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Tag Archives: archaeology
The scientific tourist #269 — Olmecs in Texas
Imagine my surprise at discovering an Olmec head during a recent visit to the campus of the University of Texas at Austin! Continue reading
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, mesoamerica, mesoamerican, Olmec, Texas
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Casual Friday — moving the moai
Everybody who’s ever seen the huge stone heads (moai) of Easter Island has wondered how they could possibly have been moved into place… Continue reading
Posted in History, Technology, YouTubing
Tagged ancient, archaeology, Easter Island, Technology
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The scientific tourist #242 — Chimney Rock National Monument
Today you get a quick overview of the U.S.’ newest National Monument — Chimney Rock, in southwestern Colorado…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancestral puebloan, archaeoastronomy, archaeology, Chaco, Chimney Rock, Four Corners, History, Humanity, lunar standstill, National Monument, ruins
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The scientific tourist #212 — leaning into it
Today’s photo comes to you from the National Archaeological Museum of Florence (Museo Archeologico Centrale dell’ Etruria); it’s a fragment of limestone, originally from the palace of Sennacherib in Ninevah…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancient, archaeology, Assyria, History, Humanity, Museo Archeologico Centrale dell' Etruria, Ninevah
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The scientific tourist #211 — Chac Mool
Another image for you from the Museum of Archaeology and History in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged archaeology, History, Humanity, Mérida, Maya, museum
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The scientific tourist #210 — the disk of Chichén Itzá
Another shot from Mérida’s Museum of Anthropology and History, this one’s a carved disc found in the site’s observatory…
The scientific tourist #209 — scarification in stone
Standards of beauty are definitely a culturally-defined thing — and today’s image is just one example of that…
The scientific tourist #187 — Pueblo Bonito, from above
Pueblo Bonito is both the largest, as well as the best known great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico — but that doesn’t mean that there’s agreement on just what it is…
Posted in History, Humanity, Sci / Tech Tourism
Tagged ancient, archaeology, Chaco Canyon, History, Humanity, New Mexico
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The scientific tourist #182 — tri-wall structure in Chaco Canyon
This week’s image comes to you from Chaco Canyon (strictly speaking, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park) in New Mexico — it’s an unusual tri-wall structure at the Pueblo del Arroyo ruins: A triple walled structure like this is rare … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, archaeology, Chaco Canyon, History, Humanity
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The scientific tourist #180 — The Temple of the Inscriptions
Well, while we’re on the subject of Palenque and royal tombs, I thought it’d be a good time to talk about the “granddaddy” of them all — the tomb of Pakal the Great (a.k.a., The Temple of the Inscriptions) at … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, History, Humanity, Mexico, Palenque
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