Simon Robson

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Entomologist with a Passion for Coccinellidae 🐞🥰 & Hemiptera. Productivity &  And addicted to ∴ ⇉ Making Notes about everything.

Bailiwick of Jersey, United Kingdom

Simon RobsonMar 11, 2023
A question for my archaeology friends
When you find an important piece how do you record it’s position? Lat-Lon? And what about what level it was found? As in a 3D position. Thank you
#Archaeology
Simon RobsonMar 10, 2023
Paolo ViscardiMar 10, 2023
The answer to last week's mystery object. Did you manage to #GuessTheSkull?
https://paoloviscardi.com/2023/03/10/friday-mystery-object-455-answer/
#skull #museum #nature #teeth
Friday mystery object #455 answer

Zygoma
Simon RobsonFeb 25, 2023
Angela O'BrienFeb 12, 2023
Have just moved over here from Mastodon.lol. 😊
Simon RobsonFeb 25, 2023
Angela O'BrienFeb 13, 2023
🦔 Ancient Egyptian blue faience model hedgehog from Abydos. Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. (c.1567-1320 BCE) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.
https://m.facebook.com/ashmoleanmuseum/photos/a.171131553441/10159381770393442/?type=3&device_id=bf3f2d8d-fa5f-4bce-95b7-a4b02420d6f8
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Simon RobsonFeb 25, 2023
Angela O'BrienFeb 13, 2023
Early Cycladic period "frying pan" dating to 28th-23rd centuries BCE (EC II). From Grave 74, Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. These "frying pans" are so named because of their shape but their true purpose is unknown. National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA 4974) .
More information about Cycladic terracotta 'frying pans' here: https://cycladic.gr/en/exhibit/ng0099-tiganoschimo-skeuos
📷 My own.
Museum of Cycladic Art

The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC

Simon RobsonFeb 25, 2023
Angela O'BrienFeb 13, 2023
The Mycenaean "Warriors Vase" dated to the 12th century BCE. Found at Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece. This vessel, a krater used for mixing wine and water, depicts Mycenaean soldiers in full armour marching off to battle, with a sack of supplies tied to their spears. National Archaeological Museum Athens. More info on the Mycenaean "Warriors Vase" (or "Warriors Krater") here: https://brocku.ca/blogs/brock-odyssey-2017/2017/06/17/mycenaean-warrior-vase-12th-century-bce/… My own photos.
Mycenaean Warrior Vase, 12th Century BCE | Brock Odyssey 2017

Simon RobsonFeb 25, 2023
Angela O'BrienFeb 13, 2023
The tomb of Amyntas, Telmessos, modern-day Fethiye, Turkey. An impressive Lycian tomb built ca. 350 BCE. Read more about it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Amyntas
Photo credit: nejdet düzen /flickr
Tomb of Amyntas - Wikipedia

Simon RobsonJan 27, 2023
If you only buy one audiobook, Kindle book, or Real book. You must get this one. It’s the best audiobook I have ever heard. #Buried by Professor Alice Roberts. #Archaeology #History #BestBook
Simon RobsonDec 17, 2022
If only it was that easy..
Simon RobsonDec 11, 2022
Nina WillburgerDec 11, 2022

Children have always loved playing with #toys: a #Greek rattle in the shape of a boy riding on a #pig. Taranto, 3rd century BC.
Rattles such as this were used as toys, but the sound produced by the small pieces of clay or stones inside the animals was also intended to ward off any evil. Rattles have been found in children's graves, but were also used as gifts to the gods in sanctuaries.

On display at Badisches Landesmuseum