... As one engineer put it, "If that's not a battery, then what is it??" Ivory tower archeology types insist that there's no way to know what it is (sure as hell looks like a battery to ME), and that it probably had, yes, some unknown ritual purpose ... that archeologists really get cranky about discussing. Most of the major discoveries in archeology weren't made by archeologists. Rosetta Stone? Found by ...

Immersive Archeology - Aura Lily breathes life into the architecture and culture of Ancient EgyptOriginally uploaded by Pathfinder LindenAura Lily has been using Second Life to recreate the artifacts and architecture of ancient Egypt. Using maps drawn by one of Napoleon's artist engineers, she's also working on an accurate recreation of temples and buildings on the island of Philae. Aura's work is ...

Being the seven year anniversary of the 9/11 attack, I thought this was an appropriate print to post.  "Fun City / Urban Archeology" is an art print derived from an image that was drawn the summer before the attack, and features the twin towers in the NYC skyline.  It's a 4″ x 17″ screenprint from [...]

... cinema. Quite a weird thought one would say.. Yet, after seeing the results, I thought of something else: Second Life would be a great environment to recreate an underwater archeology site! Most of us never get to dive to the real thing, whether they be famous shipwrecks or lost cities in, for instance, the Mediterranean. From a promotional or educational perspective, this could be interesting!I ...

... and generosity (Matthew 20:1-16). Our noting that the cry "that's not fair!" with regard to God's generosity doesn't hold water, does not trump God's concern for justice.using archeology to oust PalestiniansKaren Armstrong's "Jerusalem: One city, three faiths" is an interesting read also. This former nun has a broad, tolerant, and inclusive perspective as she chronicles the history of Jerusalem.( ...

Rock-cut architecture occupies a predominantly significant place in the history of Architecture, but "the ritual goes back all the way to the Great Temple of Ramses, known as Abu Simbel," located along the Nile in Nubia. Dated back to 1280 BCE, it is comprised of a mammoth scaled portico carved out of the cliff with interior chambers that form its asylum. Much of people's observation of ...