A series of #ancient #monumental tombs at the #Etruscan necropolis near Sovana in Tuscany. #ancienthistory #romanhistory #etruria #archaeology
#ancient
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Tarra-Bulga National Park, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Early Roman House, Paphos, Cyprus
June 20, 2025
Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-200mm @ 118mm f8, 1/800th, ISO 100#photography #ruins #greek #roman #grecoroman #ancient #columns #architecture #paphos #cyprus
The #roman gate of Porta Latina in the #ancient city walls of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory
Palazzo comunale di San Giuliano del Sannio
#sangiuliano #sannio #molise #architecture #building #municipality #reel #video #ancient #palazzo #comune
Morning at the West terrace and docks of the East Baray
The East Baray was a water reservoir built early in the Khmer Empire after the relocation of the capital to modern day Angkor Thom.
Today Yasodharatataka, East Baray in Khmer, is a dried-out water basin. It is mostly taken over by the jungle but with some rice paddocks and vegetable and fruit farming.
Slightly smaller than the still existing and large man-made construction West Baray, East Baray was 2 km wide and 7 km long. With a depth of 3 meter, it contained 50 million cubic meters of water.
East Baray is due east of Victory gate and the Elephant terrace in front of the Royal Palace of Angkor Thom. The docks and terrace on the West side is the remains of the important entrance to the west, close to the core area of the Khmer Imperial Capital. Its importance can be traced by the complexity of the docs, and the lion guards and statue remain. It is placed well into the jungle, and not very often visited. Fresh excavations are being done on a hospital temple nearby.
This photo is taken at nearing the end of the peak of green season, when the sun getting stronger and the wet spell are fewer. The green season in visible in how green vegetation and moss are covering and highlighting the remains of buildings, stairs and docks. The area in between is more neutral.
For most visitors, photogs or not, some downpours are good when visiting an area filled with natural and cultural marvels like the Angkor Park:
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/temples-of-angkor/attractions/eastern-baray/a/poi-sig/1571818/1002179
#greensseason #2019CE #ancient #Angkor #angkorpark #angkorthom #angkorwat #architecture #archive #art #bikefriendly #Cambodia #capitalcity #life #citywalk #countryside #daytrip #Empire #forestgreen #moss #greentourism #Hinduism #history #imperial #Kampuchea #khmer #roadtrip #Sculpture #Siem #Reap #siemreap #site #southeastasia #travel #visitcambodia #visitsiemreap #wat #wet #worldculturalheritage
The East Baray was a water reservoir built early in the Khmer Empire after the relocation of the capital to modern day Angkor Thom.
Today Yasodharatataka, East Baray in Khmer, is a dried-out water basin. It is mostly taken over by the jungle but with some rice paddocks and vegetable and fruit farming.
Slightly smaller than the still existing and large man-made construction West Baray, East Baray was 2 km wide and 7 km long. With a depth of 3 meter, it contained 50 million cubic meters of water.
East Baray is due east of Victory gate and the Elephant terrace in front of the Royal Palace of Angkor Thom. The docks and terrace on the West side is the remains of the important entrance to the west, close to the core area of the Khmer Imperial Capital. Its importance can be traced by the complexity of the docs, and the lion guards and statue remain. It is placed well into the jungle, and not very often visited. Fresh excavations are being done on a hospital temple nearby.
This photo is taken at nearing the end of the peak of green season, when the sun getting stronger and the wet spell are fewer. The green season in visible in how green vegetation and moss are covering and highlighting the remains of buildings, stairs and docks. The area in between is more neutral.
For most visitors, photogs or not, some downpours are good when visiting an area filled with natural and cultural marvels like the Angkor Park:
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/temples-of-angkor/attractions/eastern-baray/a/poi-sig/1571818/1002179
#greensseason #2019CE #ancient #Angkor #angkorpark #angkorthom #angkorwat #architecture #archive #art #bikefriendly #Cambodia #capitalcity #life #citywalk #countryside #daytrip #Empire #forestgreen #moss #greentourism #Hinduism #history #imperial #Kampuchea #khmer #roadtrip #Sculpture #Siem #Reap #siemreap #site #southeastasia #travel #visitcambodia #visitsiemreap #wat #wet #worldculturalheritage
𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢 - Western Myall
This tree is between 200 and 250 years old.
On the shores of Lake Gilles, South Australia.
#travel #eyrepeninsula #sa #southaustralia #plants #landscape #landscapephotography #mimimalist #acacia #photography #nature #naturephotography #parkssa #parks #botany #ancient #lakegilles #kimba #australia #australianplants
This tree is between 200 and 250 years old.
