never there during the American War of Independence.

Although this is a joke, I would like to know a little about how archaeologists can tell replicas from the real thing, especially on objects like pewter or brass buttons and the like where carbon dating isn't an option (I don't think??)

Oooh, this is an awesome question! I'm going to answer by pretending that the fact that it's from a regiment that was never there wouldn't be a huge giveaway. It's also entirely possible that someone just digging it up could be fooled. (Although that's not to say that a button from a regiment that was never involved with a conflict has never ended up somewhere it shouldn't be. People trade things or make due with what they have, and that can lead to all sorts of interesting situations.)

The unscientific answer is an archaeological vibe check. The first step for analysis either in a lab or in the field is to determine what you do and don't know, and how those line up with processes of deposition and taphonomy. Essentially, does this button pass the vibe check for being old enough to be from the Revolutionary War? If it is old enough, was it deposited in during the course of the war or sometime after?

First component of the vibe check is stratigraphy. If you dropped your button, it's going to wind up on the top of the ground surface, which is probably at least several inches (if not several feet) above the 1700s ground surface. This is due to the law of superposition, and why archaeology requires so much digging. Even if you did manage to get your button all the way down there, we would be able to tell that the ground had been disturbed.

The second component of the vibe check would be wear marks. A button that's more than 200 years old will not have survived that long out in the elements unscathed. Your button, even if it sees some action (pun very much intended) is always going to be younger than an original.

There is also the matter of manufacturing. Unless your button is being made by some guy using the exact same materials and techniques that were in use in the 1700s, there will be minute differences that we can probably figure out in a lab setting.

-Reid

#he speaks #archaeology #revolutionary war #buttons #history of ordinary objects

[behindthesemasks]

16

It's time to get some answers...

Mel and Klaus stood arguing about her safety while they waited for Ambrose and Nic to make an entrance.  He wanted her back in the suite at the hotel, she wanted to get to the hospital or help at the dig site.  Melania was tired of being treated like a china doll by everyone around her.  While he understood that, he couldn’t get her to understand what that drive had just felt like to him; knowing that if the asshole in the passenger seat of that SUV had been a better shot, she could have been hurt or killed.  It had felt like being on that plane when the bullet had gone through Grant and hit her during the extraction in Peru.  

Finally, tired of arguing with him and getting nowhere, she had agreed to go back to the hotel, but not for the reasons he would have wanted.  She didn’t tell him, but she planned on getting every drop of information from Andreas she could.  His final disposition she’d leave to Klaus and Eric, but she was going to make that man hurt…a lot.  Being shot at while going on archaeological expeditions was something she was seriously becoming tired of.  Ever since she’d landed in Peru last year, she felt like she’d had a gun pointed at her every damn day.  Whether it was because they were keeping her safe, or because they were considering taking her out…it mattered little to her at this point. 

Klaus was relieved that she agreed to go back, even if he didn’t trust that his thoughts and feelings on the matter had any bearing on her decision.  He could tell there was something more going on behind those crystal blue eyes of hers, but if she was out of the line of fire, he could at least focus on taking out the threat to her and their friends.  When it was all said and done, he knew there would be a reckoning to be had over this, and the incident in the hallway at the hotel.  That didn’t bother him; the possibility of her being hurt bothered him.  He could take her anger.  Seeing her in a coma in a bed again, that he wasn’t sure he could take.  Twice in less than six months was too much for him.

When they showed up in the Quonset hut, looking frustrated and ready to commit great violence, Nic and Ambrose agreed with Klaus about Mel going back to the hotel.  They hadn’t found anything of use in the SUV.  Whoever was funding this was good, very good.  Ambrose already had calls out to people who technically didn’t exist.  The word was being spread that there was a price, a high one, on the head of whoever thought to try and take out the heir to the Meyers fortune.  There was to be no expense spared in finding out who did it.  Ambrose was calling in favors in spades, and he knew that in the end he would get what he wanted.

Tossing his keys to Case, Ambrose told him to get her back to the hotel.  After seeing the man’s driving, Ambrose was sure that he could keep her safe and in one piece if there was another incident.  He considered sending Gabe back with them as well, but decided to keep him with the team for the moment.  With Cam and Erik back at the hotel in addition to Case, that should be enough. With the warning going across the wires, anyone attempting to harm his granddaughter did truly have a death wish that every man in that building would gladly grant.  From the look on Klaus’s face and the missing rear window of the SUV they had been in, he had no doubt that retribution was going to be swift and brutal from him.

Following Case and Mel out to the SUV that was parked alongside the one that they had arrived in, Klaus hated that she was going back without him but also wanted to go hunting for those responsible for what just happened and wanted her safe.  He was pissed, beyond pissed.   Cupping her face in his hands, he gave her a look that spoke volumes about the warring emotions that were inside him.  Her hands rested on his hips before she went to her toes to kiss him.  

