@readbeanicecream@mastodon.social avatar readbeanicecream , to random
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Ancient People in Brazil Were Hunting Massive Whales 5,000 Years Ago, Well Before Arctic Civilizations

https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/brazil-5000-year-old-whale-hunting/

@poisonpunk@mastodon.social avatar poisonpunk , to random

: after the horrors happening today i often watch this guy explore the most mysterious & beautiful places in , which i will call the occupied territory by billionaire fascists the so-called u.s.a. from now on, it's ligitimate name.

https://youtu.be/Ucc3UN9CcTM?

@zoomzoomnomad@pixelfed.social avatar zoomzoomnomad , to Wanderlust

Gold that lasted five years. The ancient Egyptians were capable of creating works that still amaze with their precision and symbolism. Looking at this mask, it's hard not to feel a chill—as if the eras between them were merely golden passages.

Pharaon’s golden mask
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@zoomzoomnomad@pixelfed.social avatar zoomzoomnomad , to Wanderlust

Light that brings history back to life.
There’s something magical about ancient reliefs — just a single ray of sun makes figures from thousands of years ago look as if they’re about to speak. Egypt keeps reminding you that time is only a layer… one that can be lifted for a moment.

Sculpture in egyptian temple
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@zoomzoomnomad@pixelfed.social avatar zoomzoomnomad , to Wanderlust

Face to face with history that’s thousands of years old.
Standing before the statue of Horus, it’s impossible not to feel awe for a civilization that left behind so much beauty and mystery. Egypt has a way of making you feel like an explorer — even if just for a moment.

Red sunset
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@zoomzoomnomad@pixelfed.social avatar zoomzoomnomad , to Wanderlust

Face to face with history that’s thousands of years old.
Standing before the statue of Horus, it’s impossible not to feel awe for a civilization that left behind so much beauty and mystery. Egypt has a way of making you feel like an explorer — even if just for a moment.

Standing before the statue of Horus -egyptian god
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@poisonpunk@mastodon.social avatar poisonpunk , to random

has released another baffling analysis of our ancient beginnings, based on archaeological tablets, texts & structures.

this time he investigates the - tablets with detailed descriptions of our creation.

https://youtu.be/0F0dwuEH1_E?

@Rome_and_stuff@mastodon.social avatar Rome_and_stuff , to random

An mithraeum with mosaic covered floor and benches in the harbour of Ostia. archaeology

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@WhyNotZoidberg@topspicy.social avatar WhyNotZoidberg , to random

You know how people say (it's true) that Cleopatra lived closer to us than to the construction of the Great Pyramid, chronologically speaking?

How's this for a fact: Mesopotamia existed twice as long as the entire time after Mesopotamia.

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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Ancient tides once irrigated the fields of early Mesopotamia, shaping Sumer’s rise. When the sea retreated, people turned to engineering—and invented civilization. https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-tides-that-built-a-civilization

@zoomzoomnomad@pixelfed.social avatar zoomzoomnomad , to Wanderlust

Ancient Egyptian cats – symbols of divinity, protectors of homes, and keepers of secrets that survived millennia.

Zoom at the clay cat in the museum
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The Neronian extension the aqueduct the Aqua Claudia to the Palatine Hill.

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@ou_phrontis@hcommons.social avatar ou_phrontis , to random

New instance, new , after moving here from @historians.social. I've been on the Fediverse since 2022, and I wish there were more ancient Mediterranean people here.

I am a mature-aged ancient history and classical languages student at the University of Queensland (in Brisbane, Australia). I've completed one post-graduate diploma in ancient history and Latin, and I've enrolled in a second for more ancient history and ancient Greek.

After six months off, I'm back to advanced ancient Greek this semester. Euripides FTW.

The broad plan is to pursue postgraduate studies in the next few years, depending on the day job and other commitments.

@histodons

@mdione@en.osm.town avatar mdione , to random

Any one knows what is this?

A map east of Stuttgart, where we can see many things mapped as archaeological sites from Murrhardt South to Lorch, then East Nord East to Weitlingen. Gotta run, solve it for me! :-P
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mdione OP ,
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I guess nobody understood what I was asking about because nobody read the ALT?

In any case, this is what I'm talking about:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes_Germanicus

Seems like many of the towers were rebuilt ~recently.

@readbeanicecream@mastodon.social avatar readbeanicecream , to random

Maya hand signs on 1,300-year-old altar may reveal hidden calendar dates and deeper meaning

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/09/maya-hand-signs-on-altar-hidden-dates/

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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@pleiades_gazetteer@hcommons.social avatar pleiades_gazetteer , to random

Hello world! Still working on the migration of followers from our prior host, but meantime we're now up and running at hcommons.social.

This is the official status and updates account of the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places. It is operated by the Pleiades Managing Editor.