On the shores of Lake Gilles, South Australia.
#travel #eyrepeninsula #sa #southaustralia #plants #landscape #landscapephotography #mimimalist #acacia #photography #nature #naturephotography #parkssa #parks #botany #ancient #lakegilles #kimba #australia #australianplants
AO THROWBACK - The unexpected discovery of a submerged engraved wooden tablet in northern Greece may have changed the history of writing. https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/dispilio-tablet-oldest-known-written-text-00913
#ancientorigins #ancient #history #ancienthistory #historylovers #historyfacts #historymatters #archaeology #AncientDiscoveries #HistoricFind #ArchaeologyMagic
Greenlight the best time to visit Cambodia
Sometimes it is nice enjoying the rain cleaning up the air and colours in Angkor Thom. Sitting in a comfortable shelter with other visitors and staff is a sociable affair, too.
Green season in Cambodia starts in June/July and reaches its peak in September/October. Planning to visit during the summer in Europe, or when the Autumn is at its darkest and coldest in the northern hemisphere, those are the best time to enjoy Cambodia.
And to visit the architecture and art from the ancient Khmer empire.
The afternoon rainfalls are short, and they freshest the air and cools down the temperature. And they make everything grow healthy green. Including shrouding the ancient temples and imperial sites in green, softening the outline and enhancing the contrasts.
Making the photography conditions are excellent, the temperature is awesome, the crowds are small, and the cost of food, drinks and accommodation are as pleasant as ever.
For those who enjoys other senses as much, they can look forward to the fresh scent after a shower has cleaned the air, and the fragrance of green nature in it growing season. And the aroma of delicious food made from fresh vegetables and fruit. The sound of birds and insects wakening after a fresh spell is part of natural wonder. And the sound of different sort of monsoon is something to ponder.
https://drzinasia.wordpress.com/2024/01/01/embracing-the-rain-visiting-angkor-park/
#greensseason #2019CE #ancient #Angkor #angkorpark #angkorthom #angkorwat #architecture #archive #art #bayon #bike #bikefriendly #bikingintheAngkorWonderland #Buddhism #Cambodia #citywalk #daytrip #Empire #forestgreen #moss #greentourism #imperial #J7 #JayavarmanVII #jvii #Kampuchea #khmer #roadtrip #Sculpture #Siem #Reap #siemreap #site #south #east #asia #southeastasia #statetemple #temple #travel #visitcambodia #visitsiemreap #wat #wet #worldculturalheritage
Sometimes it is nice enjoying the rain cleaning up the air and colours in Angkor Thom. Sitting in a comfortable shelter with other visitors and staff is a sociable affair, too.
Green season in Cambodia starts in June/July and reaches its peak in September/October. Planning to visit during the summer in Europe, or when the Autumn is at its darkest and coldest in the northern hemisphere, those are the best time to enjoy Cambodia.
And to visit the architecture and art from the ancient Khmer empire.
The afternoon rainfalls are short, and they freshest the air and cools down the temperature. And they make everything grow healthy green. Including shrouding the ancient temples and imperial sites in green, softening the outline and enhancing the contrasts.
Making the photography conditions are excellent, the temperature is awesome, the crowds are small, and the cost of food, drinks and accommodation are as pleasant as ever.
For those who enjoys other senses as much, they can look forward to the fresh scent after a shower has cleaned the air, and the fragrance of green nature in it growing season. And the aroma of delicious food made from fresh vegetables and fruit. The sound of birds and insects wakening after a fresh spell is part of natural wonder. And the sound of different sort of monsoon is something to ponder.
https://drzinasia.wordpress.com/2024/01/01/embracing-the-rain-visiting-angkor-park/
#greensseason #2019CE #ancient #Angkor #angkorpark #angkorthom #angkorwat #architecture #archive #art #bayon #bike #bikefriendly #bikingintheAngkorWonderland #Buddhism #Cambodia #citywalk #daytrip #Empire #forestgreen #moss #greentourism #imperial #J7 #JayavarmanVII #jvii #Kampuchea #khmer #roadtrip #Sculpture #Siem #Reap #siemreap #site #south #east #asia #southeastasia #statetemple #temple #travel #visitcambodia #visitsiemreap #wat #wet #worldculturalheritage
Pintura rupestre mostra cena de dança na Loca das Cinzas, no Vale do Catimbau (Foto: Fellipe Abreu)
O site "360 Meridianos" apresenta uma análise abrangente das pinturas rupestres localizadas no Vale do Catimbau, no Pernambuco, o segundo maior parque arqueológico do Brasil. Esta região abriga tesouros arqueológicos de valor inestimável, com obras de arte pré-históricas, por isso sua importância cultural e histórica.
