Notices by Nina Willburger (ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de)

Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! This sewing #needle was made from animal bone some 13,000 years ago! Some designs are timeless, achieving a perfect balance of form and function from their inception. Length: 5.6cm.

📷 LMW Stuttgart

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A nearly 6,000-year-old stone axe in an antler sleeve and a wooden handle, found in the #Neolithic lake-dwelling at Hornstaad-Hörnle at Lake Constance. The sleeve absorbed energy from the blow.

Dating 3918-3902 BC

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For #MosaicMonday and #Easter Monday a lovely image of a #rabbit, a detail from a mosaic showing Orpheus surrounded by enchanted #animals.
Found in Antioch, modern-day Antakya, #Turkey. Dating 4th c. AD.

On display at Museum Kestner Hannover.

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A pair of bronze foot-guards, found in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. Dating 520-480 BC.
Only a few examples of foot-guards survived. The might have been too cumbersome to be of practical purpose.

On display at British Museum.

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Glass bracelets and beads found in the oppidum (#Celtic settlement) at Manching. Manching was a centre of Celtic glass industry. It was specialized on the production of seamless colourful glass bracelets from ca. 260 - 40 BC. The raw glass was imported from the eastern Mediterranean region, the colourants were added by the local craftsmen. To produce the seamless bracelets a glass bead was made and gradually enlarged with a metal rod and a cone.

📷 Archäologische Staatssammlung München.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A #Roman glass model of a #boat, dating 2nd c. AD. It was found in St. Aldegund in a 4th-century woman's grave. Six of such boats are known. We don't know their function: Were they used as women's urinals, as components of water clocks and sundials, as drinking cups?
Further information on glass boats:

https://web.archive.org/web/20221013071226/https://www.cmog.org/article/roman-glass-boats?s=09

Photo: GDKE Rheinland-Pfalz

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We all need a timeline cleanse right now: A charming #Greek terracotta aryballos - a vessel used to hold oil - in the shape of a hedgehog 🦔.
6th century BC.

On display at Antikensammlung München.

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#Neolithic textile production: an amazing find! A charred spindle with a charred ball of flax thread.
Found in the pile dwelling settlement of Sipplingen-Osthafen, Lake Constance, dating 3316-3306 BC. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition.

📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

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A Roman iron shackle with marks indicating an attempt to break it.

The shackle was found along with other metal objects near a furnace, where it was probably intended to be melted down as scrap metal.

From Heidenheim an der Brenz, 2nd/3rd century

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📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum BadenWürttemberg

Given what's going on in the world, this is perfect for today's #findsfriday. Those who are responsible for the current state of affairs may feel addressed.

Hand of a gilded bronze statue of an Roman emperor.
From Kempten, 1st to 3rd c. AD
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung
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Head of Amenemhat III., 1842-1797 BC, Pharaoh during the twelfth dynasty, wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt.
The first pyramid he attempted to build, known as the Black Pyramid (Dashur), had serious construction flaws, so a second pyramid was built in Hawara.
Made of greywacke. On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.

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A late Neolithic dagger found in the pile dwelling site of the Roseninsel, Bavaria.The blade is made of flint from the Monti Lessini, upper Italy.
Dating 3500 - 2700 BC.

On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München

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This rare bronze purse was found with six #gold coins still inside in the #Celtic oppidum (settlement) at Manching. It was originally sealed with an organic material, presumably a leather strap. The purse is rather small: 4.3x3.3 cm. The diameter of the smallest coin is 6.5mm.

Dating ca. 200 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München.

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For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic with a mesmerizing 3D effect. Domus Romana, near Rabat and Mdina, #Malta , dating 100 BC.

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Working #women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband.

From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.

#ReliefWednesday #romanarchaeology #archaeology

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of #auschwitz a complex of Nazi concentration camps where more than 1 million people were killed.

NEVER AGAIN is now!

(Toy) balls found in #Egypt, dating around 1,500 BC (18th dynasty). They are hollow and made of linen, with an elaborated red, blue and green decoration, formed by strips of reed. Balls like these were also used for rituals and acrobatic performances.

On display at Museum August Kestner

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A charming little piece for Sunday: a terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely Sunday!

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An #IceAge masterpiece: the oldest known representation of a bird.
The small carving (4.7cm) of a water bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago. It's thought to be a diver, cormorant, or duck.
Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the Swabian Jura.
On display at our branch museum Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren.

Photo: Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

Further information (including 3D model)
https://www.urmu.de/digitale-sammlung/objekt/wasservogel-1977-0119-9000-9000-1

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