“Go get ‘em killer.  I’ll be fine.”  Her voice was low and sexy, her lips brushing over his. There was something more in her eyes though, something feral and lethal.  Damn if it didn’t turn him on.   She was going to be the death of him someday, but damn he’d die a happy man.

He looked over to Case as she got in the vehicle and nodded.  Shutting her door, he headed back into the building and the waiting team.  His strides were long and purposeful; it was clear from his gate that this was a man on a mission.  He was going to find out who put her in danger, and eliminate them with great malice.  Maybe he’d even let the others help.

“Dez, get to the hospital.  That SUV had run flat tires.  They had expected to take fire, they were on a mission.  Alexander and Sasha aren’t safe and Cade isn’t enough backup in this situation.  I don’t want Mel leaving that hotel and the only way to keep her there is to get Alexander back there.  As soon as it’s dark, get him back to the hotel and keep his ass there.”  Nic was talking when Klaus walked back in.  He nodded over to him as he joined the others.  

“Klaus, Gabe, Donovan…you’re with us.  Grandfather just got intel.  We’ve got a visit to make to a mansion just outside of town that’s being rented by a mysterious Australian.  Seems there have been some rumors of the resident being a relics dealer.  Seeing as how we have one archaeologist down and another as a target, I think we’ve found who we’re looking for.”  Nic smirked as he looked at his men.  Damn he had a good team; he trusted every damn one of them.  

Both groups headed out to the two remaining SUV’s.  Ambrose had gotten the keys from Case for the one that was missing the back window.  Klaus took up position in the back of it as the other males got in the front.  Then they followed Case and Dez back to the main road towards town.  Just outside of the city, they turned off on another road, heading in the general direction of the manor.   They weren’t going to just roll up to the front door, they might have before someone tried to take out four of them.  Too late for being polite now.

When they were within a quarter mile, and on a road that didn’t lead directly to the house, Ambrose pulled the SUV off of the road onto a turn in that was rather overgrown.  Pulling past the tree line so that the rear of the vehicle was at least partly hidden, everyone slipped out as quietly as they could.  Doors were left slightly ajar and the tailgate was left up. Silence was the name of the game now.  The sun was up and that meant that they would stay low and in the trees as much as possible.  

That quarter mile seemed to take forever to cross.  If whoever was in the house was responsible for the attack on Sasha, and the price on Alexander, they didn’t want to give them warning that hell was about to come down on them.  They were as silent as possible, making sure to stay undetected and hidden the whole time.  Once they reached the tree line, they were no more than 50 yards from the main house.  There were no guards that could be seen, but there were people inside.  While the windows did reflect some of the surroundings, shadows moving inside could be seen.  

Each of the men took up observation positions to try and determine how many were inside and their locations.  They would wait till the cover of darkness to move in any closer.  There could be no more than two or three hours of daylight remaining.  Klaus and Donovan had shotguns, Ambrose and Nic were brandishing pistols, and Gabe had an AR.  They were ready for whatever lay inside that house.

As dusk was beginning to set, Klaus’s phone buzzed.  Pulling it out, he looked down at the number and sighed as he swiped to answer it. “Yeah?” His eyes closed tightly, then he responded curtly, “not now,” before hanging up.  Turning his phone off, he stored it in one of the pockets on his pants before returning his attention to the house.  

No one asked who it was or what they had wanted.  For him to answer it right now meant it was Mel or one of the other men on the team.  His response told them this wasn’t a good time to start a conversation on it either.  But they all did pull out their phones and turn them off.  Last thing they needed was a distraction when they were raiding the house.  

Soon darkness had fallen.  The men emerged from the tree line and headed towards the house.  Hand signals guided the entry to the house, 3 through the back and two through the front.  As Klaus, Donovan, and Nic headed around back, they were careful to avoid being seen through the large windows that each room on the bottom floor seemed to have.  While they had seen people inside the house earlier, no one was seen in any of the rooms now.  They could only hope that this meant that they hadn’t been spotted.

At the back door they paused and listened.  Seconds ticked by slowly till they heard the distinctive whistle that meant it was time for entry.  Klaus and Donovan brought boots to door at the same time to break the lock and swing it open.  Klaus took point with Nic bringing up the rear.

There were no sounds on the first floor when the teams made entry, but the sounds of the scraping of chairs could be heard upstairs.  Neither group delayed in heading up, where they were met with two armed bodyguards that were quickly dispatched.   The other men in the room looked surprised at first, and then fearful when Ambrose’s tall frame rounded the corner to enter the room they were in.

