AO THROWBACK - In Scandinavian folklore there are numerous races of beings the best-known of which (apart from human beings) are the gods and the jötnar their nemesis. https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/weird-wonderful-and-wicked-beings-scandinavian-folklore-009833
Hands off #ancient #Uruguayan giant #sloth
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/sloth-bone-shows-possible-human-inflicted-trauma/
My take here
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/23/massive-extinction-the-demise-of-darwins-ancient-giant-sloth-has-lessons-for-the-present/ #darwin #uruguay #wildlife #paleontology #evolution
Some of the #ancient architectural elements from the #roman temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine Hill, carved from tuff, the columns still have traces of plaster. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
AO THROWBACK - In the 1980s one man claimed he had found the elusive Ark of the Covenant an ancient chest said to contain the original Ten Commandments. https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/adventist-adventurer-claimed-have-found-ark-covenant-beneath-crucifixion-site-007412
This impressive rock art sits four miles up a remote rocky canyon—reaching it makes for a nice day-hike. What's remarkable is that this image is ~30 feet (9m) above the canyon floor and is part of a larger, weatherworn panel. The holes in the hands and feet and the bug-eyes are characteristic of this artist's style. This artist may have created other Barrier Canyon Style panels nearby, for example: https://mastodon.social/@PJ_Woods/114445593823581358.
Why do medieval coins look simpler than ancient coins? It's not just that the Roman Empire had fallen and it took a thousand years to get back to the same level of technology, as we often hear. Classical Numismatics dives into it and explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj_13kelQWE
#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #AncientCoins #Ancient #History #Histodons @Numismatics @histodons
Cave paintings. Burial chambers. Millennia of mystery.
Hidden in the hills of Alentejo, the Gruta do Escoural is Portugal’s only known site of Paleolithic cave art, and it was later used as a Neolithic necropolis.
I got special permission to film inside. Come with me and explore this incredible place.
#Paleolithic #Neolithic #cave #rockart #prehistory #prehistoric #ancient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgewvlQnkY8
SKÁLD - Ljósálfur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyLUsCXh4-M
I don’t fly, but I pass and glide across the air.
Rock climbers discovered this Barrier Canyon Style rock art panel in southeastern Utah decades ago (full panel not shown). Although exposed to the elements for over a 1,000 years the art is still vibrant. The central figure (~5 ft./1.5m tall) may be an animal with human legs and feet. Barrier Canyon Style art often features these human-animal mixes, which backs up the popular theory of shamanic correlations.
The #ancient #roman tomb of the Sempronii on the Quirinal hill, excavated in the 19th century, it is now accessible due to the renovation of Palazzo San Felice as to new archaeology and art history archive. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
I've seen coitus or birthing scenes, they're rare, but this is the first time I've seen them side-by-side like this. It makes clear the cause and effect. The wavy glyph on the right is much longer than it looks here, probably about ten times the length shown. Ancestral Puebloan, Southeastern Utah.
The newly restored and unveiled stretch of the #ancient river wall and #roman boundary stone for the Tiber. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #archaeology
Here's something you might like @lukeharby@octodon.social
Thornton Pickard Junior Special I picked up today with some gear I wanted. No lens and no cover unfortunately, but it still has the hinge for the latter.
AO THROWBACK - Dogs have always been called ‘Man’s Best friend’ but history tell us that women played a surprising role in the taming of dogs from wild canines to cuddly https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/dog-domestication-0014352
#AncientOrigins #ancient #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historymatters #ancienthistory #archaeology #mythology
AO THROWBACK - Description: The Western view of chivalry is that it is a noble tradition that was born in the 11th – 13th century in Europe. But is there a deeper history to https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/antarah-ibn-shaddad-0016238
#AncientOrigins #ancient #history #historyfacts #historylovers #historymatters #ancienthistory #archaeology #mythology
https://molisehorizon1.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/%f0%9f%93%b7-foto-di-civitacampomarano-cb/
a point on the village street with a suitable unsafe house with wooden support beams - Civitacampomarano (Molise, Italy)
#village #house #unsafe #molise #molisehorizon #blog #ancient #old #photography #architecture #building #civitacampomarano