This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Umm Qais, Jordan. Continue reading “Monuments from Umm Qais, Jordan”
Monuments from Palenque, Mexico
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Palenque, Mexico. Continue reading “Monuments from Palenque, Mexico”
Trepanation in Anatolia, Turkey: From the Neolithic to the Middle Ages
Trepanation is defined as the removal of a bone piece of the skull of a living individual without penetration of the underlying soft tissues. Trepanation is accepted as the oldest form of surgical operation. Continue reading “Trepanation in Anatolia, Turkey: From the Neolithic to the Middle Ages”
The Early Neolithic in Albania
Our knowledge about the very beginnings of the Early Neolithic is very limited; one or two sites can be ascribed to this period: Vlusha in the south-central part of Albania, and Konispol on the southwest coast. Continue reading “The Early Neolithic in Albania”
A 7,000 years old submerged coastal defence attempt (sea-wall) found at Tel Hreiz, Israel
This post is a presentation of information on the very interesting discovery of a, 7,000 years old, submerged sea-wall at Tel Hreiz, Israel.
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Naval bases in 2nd millenium B.C. Egypt
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Harbours and Coastal Military Bases in Egypt in the Second Millennium B.C. . Avaris, Peru-nefer, Pi-Ramesse“, by Manfred Bietak, sourced from the impressive collective work titled “The Nile-Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt” (2017). Continue reading “Naval bases in 2nd millenium B.C. Egypt”