“So gentlemen, you’ve decided it was a wise thing to take out a hit on members of an expedition team on a archaeological dig that I’m financing.  You’d better have a damn good reason that you just put my granddaughter in jeopardy because I don’t take kindly to her being shot at.”

This is where the stammering started, first from one then another of the men.  All seemed to be claiming that they had no idea that Ambrose was financing the dig nor that Mel was one of the archaeologists on site.  If it hadn’t been abundantly clear they had found out who was behind the attack on Sasha and the hit on Alexander, Klaus might have found their stammering amusing.  As things were, he found it irritating and annoying.

“Boys, restrain our hosts.  I think they’ve forgotten what it means to do their homework before starting a job.  A refresher on exactly what happens to anyone who crosses me might be in order as well.”  Ambrose smirked as the color began to drain from the faces of the men who were facing him.  

Four hours later the men emerged from the house.  A little blood splatter here and there, but only the two bodyguards had ended up dead.  Now they needed to get back to the SUV and to the hotel.  Hopefully all the rest of the team would now be there with information from Andreas.

As they got to the SUV, everyone started pulling out phones and turning them on.  Most likely there would be texts or calls with updates to at least Ambrose and Nic.  Klaus knew he needed to return the call he’d gotten to, but he wasn’t exactly sure how to do that with everyone in the vehicle able to hear him.

“Shit!  How the fuck do I have over 100 missed calls.”  Nic growled as he started to flip through his call log.

“I’ve got 50,” Klaus replied, not really wanting to look through his log.

“What, did I get the jackpot with only 3?”  Gabe joked as he tried to figure out who was calling him from the 228 area code.

“FUCK!”  All heads turned to look at Ambrose.  In the dim light of his cell phone, pure anger showed on his face.  He hit a number on his phone and the soft sound of ringing could be heard in the stillness as no one else moved.  “What is so god damned important?”  His voice left no room for misunderstanding that he was pissed.  “What do you mean she’s missing?” 

Klaus’s heart dropped through the floor and Gabe almost dropped his phone.

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[dieletztepanzerhexe]

neolithic figurine of a ram, found in Jordanów Śląski

 Funnelbeaker Culture, 2500 BC

32 x 37 x 12 cm

#neolithic #prehistory #archaeology #prehistoric europe #funnelbeaker culture #ritual object #zoomorphic figurine #figurine #artefact #ram #sheep #domestic sheep #husbandry #ceramic #my upl

[umabloomer]

Pot menders at the archaeological site of Tell en-Nasbeh, Palestine (1929-1935) 

https://www.psr.edu/centers/bade-museum/

#archaeology #palestine #conservation #object conservation

[aurosoulart]

I feel like I’ve been posting a ton lately (because there’s a lot goin on!!!!) but FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH TWITTER: Figmin XR just published our AWE competition video!!!

❗ PLEASE like/retweet it if you want to help us with our company mission of using AR (augmented reality) to reduce material waste. ❗

we’re an indie team of 4 people competing against large companies, so we’re relying pretty much entirely on word of mouth to spread the word about what we’re doing. we’re also competing against the AI and web3 (crypto) crowd, which are unfortunately still big in the tech industry

we’re competing in multiple award categories at AWE and will be relying on public votes, so literally any and all visibility helps us immensely right now. 🙏

I’ll be posting the video to @figminxr later, so don’t stress if you’re not on twitter. I’ll be sharing more info about the competition in the post as well!

#auropost #i'm pulling out the exclamation mark emojis so you know i'm serious lol #i am a little bit serious though #there is a non-zero possibility that figmin could singlehandedly transform the way we think about material objects #i don't talk about this much since 1) we're humble indie devs and 2) it breaks my brain to think about #but there is a reason we went on the meta world tour and got into the disney family gallery #and there is a reason every new headset manufacturer recently has reached out to us directly #and also our app is starting to be implemented in classrooms for children AND adults #like a fucking ARCHAEOLOGY team is using figmin as a learning tool #it's international too!!!! #and the reason it's getting so big is that no one else is making anything like this #and if we can prove to the xr industry that the general public WANTS tech like this #that's the next step towards getting companies to make it actually affordable #and once it's affordable.......... you will be able to Download A Frisbee #and just. anything else you want. #MAN!!! what a wild thing to be able to say!!!!

[avspol]

guess who got to hold a real sword today >:] it was from the bronze age, i think around 3000 years old !!!!!!

