Mastodawn

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this gladiator grave stele, Museum of Archaeology, Cordoba.

#gladiator #death #memorial #stele #archaeology

Roman-era Human-shaped Stele Discovered in Mugla to Be Exhibited at Fethiye Museum

Such discoveries remind us how fragile and precious local history is. Feels good seeing collective effort preserve something this significant.

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vicenta at KillBait Dec 8

Roman-era Human-shaped Stele Discovered in Mugla to Be Exhibited at Fethiye Museum

Cool, but who cares?

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Visit Sights Nov 13

🏙 Area: Guayaquil, Ecuador
🏛️ POI: Columna de los Próceres del 9 de octubre

❓ What is the best time of year to take a sightseeing tour?

➡ Discover a unique sightseeing experience in Guayaquil: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Ecuador/Guayaquil

#️⃣ #Historic #Sights #Ecuador #Sightseeing #Memorial #Guayaquil #Stele #Travel

Megalithic Portal (Andy B)Nov 9

Pierre de Fécondité (Camlez): A 1.5m tall stele near Chapelle Saint Nicolas, Bretagne. Traditionally women would rub their belly against the stone in the hope of becoming pregnant, and it could reputedly cure young children with disabilities. #StandingStoneSunday #Bretagne #stele #IronAge #fertility #standingstone #Brittany #France 📷 peulven More: http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=62940

Jacopo Ranieri Sep 21

La leggenda delle pietre che ancoravano su vette caucasiche le code draconiche della Preistoria
https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=43076

#archeologia #ricerca #antichità #calcolitico #preistoria #draghi #pietre #macigni #monoliti #stele #leggende #miti #religione #teorie #popoli #armenia #Caucaso #laghi #fiumi #fonti #venerazione #divinità #mostri

La leggenda delle pietre che ancoravano su vette caucasiche le code draconiche della Preistoria - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

Il mostro Illuyanka era una creatura della mitologia Ittita con caratteristiche serpentine, la cui storia è conosciuta grazie a tavolette cuneiformi ritrovate presso il sito archeologico di Hattusa e un’incisione parietale molto successiva a Malatya. Una sorta di serpente alato, simile ad un Leviatano, che venne affrontato dal dio delle tempeste, Teshub, con l’intenzione di ... Leggi tutto

Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

~meoralis~Sep 9

#FotoVorschlag: Antikes // #Ancient things, antiques

Der #SteinvonRosette (196 v. Chr.) im British Museum in #London, Wallfahrtsort für uns Übersetzer*innen. 😋 Die #Stele wurde im Nildelta bei der Stadt Raschid (Rosetta) gefunden und zeigt langweiliges Blabla in drei verschiedenen Sprachen – Hieroglyphen, Demotisch und Altgriechisch –, sodass man mit ihrer Hilfe endlich viele ägyptische #Hieroglyphen entziffern konnte. // The #RosettaStone (196 BC(E)) at the #BritishMuseum in London is something of a pilgrimage for us translators. 😋 The stele was found in the Nile Delta near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) and is inscribed with some terribly boring blah blah in three different languages – hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Ancient Greek – which famously unlocked the secret of #Egyptian #hieroglyphs.

#TextureTuesday

#SteinVonRosetta #RosettaStein #AltesÄgypten #AncientEgypt #AncientEgyptian #Altertum #Antike #museum #Geschichte #AlteGeschichte #history #AncientHistory