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History is an unending dialogue between present and the past, that's why few pages of history give more insight than all the metaphysical volumes.
Jun 23, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Winged Scarab Pendant of Tutankhamun; from Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes, Egypt.

Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 61884

#archaeohistories This golden pendant of cloisonné technique is inlaid with semiprecious stones and colored glass. The central element of the composition is a winged scarab of Libyan desert glass, grasping on one side a lotus and on the other a papyrus flower, flanked by two uraei, or cobras.
May 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Jarlshof is best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in British Isles". It contains remains from 2500 BC to 17th century AD. Image Bronze Age settlers left evidence of several small oval houses with thick stone walls and various artifacts including a decorated bone object. Iron Age ruins include several different types of structures, including a broch and a defensive wall around the site.