#a bronze rapier TECHNICALLY and it was found in a river near where i go to university ! #i loveee museum practicals theyre one of the best parts of being an archaeology student #something so incredible about being able to hold an object that was made 1000s of years ago.... #also got to look at pottery and axe heads and jewellery today. all from the bronze and iron age 👍 #izzy.txt

[glimmerofgold]

#Achilles slaying Penthesilea #black figure vase #achilles #penthesilea #glimmerofgold #my art #art #Vase #objects #Museum #archaeology #greece #Ancient Greece #greek mythology #mythology #amphora #drawing #digital art #troy

[english-history-trip]

Two fragments of 17th century ivory compasses found in the Thames by Lara Maiklem, alongside a complete example from the Greenwich Maritime Museum. The little device features multiple measuring elements, including functioning as a pocket sundial.

#archaeology #shiny objects #this is the second post where I've gotten to use the phrase 'pocket sundial' and it delights me no end #17th century #london

[simdertalia]

🦕 ACNH Museum Fossils Set 3 🦕

Sims 4, base game compatible. 24 items | Most fossils consist of more than one piece. Just use the bb.moveobjects cheat to line them up. Most of these items are high poly.

I hope you enjoy!

Always suggested: bb.objects ON, it makes placing items much easier. For further placement tweaking, check out the TOOL mod.

Set Contains: -Brontotherium 1-3 | 1 swatch | 4268, 4176 & 4265 poly -Diplodocus 1-6 | 1 swatch | 4244, 3914, 4464, 4322, 4102, & 4016 poly -Iguanodon 1-3 | 1 swatch | 4483, 4380 & 4257 poly -Ophthalmosaurus 1-2 | 1 swatch | 4261, & 4214 poly -Parasaurolophus 1-3 | 1 swatch | 4544, 4452, & 4480 poly -T-Rex 1-3 | 1 swatch | 4247, 4766 & 4024 poly -Triceratops 1-3 | 1 swatch | 4297, 4503 & 4647 poly -Placard for tabletops (liberated from platforms) | 2 swatches | 40 poly

Type “acnh museum fossils 3" into the search query in build mode to find  quickly. You can always find items like this, just begin typing  the title and it will appear.

Download all or pick & choose:

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Will be public on February 17th, 2024 💗

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[saharathorn]

Also why do people act like acknowledging Jewish indigenity to the Levant means that you must support everything the Israeli government has ever done? Even if Israel didn’t exist Jews would still be from the Levant.

#like. archaeologically and historically and objectively Jews originated in the Middle East #it’s not debatable #if you’re not Jewish don’t try arguing with me about this bc I guarantee I know more about Jewish history than you

[chaotic-archaeologist]

On the left: Gravy Master bottles being sold in 2023. On the right: Gravy Master bottle found during an archaeological dig, circa 1960

#he speaks #archaeology #history of ordinary objects #gravy master

[the-uk-is-jk]

hi can you please threaten yourself for me im kinda busy today

Sure, I got you!

xjnegen: Sam >:(

the-uk-is-jk: Wat :(

xjnegen: Haat jou.

the-uk-is-jk: Ok.

xjnegen: Ok.

the-uk-is-jk: Ik jou ook.

xjnegen: Goed.

xjnegen: Wacht maar. I will get you. Cause I am still pathetic enough to believe that I will win from you in a fight.

the-uk-is-jk: Lol loser. <- is so much cooler than xjnegen

#ill start again on my trowel throwing practices #sharpened trowel #for archaeology-purposes only #throwing in the air and catching #i can also throw it at a target (living creature or just an object) #but that is not very dangerous to me #so ill stick to juggling #with a very sharp trowel #also it may please you to know that the horseflies took over for you as well #they came down on me with ten at the same time several times #just #so many #of them #all threatening silly old me #horseflies are my new second-worst enemy

[andean-deer]

... AHEM.

this is a note to be passed from a descendant of historic quechua populations to private collectors (fuck you guys) and museums (fuck you guys too) of all conopas / sacred familial vessels for offerings.

most were taken from andean families since colonization and none were ever meant to be stolen.

they sit and wait like dogs for their families. that may never be able to come back to offer them the gift of life.

if their origin / source cannot be found then they should be buried in a dedicated space. they are sacred vessels, meant for much more than gathering dust on shelves, and should be allowed to continue their sacred duty as guardians.

i stress .. reburial over scientific interest.

[text description 1:

"... particular gods were. in 1617, for example, three jesuit padres reported that they had collected 2,500 conopas in the chancay region alone.¹¹"

excerpt from idolatry and its enemies: colonial andean religion and extirpation, 1640-1750 by kenneth mills. end ID]

[image description 2: four conopas with recognizable holes for the placement of offerings carved in the shapes of four alpacas. the one on the upper right is smaller than the rest. three are black and one is red (bottom left). end ID]

these conopas can be found on the art institute (of chicago) website by clicking on view collection and searching "alpacas".

#like to charge reblog to cast #repatriation #archaeology #tw colonization #heartifactz #the sacred objects are not for the amusement of yuraqkuna #— research