ATTENTION HISTORY BUFFS AND ANCIENT ART-SEEKERS! Check out these photos from the Yancey Richardson Gallery x-ray vision exhibit. It was titled "History's Shadow," and presented an x-ray view of artifacts of the art world. This abstract exhibit came to us from renown photographer David Maisel. Maisel is well known...
In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to recognize some of the incredibly influential black civilizations of the past and all of their accomplishments. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia was the Biblical land of Sumer, which sprung up around 3000 B.C. After decrypting the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia for many...
One way to learn about Ancient Egyptian culture is by studying its antiquity, jewelry and customs. One popular custom of this ancient society was the making of the cartouche. A cartouche is a kind of nameplate. Ancient Egyptians used cartouches for kings, queens, and other high-ranking people...
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was recently recreated at Sydney University’s Nicholson Museum...
Some might think that high-end technology is relatively modern, and that the ancients lived in the dark ages in comparison, but the ancients were more technologically advanced than you think. The complexity of some of the amazing pieces of ancient technology shows us that the...
Described as the “Titanic of the ancient world”, the Antikythera shipwreck that was first discovered in 1900 could very well be the largest ancient shipwreck ever discovered. The crash site is located off the island of Antikythera in the Aegean Sea, and it’s estimated that...
In today's day and age, the Internet is filled with all kinds of educators; from scholars, to reporters, to bystanders. It's incredible the kind of knowledge you can gain from simply searching the web. Bloggers have made a solid presence across the web, offering a mix...
When the time comes to pick your college major, it may seem...
In 1929, jade and stone artifacts were discovered in Sichuan, but the importance of this finding wasn't understood until 1986, when two pits of Bronze Age riches were excavated by archaeologists. In these pits, there were 100 elephant tusks, jade, and bronze sculptures that measured...