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#OTD in 1902.
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
The mechanism is composed of at least 30 bronze gears housed in a wooden frame. It features dials, pointers, and inscriptions that correspond to various astronomical cycles. The front dial is believed to show the zodiac and the solar and lunar calendars, while the back dials include the Metonic, Saros & Callippic cycles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
For #archeology people: my girlfriend has published her first first-author study, on human-bear interactions in the #Paleolithic in Germany.
She worked super hard for it (and she was very stressed), the resulting paper looks beautiful and you might find it interesting. I know I don't have that many archeofollowers but she doesn't have any academic social media and I believe the paper really deserves a bit of publicity after all the effort :)
Hope you enjoy!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379124001021
Archaeologists uncover circular building with six towers from the 6th century BCE in Khorasan, Iran
Archaeologists conducting excavations in South Khorasan, Iran, have unearthed a remarkable structure dating back to the 6th century BCE. The site, named Tappe Takhchar-Abad, features an extraordinary almost circular adobe building with six solid towers.
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/circular-building-with-six-towers-from-the-6th-century-bce-in-khorasan/
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Archaeologists uncover circular building with six towers from the 6th century BCE in Khorasan, Iran
Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable structure dating back to the 6th century BCE in Tappe Takhchar-Abad in South Khorasan, Iran,Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
So this is the pictograph to the left of the really crisp one seen in my last post. Sadly, this one has not fared well over the centuries. The left side of it has mostly been washed away by water running down the cliff face. I enhanced this one quite a bit so we could see some of the detail. When it was fresh, I think this one would have really been spectacular! It has many more elements to it than the last one I posted.
#Archeology #Desert #Canyon #RockArt #Photography #Darktable
I'm not sure who that old coot is photo bombing this cliff dwelling, but I saw him free climb down into the canyon from the mesa top. Silly old guy must have went up the wrong canyon looking for this ruin, climbed out, walked across the mesa, & then climbed down into this, the right canyon with its really cool cultural site. There's rock art decorating the canyon walls, pottery shards, 800-year-old corn cobs, & pressure flakes everywhere!
#Archeology #Ruin #Abandoned #Desert #Canyon #Darktable
A nice pictograph I came across in canyon country yesterday. Probably ~800 years old. Actually saw some green pictographs as well! Very rare, but too faded for posting here. I might see if I can enhance them when I get back to my home computer.
#Art #Archeology #Canyon #Desert
Mass grave of plague victims discovered in Nuremberg may be largest ever found in Europe
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever found in Europe...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/03/mass-grave-of-plague-victims-discovered-in-nuremberg/
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Mass grave of plague victims discovered in Nuremberg may be largest ever found in Europe
Archaeologists excavating in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever found in Europe.Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
