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Native copper nugget from glacial drift, Ontonagon County, Michigan. An example of the raw material worked by the people of the Old Copper Complex — 27 Apr 2018

The Cult of the Dead in Prehistoric America

By Jason Jarrell

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Long ago, a type of ritualized worldview spread throughout a broad expanse of north-eastern America, described in the archaeological literature as the ancient ‘Cult of the Dead’ or the ‘Eastern Burial Cult’. Emerging at around 1500 BC from...
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Native copper nugget from glacial drift, Ontonagon County, Michigan. An example of the raw material worked by the people of the Old Copper Complex — 27 Apr 2018

The Cult of the Dead in Prehistoric America

By Jason Jarrell

Archaeology & Science

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Long ago, a type of ritualized worldview spread throughout a broad expanse of north-eastern America, described in the archaeological literature as the ancient ‘Cult of the Dead’ or the ‘Eastern Burial Cult’. Emerging at around 1500 BC from...
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The Mapungubwe Gold Rhinoceros. (CC. Department of UP Arts, University of Pretoria) — 25 Apr 2018

South Africa’s National Gold Treasures Just Got Rarer

By Sian Tiley-Nel

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Gold has been prominent in human thought and history for over 6,000 years. Considered by some, to be one of earth’s rarest and most valued precious metals, it has gained a peculiar, and indeed, an inimitable place in human history. From time...
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The Mapungubwe Gold Rhinoceros. (CC. Department of UP Arts, University of Pretoria) — 25 Apr 2018

South Africa’s National Gold Treasures Just Got Rarer

By Sian Tiley-Nel

Archaeology & Science

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Gold has been prominent in human thought and history for over 6,000 years. Considered by some, to be one of earth’s rarest and most valued precious metals, it has gained a peculiar, and indeed, an inimitable place in human history. From time...
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Head from a red granite statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt found at Karnak; side panel of one of the Colossi of Memnon shows a relief of Hapy, the Nile god, and a sculpture of Queen Tiye; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Leslie D. Black and MusikAnimal) — 23 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, The Man and his Monuments: Age of Empire and Architecture –Part II

By anand balaji

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With the empire witnessing an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity, Amenhotep III embarked on a grand building project that spanned the length and breadth of Egypt. The monuments he commissioned were breathtaking in scope, scale and artistry....
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Head from a red granite statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt found at Karnak; side panel of one of the Colossi of Memnon shows a relief of Hapy, the Nile god, and a sculpture of Queen Tiye; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Leslie D. Black and MusikAnimal) — 23 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, The Man and his Monuments: Age of Empire and Architecture –Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With the empire witnessing an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity, Amenhotep III embarked on a grand building project that spanned the length and breadth of Egypt. The monuments he commissioned were breathtaking in scope, scale and artistry....
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Golden Hill of Mapungubwe — 20 Apr 2018

Archaeozoology at Mapungubwe: Let the Bones Speak

By Annie Antonites

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Ever since Creation, mankind has had an interdependent relationship with the animal kingdom. Mapungubwe (circa 1220 to 1290 AD) on the northern border of South Africa, is an Iron Age settlement and can probably be viewed as the first city of the...
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Golden Hill of Mapungubwe — 20 Apr 2018

Archaeozoology at Mapungubwe: Let the Bones Speak

By Annie Antonites

Archaeology & Science

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Ever since Creation, mankind has had an interdependent relationship with the animal kingdom. Mapungubwe (circa 1220 to 1290 AD) on the northern border of South Africa, is an Iron Age settlement and can probably be viewed as the first city of the...
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The Great Sun Court of Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple; and detail of a calcite statue shows Amenhotep III with a solar form of the crocodile god Sobek, likely Sobek-Horus; design by Anand Balaji — 11 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, the Man and his Monuments: Sparkling Glories of the Magnificent One – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Few pharaohs in ancient Egyptian history could hold a candle to the stupendous achievements of Amenhotep III in various spheres. Everything that this daring king touched turned to gold. Be it diplomacy, art and architecture or geopolitics; the...
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The Great Sun Court of Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple; and detail of a calcite statue shows Amenhotep III with a solar form of the crocodile god Sobek, likely Sobek-Horus; design by Anand Balaji — 11 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, the Man and his Monuments: Sparkling Glories of the Magnificent One – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

2

Few pharaohs in ancient Egyptian history could hold a candle to the stupendous achievements of Amenhotep III in various spheres. Everything that this daring king touched turned to gold. Be it diplomacy, art and architecture or geopolitics; the...
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