#ancient civilizations

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Rare Silver Coins Dating Back To The 1100s Found in Sweden

From a distance, the slate gray roof and central white tower of the Brahekyrkan church appear charming. The idyllic building is situated on a small island in southern Sweden and surrounded by a cemetery dotted with flowers.

So archaeologists weren’t surprised when a construction project at the church uncovered several skeletons — but the grave held an 800-year-old mystery, too.

Archaeologists began excavations at the Brahekyrkan church in Visingsö to prepare for the installation of a geothermal heating system, the Jönköping County Museum said in a March 27 news release.

On the first day of the excavation, the team found two skeletons, Anna Ödéen, an archaeologist with the museum, said in the release. One belonged to a man between 20 and 25 years old, but the other was not identified.

As they cleaned the grave, three silver coins emerged, Ödéen said. Then, more coins surfaced near the skeleton’s left foot.

In total, archaeologists found 170 silver coins dating between 1150 to 1180, the museum said.

Some of the 800-year-old artifacts had completely unknown designs, the museum said. Archaeologists described it as sensational and unique.

The find was also rare because Christian graves during the 12th century typically did not include any artifacts, the museum said. The tradition of burying people with objects was common during older, prehistoric eras.

Archaeologists don’t know why the deceased was buried with the rare coins. Excavations at the church and analyses of the coins are ongoing in hopes of solving this mystery.

Visingsö is an island in southern Sweden and about an 180-mile drive southwest from Stockholm.

By Aspen Pflughoeft.

#Rare Silver Coins Dating Back To The 1100s Found in Sweden #Brahekyrkan church #Visingsö #ancient grave #ancient tomb #silver #silver coins #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #mideval

[uncleclaudius]

Mosaic with sea creatures from the House of the Faun, Pompeii.

#ancient rome #roman empire #ancient art #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #pompeii #mosaic

[metanoias-substack]

When you think of ancient Greece or the Roman Empire, visions of white togas, ivory temples and sand-coloured amphitheatres likely come to mind.

If so, you might be in for a surprise.

Because this off-white and eggshell-dominated palette, which inspired the pristine surfaces of Renaissance sculptures and the blank facades of Neoclassical buildings, is… a lie.

We now know the ancient world was steeped in colour. It was, perhaps, a tad too colourful for our modern sensibilities — even borderline garish at times.

Click here to learn why generations of scholars and artists believed in a monochrome Classical Antiquity and see historically accurate reconstructions of ancient statues and buildings in all their glorious peacockery.

#art #ancient art #ancient greece #ancient rome #ancient history #ancientmonuments #ancient cities #ancient civilizations #ancient sculpture #roman empire #roman art #art history #history #archeology #archaeology #colors #colours #colour #italy #greece #greek mythology #roman mythology #ancient greek #rome #rome italy #histoire #historic

[spooky-donut-ghost-house]

Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

#the epic of gilgamesh #gilgamesh #enkidu #sumerian #ancient history #world history #history #ancient sumeria #sumeria #ancient times #ancient civilizations #bronze age #ancient literature #ancient legends #mesopotamia #ancient mesopotamia #akkadian #mythology #sumerian mythology #mesopotamian mythology #mesopotamian #ancient mystery #ancient myths #ancient mythology #ancient myth #ancient legend #ancient myths and legends #ancient past #epic of gilgamesh #ancient epic

[ancientorigins]

Wadi Dawan, Yemen

#yemen #buildings #history #archaeology #ancient #city #ancient civilizations

[terivarhol]

“They Have Already Landed”

(Cairo diary, 2022)

#cairo museum #ancient egypt #black and white #egyptian sculpture #ancient aliens #diary #sculpture photography #ancient civilizations #akhenaten #ka

[celine-t-r]

Mosaics from Palazzo Massimo, National Roman Museum, Rome

#roman empire #roman art #Mosaic #mosaic tile #animals #ancient civilizations #ancient art #Rome #Italy #Nature #Octopus #Bird #Cat

[void-meditatum]

Code of Hammurabi detail

#history #mesopotamia #language #b&w #b&w photography #black and white #ancient #culture #art history #void #image #ancient civilizations

[the-cricket-chirps]

Egyptian

Cuff Bracelets Decorated with Cats

New Kingdom, ca. 1479-1425 B.C.E.

