Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tjayasetimu, the child star of ancient egypt
Tjayasetimu is the name of a little girl who was a star singer in ancient Egypt. Nearly three thousand years ago, she was a member of the royal choir and sang for the pharaohs in temples on the Nile.
Huge Geometric Shapes in Middle East May Be Prehistoric
Thousands of stone structures that form geometric patterns in the Middle East are coming into clearer view, with archaeologists finding two wheel-shaped patterns date back some 8,500 years. That makes these “wheels” older than the famous geoglyphs in Peru called Nazca Lines.
And some of these giant designs located in Jordan’s Azraq Oasis seem to have an astronomical significance, built to align with the sunrise on the winter solstice.
Those are just some of the findings of new research on these Middle East lines, which were first encountered by pilots during World War I. RAF Flight Lt. Percy Maitland published an account of them in 1927 in the journal Antiquity, reporting that the Bedouin called the structures “works of the old men,” a name still sometimes used by modern-day researchers. Read more.
Embroidered Fragment with Figure
Paracas culture
Peru, 3rd–2nd century B.C.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photographs of Geologic Formations, Quebec, 1944 by Italian physicist Franco Rasetti.
Classic outcrop photos. Neat.
Passageway May Lead to Aztec Ruler’s Tomb
A Mexican archaeologist said his team has found a tunnel-like passageway that apparently leads to two sealed chambers, the latest chapter in the search for the as-yet undiscovered tomb of an Aztec ruler.
The Aztecs are believed to have cremated the remains of their leaders during their 1325-1521 rule, but the final resting place of the cremains has never been found. Outside experts said Tuesday the find at Mexico City’s Templo Mayor ruin complex would be significant.
The National Institute of Anthropology and History said Monday that a team led by archaeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan had discovered an 8.4-meter (27-foot) long tunnel leading into the center of a circular platform where dead rulers were believed to be cremated. Read more.
Art installation in Petrosino Park, New York City (1990) by AIDS activism art collective Gran Fury
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