four things tagged “archaeology”
A Big Collection of Bog Bodies
by Gabe Paoletti
The Borremose Man died in the 7th century BCE. He was bludgeoned to death from the back of his head and had a rope with a slip knot tied around his neck. It is believed that he was a human sacrifice. He was found in the Borremose peat bog in Himmerland, Denmark in 1946. Shortly after, two other, le…
An Annoyed, Shivering, Nude Woman with Large Lapis Lazuli Glasses
Carved by someone in Ancient Egypt between 3700–3500 BCE. […] most of them represent nude females with their feminine attributes emphasised by carving and careful drilling. With their slim figures, narrow waists and full hips they present an ideal of the female body that will change little over t…
White Statues
Vox on the history of plain-white Roman statues and how historians attempt plaster reconstructions with the original colors. Like this one:…