#egyptian art #Egyptian jewelry #ancient egyptian #ancient egypt #ancient art #ancient jewelry #ancient people #egyptian history #egyptian culture #egyptian cat #cat aesthetic #catblr #beautiful cats #cats in art #cat art #cat jewelry #aesthetic #beauty #jewelry #ancient civilizations #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr #egyptology

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔍𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔗𝔦𝔡𝔴𝔢𝔩𝔩

#Jeral Tidwell #Bali Skull #art #artwork #painting #illustration #ancient civilizations #mythology

[depressed-linguist]

‘its sculptor well those passions read/ Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things’

- ozymandias, percy bysshe shelley

#my photos #the british museum #dark academia #poetry #percy bysshe shelley #writing #ancient civilizations #sculpture #ancient greece #museums #art #beauty #light academia #trying to channel my inner ancient because this world is just too much #dark acadamia aesthetic

[blueiskewl]

A 2,000-Year-Old Gold Greek Coin Sells for $6 Million at Auction

The coin once belonged to the State Hermitage Museum until it was sold off by Joseph Stalin.

A private collector has spent a pretty penny to get their hands on a 2,000-year-old gold Greek coin.

Known as a Panticapaeum stater, after the ancient Greek city in modern-day Crimea, the coin went for $6 million at Numismatica Ars Classica in Switzerland making it the most expensive ancient coin ever sold at auction.

The soaring price has been attributed to the coin’s quality, rarity, and the fact the supply of similar specimens is extremely limited with most already housed inside museums.

“I am extremely pleased with the phenomenal result the sale of the Panticapaeum stater achieved at our latest auction in Zurich,” Arturo Russo, co-director at Numismatica Ars Classica, said in a statement. “This is a sign the whole market for numismatics is flourishing, and is especially strong for ancients at the moment.”

The coin was minted circa 340–25 B.C.E. and features a wide-eyed satyr on the obverse and that of a griffin gripping a spear in its beak on the reverse. The presence of the satyr, a mischief-maker in Greek mythology that resembles a man with horse ears and a tail, is thought to reference king Satyros I, who ruled a Greco-Scythian empire in eastern Crimea from 432 to 389 B.C.E.

The sharp details make numismatists confident the coin is the work of a master engraver. Unlike similar coins, this Panticapaeum stater features the satyr facing three-quarters to the left, as opposed to facing fully left, a detail experts believe was altered in an attempt to follow contemporary fashions.

The coin was long part of the State Hermitage Museum’s collection, but was sold off in 1934 as part of Stalin’s push to sell works of art to raise foreign currency to fund domestic industrial growth. The coin was acquired by Charles Gillet, a French industrialist who focused on collecting rare books, furniture, and antiquities, including coins.

The previous record for most expensive ancient coin sold at auction was one of only three known “Ides of March” coins, which was minted in 42 B.C.E. and commemorated the assassination of Julius Caesar. It sold at Roma Numismatics auction house for $4.2 million in 2020, though, as it turned out, with falsified provenance.

By Richard Whiddington.

#A 2000-Year-Old Gold Greek Coin Sells for $6 Million at Auction #Panticapaeum stater #king Satyros I #gold #gold coin #ancient coins #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient greece #greek history #greek art

[uncleclaudius]

Apotheosis of Claudius, showing an eagle carrying the emperor off to the heavens to become a god after his death in 54 AD.

#ancient rome #ancient art #roman empire #emperor claudius #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations

[metanoias-substack]

On Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings

Or: how January got its name & why you shouldn’t give up on your New Year’s resolutions just yet

Now that we’re more than halfway through January, how are your New Year’s resolutions coming along?

If you’re anything like most of us, your resolve may be getting shaky.

According to a recent Forbes survey, the average resolution lasts a mere 3.74 months, and only 6% of people stick with their goals long term.

But you know what?

Even if you’ve failed to live up to your resolutions less than a month into 2024, that’s fine. Don’t give up on yourself just yet.

Here’s an unlikely source of hope and motivation to get back up again and keep at it in the guise of one lesser-known (undeservedly!) Roman deity.

#ancient history #history #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman empire #history of religion #classical mythology #roman mythology #mythology and folklore #roman gods #january #new year’s resolution #antiquity #classical antiquity

[interact-if]

Hiiiii heheheheh thank u very much for all your recommendations! Anyway, do u think you have a story abt mythologies? It can be greek or egyptian thank u so much! Mwa!

Are there any IF's that take place in ancient civilizations (Mesopotamia, the Indus valley, etc)?

Hi Anons,

There are indeed a few stories based on ancient civilizations or mythologies!

The Moonless by @moonless-if (Ancient Mediterranean) 

Temple of Endless Night by Dariel Ivalyen (Ancient Egypt)

The Edifice by Lucian P. Smith (Various stages of human civilizations, incl. hunter-gatherer)

If anyone knows of a game in this setting, let us know!

#if: rec list #ancient civilizations #mythology #mythologies #interactive fiction #interact if asks

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

#ancient architecture #archeology #archaeology #antiquity #history #ancient monument #ancient civilizations