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French dig team finds 200-year-old note from archaeologist
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj7kg3zd1o

#History #Archeology

Ancient bronze sword dating back to Pharaoh Ramses II found in Egypt dig - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/ML2MC

#History #Archeology #Egyptology #Egypt

Previously unknown Mozart music discovered in German library | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/19/previously-unknown-mozart-music-discovered-in-german-library

#Music #History #Mozart

Edfu temple restoration reveals original inscriptions, colors, gold – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71121

"Egyptian conservators working with a research team from the University of Würzburg have uncovered the original vivid colored paint and gilding of the reliefs in the Temple of Horus in Edfu, southern Egypt. The restoration has also revealed inscriptions on the outer walls and gates written in demotic script by temple priests. "

#History #Egyptology #Egypt

How Sand Built the Great Pyramid - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXSNNuQfX0

#History #Archeology #Egyptology #Egypt #Pyramids

The most controversial place I've ever been - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCAtk-2UzNg

#History #Turkey

The African colosseum that nobody knows exists - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_LFAYNTTQ

#History #Roman #Africa

Oldest eyeliner pencil in the world found in Turkey – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71116

"The stone is 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) long and tapers to a sharpened tip. There is black paint residue on the pointed end. Women dipped them in pot filled with black paint and applied the fine end to their eyelids. Stones with paint at the tip like this one have been found before in Syria, Iran and Turkey, but the oldest of them date back 4,000 years."

#History #Archeology

Guardian statue found at Angkor Wat – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71104

"Guardian statues, known as dvarapala from the Sanskrit words for “gate” and “guard”, were protective figures located at doors and gates in Hindu and Buddhist temples as well as royal palaces throughout southeast Asia. They were depicted as armed warriors, and in Cambodia usually stood with their hands on a large club pointed downward to the ground."

#History #Archeology #Cambodia #AngkorWat

The Lion of Venice was made in China – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71097

"A new metallurgic study of the bronze has discovered a large part of it originated from 8th century China and after making its way to Venice, was mixed with other parts and reconstructed in to fit the standard iconography of the winged lion, symbol of Mark the Evangelist and of Venice itself."

#History #Art #Sculpture

Viking silver bracelet hoard found on farm in Norway – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71088

"They were found less than eight inches under the surface so close together than they overlapped each other, so there is no question they have not been disturbed since they were buried in the 9th century."

#History #Archeology #Viking

The Emptiness of Pyramid Sarcophagi - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZcaKszVuU

#History #Egyptology #Egypt #AncientEgypt