#Archaeology

This wonderful ancient Egyptian blue faience hippo is about 4,000 years old. It was discovered in 1860 during excavations at the necropolis of Dra’ Abu el-Naga’ in western Thebes. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/dYHR9wsfEL

Cuneiform is a writing system developed over 6,000 years ago used in Mesopotamia, Persia, & Ugarit. It provides information about the ancient Sumerian history, & the history of humanity as a whole. It uses wedge-shaped characters impressed on clay tablets. #Archaeology #historypic.twitter.com/o5BsjDCkgR

#MosaicMonday | 1/2 | A segment of a huge floor mosaic found at a hotel development in Antakya, #Turkey. Damaged by earthquakes, it has taken on a distinct ripple effect. It dates to the 4th century CE. Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum #Classics #Roman #Archaeology #Artpic.twitter.com/yNIFZCHQAh

A poignant Fayum mummy portrait of a young boy. Those expressive eyes convey such sadness. Painted by an accomplished artist some 2,000 years-ago. From Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period. Encaustic on cedar wood. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/MzjGqf74hj

Another splendid #IceAge masterpiece from the Swabian Jura: a big cat (thought to be a snow leopard) carved in mammoth ivory more  than 40,000 years ago! Length 8.7 cm, found at the Vogelherd Cave on the Swabian Jura. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/o0wm4xHvSt

This is the #Pyramid of Kukulcan, which was built by the Maya civilization. In this video you see a rare wind phenomenon which in ancient Maya tradition, it always appears 5 days before and 5 days after the beginning of spring. #Archaeology #history #ancientcivilizationpic.twitter.com/rX9wRdl3iD

Göbekli Tepe, without protective roofs, as it was on my first visit in 2007. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/WC8hhW0P0c

A stunningly ornate Chalcidian helmet. Crafted in southern Italy c. 350 BCE, this bronze helmet was likely ceremonial. Topped with a griffin head, the flanks feature two wings with coils to hold feather plumes. @GettyMuseum #Classics #Italy #History #Archaeology #Art #Warpic.twitter.com/jShIzbq6Rs

Silver ring with glass stone from a Viking-Age grave at Birka in Sweden, c. AD850. A Kufic-style inscription reads ‘For Allah’. Evidence of long-distance contact between the Viking and Islamic worlds. : Gabriel Hildebrand (SHM/CC BY 2.5) https://samlingar.shm.se/object/A484E0B6-8FA6-4151-8539-9FC42F36D4E8 … #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/Fo7slghP9z

Detail from King Tutankhamun’s gilded canopic shrine. The goddess Selket, one of four goddesses with arms outstretched, spreads protection over the shrine. Gilded wood, exquisitely crafted about 3,350 years ago. Dynasty 18, New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/gnEa10mGQl

For #MosaicMonday, a Triton playing a tibia, surrounded by sea life. Dated to the end of the 2nd century CE. A chance 19th century find near the San Mamalo Gate in #Bologna, now in the Museo Cívico Arqueológico de Bolonia! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Italypic.twitter.com/cbHR949eNT

A lovely ancient Greek gold ring depicting a bee. Made c. 3rd century BCE, it sits between the letters epsilon and phi, an abbreviation for the city of Ephesus where the goddess Artemis had a sanctuary linked to bees. @GettyMuseum #Classics #Archaeology #Greek #Art #Beespic.twitter.com/E162Lge7kt

Detail of the myrtle wreath crown, probably of Queen Meda of Macedon. ~Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, Vergina, Macedonia, Greece. #archaeology #history #ancientgreecepic.twitter.com/rnfVnDsv2b

A marvellous Mycenaean pottery jar decorated with an octopus, made about 3,300 years ago in the Bronze Age. Found at Ialysos, Rhodes. #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/oTZ5D9dy5M

Exceptional Byzantine mosaic of Archangel Michael from the 11th century Hosios Loukas, Greece. #MosaicMonday #byzantinemosaics #Archaeology #Greecepic.twitter.com/o8DbvesOcf

Some of the 1st century Roman sites in Scotland #Roman #Archaeology #Scotlandpic.twitter.com/fQt175iGpA

The most northerly Roman fort in the world (and adjacent camp) at Stracathro, Northeast Scotland #Roman #Archaeology #Scotlandpic.twitter.com/mGFggFAXiq

From the National Archaeological Museum in #Sofia, #Bulgaria, the head from a bronze statue of Apollo. Dated to the 2nd to 3rd century CE and found locally. More on the museum and ancient Serdica (Sofia): http://roamintheempire.com/index.php/2021/05/05/serdica-part-i/ … #Archaeology #RomanArchaeologypic.twitter.com/HHO8AbaXdr

Just chilling by a big old pile of bricks (AKA the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world!) #dogsoftwitter #archaeology pic.twitter.com/Lzkgtoc6VF

For #MosaicMonday, this incredible emblema of a floor mosaic from Alexandria in #Egypt with the depiction of a dog seated next to a gilded vessel. This Ptolemaic mosaic was made in the opus vermiculatum technique (small, closely set tesserae). #Archaeology http://antiquities.bibalex.org/Collection/Detail.aspx?a=859&lang=en … pic.twitter.com/j842XVxsml