Notices by Archaeo-Histories (archaeohistories@ohai.social), page 11

First image shows an 'Ancient Greek Pelike' (4th Century BC), depicting a woman acrobat shooting an arrow with her feet. (MET Museum)

Second image shows an acrobatic archer at the 2016, World Nomad Games held in Kyrgyzstan.

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Będzin Castle; a 14th Century CE, Castle in Będzin, Poland.

This stone castle is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in 11th Century CE. It was an important fortification in Kingdom of Poland and later, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Cover Design of the 1946, Edition of Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" Volumes.

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Shatial Glyphs; located in Shatial, a transit station with archaeological significance on Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

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A 16th Century CE, Manuscript (UPenn Ms. Codex 109) includes an image of 'Cat with a rocket on its back'.

It comes from a work that examines gunpowder and weaponry, one idea was to use doves and cats loaded with flammable devices to set fire to enemy positions.

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Awjilah, a small oasis city in Libya, It is considered one of oldest Libyan cities, and it was visited by Herodotus in 400 BC.

Its name was Ugila and it preserved its name without distortion for all this period and was mentioned in ancient Egyptian inscriptions, 5000 years old.

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In 1970s, Archaeologists in Bulgaria stumbled upon a vast Copper Age necropolis from 5th Millennium BC, containing oldest golden artifacts ever discovered near city of Varna.

Varna Culture; that emerged on shores of lakes near Black Sea some 7000 years ago.

This grave is also known as grave of golden penis, because of mysterious pure gold covering around these parts. Reason is still unknown why and whom placed these.

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Mycenaean Daggers (1550-1500 BC), made of Silver and Gold; found in shaft graves 4-7 in Grave Circle A, Crete, Greece.

Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

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A Tatar Shaman, Minusinsk, Siberia, 1910.

A large minority of people in North Asia, particularly in Siberia, follow religio-cultural practices of  Shamanism. Some researchers regard Siberia as heartland of Shamanism.

Siberian Shamans, reenacting their dreams wherein they had rescued soul of client, were conducted in, Oroch, Altai, and Nganasan healing séances.

© Historical Photographs

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A late 12th Century CE; Kufic style of Arabic (Quranic) Calligraphy and Geometric patterns, carving on the Mehrab of Iltutmish's (d. 1236 CE) Tomb at Qutub Complex, Mehrauli, New Delhi, India.

Tomb of Iltutmish, was built in 1236 CE. Inside tomb of Iltutlish, there are three prayer niches. This tomb is quite simple, but its entrance is intricately carved with geometrical and arabesque patterns make it a beautiful example of India’s heritage to the world.

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The following is a map of British Kingdoms in the 6th Century CE. Blue represents the native Brittanic kingdoms whilst Green represents the newly created Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms.

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The Golestan (Gülistan) Palace, also known as Rose Garden Palace; a former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran, Iran.

It was built in 16th Century CE, renovated in 18th Century CE, and finally rebuilt in 1865.

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Torre Scola (Scola Tower), originally known as Tower of St. John the Baptist; a magnificent half-ruined fortress of Gulf of Poets in coastal region of Liguria, Italy.

It is a military defensive fortress built by Republic of Genoa in 1606 CE, to protect coasts and villages. Fortress was designed to accommodate 8 soldiers (including a bomber and their captain).

Scola Tower is pentagonal and is about 42ft tall. It was built with large blocks of square stone and has a thickness of walls of 4ft.

𝖢𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗅 𝖽𝖾𝗅 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖾, 𝖺 𝟣𝟥𝗍𝗁-𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝖥𝗋𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖨𝖨 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗐𝖺𝖻𝗂𝖺, 𝖤𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖧𝗈𝗅𝗒 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖤𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖪𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗅𝗒, 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗍 𝟧𝟦𝟢m 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖺 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝗇𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖠𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗂𝖺 𝗂𝗇 𝖯𝗎𝗀𝗅𝗂𝖺, 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗒.

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A young woman from Vedbaek, Denmark, buried with her newborn child who had been placed on the wing of a swan, 4000 BC.

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The evolution of a road over Millennia.

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Large column shown along wall of this picture is from hypostyle hall of Darius I in Persepolis, Iran.

This photograph was taken inside Louvre Museum. Though capital is still on display, it is no longer in this grand room.

📷 : Magic Lantern Slide of a “Double Bull” Capital from Persepolis (date unknown). From Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.

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Reconstruction of an ancient Roman bikini on basis of a mosaic from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, Italy.

Mosaic from 4th Century CE from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily in "Ten Young Girls" room shows young women doing various sports exercises and receiving awards.

Girls' outfits are confusingly similar
to modern bikinis. At same time, myth incorrectly entrenched in school textbooks, bikini as an invention of 20th Century collapses.

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