The Museum Hotel is home to the world’s largest mosaic, uncovered in 2010. (c. 300 B.C.) The mosaic rug extends over 1050 square meters and it’s the world’s largest mosaic piece.
Archaeologists and architects who worked hard to restore this priceless mosaic say it was created by 13 different ancient civilizations. The decorative motifs are from the Hellenistic period until the Islamic period.
Shoulder of Siberian Ice Princess (Princess Ukok), circa 500 B.C., Urok Plateau, Autonomous Altai Republic, Siberia. The most surprising fact about the princess is her tattoos.
The most surprising fact about the princess is her tattoos. The mysterious tattoos on the neck, arm, and leg area have remained intact for 2500 years! Each of these tattoos featured fantastic animal figures.
Can you imagine a king's tomb under the parking lot where you park your car every day? One of the greatest discoveries of archaeology: Discovery of Richard III's tomb, Leicester, Great Britain, 2012.
Clay tablets (books) from Ashurbanipal’s Library (containing originally over 30,000 cuneiform tablets) at the exhibition in British Museum, Assyria 7th century BC.
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Miletus was one of 12 Ionian cities and one of the greatest cities of ancient Asia Minor. It was large trade center with 4 harbors; founded colonies on Black Sea, in Egypt and Italy; noted as a literary center and known as -
the birthplace of the Hagia Sophia's architect (and inventor of the flying buttress) Isidore of Miletus and Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (and one of the Seven Sages of Greece).
The Byblos figurines or Phoenician statuettes are approximately 1,500–2,000 ex-voto statuettes found in ancient Phoenician temples in Lebanon, primarily in Byblos, but also in Kamid al lawz.
The majority of the statuettes were found at archaeological sites in sealed pottery jars, together with tools, weapons, jewelry, and other ritual objects.
The statuettes measure 3–38 cm tall, mostly represent males, and have tangs projecting from their feet that would have allowed them to be placed onto bases
The statuettes date to the second millenium BC and are made of bronze, silver, or copper alloy.