Der Spiegel: “In southwestern Germany, an American archaeologist and his German colleagues have found the oldest mammoth-ivory carving known to modern science. And even at 35,000 years old, it’s still intact.”
Entries Tagged as 'archaeology'
Ice Age Art: 35,000-Year-Old Mammoth Sculpture Found in Germany
June 23rd, 2007
Tags: archaeology · art · germany · ice age · mammoth
Early Europeans Practiced Human Sacrifice
June 11th, 2007
LiveScience: “Europe’s prehistoric hunter-gatherers may have practiced human sacrifice, a new study claims. “
Tags: anthropology · archaeology · europe · totum
Paris, a Roman City
February 5th, 2007
Paris, a Roman City: “The Romans believed that a city was defined by its status, in Lutetia’s case, it was the capital of the Parisii tribe.”
Tags: archaeology · paris
Why Ancient Greeks are Always Nude
February 2nd, 2007
Live Sciense: “Male nudes are the norm in Greek art, even though historians have stated that ancient Greeks kept their clothes on for the most part. New research suggests that art might have been imitating life more closely than previously thought.” Origineel artikel in American Journal of Archaelogy: The Problem with Dexileos: Heroic and Other [...]
Tags: archaeology · art · dexileos · greece · history · male