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1/ As the world enters it's 3rd year of the #COVID19 Pandemic, let's look at the archaeological evidence about past plagues. Today on #Archaeology_Online a #thread about archaeology from the time of the black plague. >>
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2/ >> The Black Death rampaged through Europe between 1346-1353 CE, between 75-200 million people are estimated to have died during that period.
An excavation that took place in 2016 at Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, founds some clear evidence. >>
An excavation that took place in 2016 at Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, founds some clear evidence. >>
3/ >> During the excavations 48 skeletons were discovered in a mass 14th century grave, according to research half of the skeletons were of children. This is without a doubt evidence, that also correaltes with wrtitten sources, about the impact of the plague on this community. >>
1/ Today on #Archaeology_Online let's talk about Egyptian faience. This #thread is all about ancient Egyptian art, but let's start with an explanations of what fiance is & where it came from. >>
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2/ >> Egyptian faience is a type of ceramic that after glazing it's colors alternate between blue and green. There is no clay in the fiancee so it is not considered an actual ceramic, & because of it's special properties it was one of the main export products of ancient Egypt. >>
3/ >> Faience appeared at the end of the 5th millennium BCE at Ur in Mesopotamia, & was later developed further by the Phoenicians. But without a doubt the ones who took Faience to the highest degree of craftsmanship were the Egyptians, hence it's name, Egyptian fiance. >>
1/ Today, for #GoodFriday, a slightly longer #thread from #Archaeology_Online about the history of the Church of the Holy Sepulchure, & it's connection to the crucifixion of #Jesus. It's mainly a testament to the power of tradition. >>
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2/ >> Our story begins in 306 CE, when Emperor Constantine the Great takes the throne. In 324 CE he founded the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in the city of Byzantium, from where he ruled with his mother Helena, by his side. >>
3/ >> It is unclear in which manner Constantine adopted Christianity, and he actually converted to Christianity only on his deathbed. Between 326 and 328 AD, his mother, Helena, traveled to what is now the Land of Israel, based on the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea. >>