Visite o site para saber mais, pois ele é bem ilustrado com muita história, fotos da região e vídeos:
https://www.360meridianos.com/vale-do-catimbau-pinturas-rupestres
#pernambuco #valedocatimbau #catimbau #parquenacional #nationalpark #brasil #brazil #ancient #ancienthistory #arqueologia #archeology #pintura #pinturarupestre #rupestre #painting #art #arte #archaeologicalsites #rockart #petroglyph
O site "360 Meridianos" apresenta uma análise abrangente das pinturas rupestres localizadas no Vale do Catimbau, no Pernambuco, o segundo maior parque arqueológico do Brasil. Esta região abriga tesouros arqueológicos de valor inestimável, com obras de arte pré-históricas, por isso sua importância cultural e histórica.
Visite o site para saber mais, pois ele é bem ilustrado com muita história, fotos da região e vídeos:
https://www.360meridianos.com/vale-do-catimbau-pinturas-rupestres
#pernambuco #valedocatimbau #catimbau #parquenacional #nationalpark #brasil #brazil #ancient #ancienthistory #arqueologia #archeology #pintura #pinturarupestre #rupestre #painting #art #arte #archaeologicalsites #rockart #petroglyph
AO THROWBACK - In 1987 an enormous complex of unplundered Moche culture tombs was unearthed at the Huaca Rajada archaeological site near Sipán on the North coast of Peru. https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/tomb-lord-sipan-mochican-warrior-priest-001986
#ancientorigins #ancient #history #ancienthistory #historylovers #historyfacts #historymatters #archaeology #moche #peru #sipán
Interesting here is the "conflict" scene in the lower right, unusual to see in Barrier Canyon Style rock art. More traditional are the two large mummy-like figures. The small figure below the sheep is likely a dog. The pecking on these figures suggests ritual modification, either by the original Barrier Canyon people or by later cultures like the Fremont or Ancestral Puebloans. Great Gallery, Canyonlands, Utah.
An #ancient architectural fragment, piece of a #roman inscription, and rim of an amphora used in patchwork repairs of the ancient Aurelianic Walls of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
Tidal River, Wilsons Prom, VIC Australia
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"It’s official: Minnesota’s state fossil is the giant beaver, an extinct creature the size of a small bear that roamed around the Twin Cities more than 10,000 years ago."
#weird #weirdnews #odd #nature #animals #ancient #fossils #midwest #Minnesota #MN
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bear-sized-giant-beaver-once-roamed-north-america-and-theyre-now-the-official-state-fossil-of-minnesota-180986937/
In the quiet stillness, broken only by the sound of the shutter of my camera, the interior of St Winwaloe's Church in Church Cove, Cornwall.
This ancient place of worship, dedicated to a popular Breton saint, is said to be one of the oldest in Cornwall and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
I haven't come across a church that is closer to the beach than this one and 18th century churchwardens’ accounts show that sand had to regularly removed from the churchyard and the church!
It was once known as 'the Church of the Storms' and its precarious position has meant that frequently, over the centuries, had to be reinforced by depositing large quantities of granite into the gap between the church and the beach to break the force of the waves.
Church Cove itself is on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula.
#england #cornwall #church #interior #photography #historic #ancient
Two pieces of #ancient marble entablature, a #roman funerary relief with two portraits and a #marble sarcophagus near the first miles of the via Appia. #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #archaeology #rome
Following on from the post about banking in #ancient #Rome, I thought I'd share this piece. A Denarius was the standard day's wage for a labourer in Ancient Rome. This one is interesting as it is not all that it seems. It is a "Fouree", an ancient counterfeit coin made of copper and plated with silver. https://coinofnote.com/19-b-c-rome-augustus-denarius-fouree/
#Numismatics #Histodons #AncientCoins #AncientCoin @numismatics @histodons
Collecting #AncientCoins, particularly those from Rome is popular. But how much do you know about the #Roman #banking system? Invicta has you covered with this 19 minute video on the banking system in #Ancient #Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw-TszklK-g (Not much mention of specific coins, but an interesting discussion on how it worked)
#Numismatics #Historian #Histodons #CoinCollecting @numismatics @histodons
The #roman fifth century church of San Stefano Rotondo, with reused #ancient columns. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #archaeology #architecturalhistory