In 1987, paleontologist Jerry MacDonald
discovered a wide variety of fossilized tracks from several different
species of animals and birds, located in a Permian strata. Among the
various fossilized tracks were the clear prints of a human foot.
However, the Permian strata has been dated from 290 to 248 million
years ago- millions of years before animals, birds, dinosaurs, and yes,
man, was supposed to exist.
The remains of the church in which 247 women
and 205 children were trapped and killed by the Nazis. The middle window
behind the altar is the one through which the only survivor Marguerite
Rouffanche escaped
Seal of Tarkummuwa, King of Mera - ca 1400 BC
The inscription,repeated_ in cuneiform around the rim,gives the seal
owner's ,name,the Hitite ruler Tarkummuwa.This famous bilingual
incription provided the first clues for deciphering Hitite hieroglyphs.
Walter Museum
Hama belongs to the oldest towns in Syria,
which were inhabited without interruption. Year-long excavations on the
Tell, located in the midst of the modern town, were conducted by Danish
archaeologists in 1930s. They brought forth evidence of
a settlement sequence that started at least with the 7th millennium BC.
Hama is of wide renown above all as the capital of the Aramaic kingdom
Hamath during the first quarter of the 1st millennium BC. town is
attested as an importance trade centre
In the 6th century Ctesiphon was one of the
largest city in the world and one of the great cities of ancient
Mesopotamia. Because of its importance, Ctesiphon was a major military
objective for the Roman Empire and was captured by Rome, and later the
Byzantine Empire, five times. Located in Iraq, the only visible remain
today is the great arch Taq-i Kisra
Herod's Temple was built on the site of
Solomon's Temple after its destruction. It continues with the three part
structure and has a Holy of Holies space. However, the Babylonians had
taken the Ark of the Covenant after destroying Solomon's Temple. It is
said that the Holy of Holies in Herod's temple was empty.
Amitayus | Attributed to School of Zanabazar
Dated late 17th–early 18th century Dimensions 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Medium Gilt bronze, face painted with cold gold and pigment Collections
Asia Classifications Sculpture Culture Mongolian, Buddhist Object Place
Mongolia
Pendant showing an Iyoba (Queen Mother) with a
gong Edo peoples, Benin kingdom, Nigeria, late 17th–early 18th century
Ivory Length x width: 17.1 x 10.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 in.) Robert Owen Lehman
Collection Provenance: Early 20th century, brought
from the Kingdom of Benin to England. 1961, Colonel Albert Horton,
England; February 6, 1961, Colonel Horton sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot
152, sold for £ 880 to K. John Hewett (b. 1919 – d. 1994), London. 2012,
promised gift of Robert Owen Lehman to the MFA.
The Zapotec of Monte Albán Their capital city
of Monte Albán was built over a period of 2,000 years, starting at about
900 B.C. Though their early art shows Olmec influence, there can be
little doubt that the people of Monte Albán were Zapotec.
Who during Classic times had the opportunity to develop their
civilization, unaffected by the major troubles that disturbed
Teotihuacán and the Maya at the close of the Early Classic period.
330-300 BCE. Bronze Portrait of Seuthes III
found in a stone-lined pit in front of the entrance to his royal tomb in
Bulgaria. The Ruler of the most powerful Thracian tribe -the Odris.
Unearthed in 2004.
Pitcairn Island, New Zealand - 1934. Local
farmers are trying to hide pieces of a giant skeleton found near
'Christians cave'. Three of the men were later found dead under strange
circumstances. The forth man disappeared soon after this photo was taken
and was never found. The photographers identity has never been
revealed.
Balinese Gold Figure Of Vishnu - DA.699
Origin: Indonesia Circa: 800 AD to 1300 AD Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm)
high Collection: Asian Art Medium: Gold Condition
The Crown of Kochi Once an semi-dependent
kingdom, Kochi's rulers established this crown as the symbol of the
city-state's kings. Made of gold and precious stones, this crown has a
weird tradition attached to it. The crown was never worn on the head but
was rather held on the lap of the king while seated in state upon the
throne.
The Lady of Elx, an Iberian piece from the 4th
century B.C. on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain
in Madrid. Probably the finest iberian sculpture found to date.
Otzi, the Ice Man of the Alps who was
discovered in 1991. His mummy, created by having been covered with
glacial ice shortly after his death, is the oldest known human skin ever
discovered – 5,300 years old – and it is tattooed. Otzi has 59 separate
tattoos
