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The Parthian Temple of Gareus in Uruk (Osama alqasab/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 08 Sep 2023

Uruk: Ancient Civilization Archaeological Superstar Status

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Uruk, in southern Iraq, has reached superstar status in the realm of archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations by delivering the Sumerian King Lists among the 5,000 cuneiform tablets discovered there; it is also the place where the first...
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The Parthian Temple of Gareus in Uruk (Osama alqasab/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 08 Sep 2023

Uruk: Ancient Civilization Archaeological Superstar Status

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Uruk, in southern Iraq, has reached superstar status in the realm of archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations by delivering the Sumerian King Lists among the 5,000 cuneiform tablets discovered there; it is also the place where the first...
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AI Illustration of Eridu, close to the Persian Gulf near the mouth of the Euphrates River ( Rick/ Adobe Stock) — 01 Sep 2023

Eridu and Ubaid: Temples of the God Enki and His Consort Ninhursag

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Ancient Sumerian mythology tells that Eridu, considered one of the most southern of the settlements close to the Persian Gulf, was inhabited before the flood when, according to the Sumerian King list: “When kingship from heaven was lowered, the...
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AI Illustration of Eridu, close to the Persian Gulf near the mouth of the Euphrates River ( Rick/ Adobe Stock) — 01 Sep 2023

Eridu and Ubaid: Temples of the God Enki and His Consort Ninhursag

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Ancient Sumerian mythology tells that Eridu, considered one of the most southern of the settlements close to the Persian Gulf, was inhabited before the flood when, according to the Sumerian King list: “When kingship from heaven was lowered, the...
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Sumerian City with ziggurat Water colour. (AlexaSokol83/ Adobe Stock) — 25 Aug 2023

Larsa: Cult City State Basking Under The Sumerian Sun

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur at end of the third millennium echoed over the land of Sumer, between the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient southern Mesopotamia and it opened the landscape for the southern rival city states of Isin and Larsa...
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Sumerian City with ziggurat Water colour. (AlexaSokol83/ Adobe Stock) — 25 Aug 2023

Larsa: Cult City State Basking Under The Sumerian Sun

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur at end of the third millennium echoed over the land of Sumer, between the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient southern Mesopotamia and it opened the landscape for the southern rival city states of Isin and Larsa...
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Artist’s impression of ancient Ur on the Euphrates. (anibal / Adobe Stock) — 18 Aug 2023

Mesopotamia’s Ur, A City Of Ziggurat Temples, Royal Tombs And Death Pits

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Where the Euphrates River once opened its mouth into the Persian Gulf, on the southern floodplain of Mesopotamia, lies Ur, dating from the Ubaid period, circa (6500 -3800 BC), and host to the Sumerian civilization. During the third millennium BC,...
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Artist’s impression of ancient Ur on the Euphrates. (anibal / Adobe Stock) — 18 Aug 2023

Mesopotamia’s Ur, A City Of Ziggurat Temples, Royal Tombs And Death Pits

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Where the Euphrates River once opened its mouth into the Persian Gulf, on the southern floodplain of Mesopotamia, lies Ur, dating from the Ubaid period, circa (6500 -3800 BC), and host to the Sumerian civilization. During the third millennium BC,...
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Athenians on the beach of Marathon. Modern re-enactment of the battle (2011) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 21 Apr 2023

Marathon Greece: Nenikekamen, We Are Victorious!

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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‘Nenikekmen / We are victorious’ cried Pheidippides as he stumbled exhausted into Athens’ agora, after running over the mountain, to announce their victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. In a sense this cry heralded the...
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Athenians on the beach of Marathon. Modern re-enactment of the battle (2011) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 21 Apr 2023

Marathon Greece: Nenikekamen, We Are Victorious!

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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‘Nenikekmen / We are victorious’ cried Pheidippides as he stumbled exhausted into Athens’ agora, after running over the mountain, to announce their victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. In a sense this cry heralded the...
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The modern port of Aegina, where its merchant and naval vessels used to dock. (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 31 Mar 2023

Greece’s Saronic Gulf Islands: Aegina And Salamis, Opposing Alliances

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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As the temples of the gods dotted the coast of Attica in Greece, so across the horseshoe shaped Saronic Gulf, they also had their temples along the east coast of the Argolis region of the Peloponnese. Saron the third king of the city-state of...
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The modern port of Aegina, where its merchant and naval vessels used to dock. (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 31 Mar 2023

Greece’s Saronic Gulf Islands: Aegina And Salamis, Opposing Alliances

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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As the temples of the gods dotted the coast of Attica in Greece, so across the horseshoe shaped Saronic Gulf, they also had their temples along the east coast of the Argolis region of the Peloponnese. Saron the third king of the city-state of...
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Themis (left) and Nemesis (right) pursuing the criminal murderer by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1808)(Public Domain) — 24 Mar 2023

Greece’s Rhamnous Coastal Port: Supreme Court Of Nemesis And Themis

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Rhamnous on the east coast of Attica, overlooking the island of Euboea, was a deme of strategic importance to Athens during the sixth and fifth centuries BC, because it guarded the Euripus Strait, providing safe passage for mercantile and war...
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Themis (left) and Nemesis (right) pursuing the criminal murderer by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1808)(Public Domain) — 24 Mar 2023

Greece’s Rhamnous Coastal Port: Supreme Court Of Nemesis And Themis

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Rhamnous on the east coast of Attica, overlooking the island of Euboea, was a deme of strategic importance to Athens during the sixth and fifth centuries BC, because it guarded the Euripus Strait, providing safe passage for mercantile and war...
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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Statue of Hera and Zeus at Panathenaic stadium, Athens. (Sean Wallace-Jones / Adobe Stock) — 01 Feb 2023

Ancient Olympia: Site Of The Sacred Hieros Gamos

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Long before the Greek Olympic Games became the dominion of a male god, ancient symbolism was embedded in the Hieros Gamos (Sacred Marriage ceremony) practiced at Olympia, a sanctuary in a serene valley called Altis, nestled between the Alpheus and...
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Statue of Hera and Zeus at Panathenaic stadium, Athens. (Sean Wallace-Jones / Adobe Stock) — 01 Feb 2023

Ancient Olympia: Site Of The Sacred Hieros Gamos

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Long before the Greek Olympic Games became the dominion of a male god, ancient symbolism was embedded in the Hieros Gamos (Sacred Marriage ceremony) practiced at Olympia, a sanctuary in a serene valley called Altis, nestled between the Alpheus and...
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