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Sculpture made by Luo Li RongNotice the beauty of the "veil" and its shapes.Each detail is well-groomed, it captures the...
07/31/2025

Sculpture made by Luo Li Rong

Notice the beauty of the "veil" and its shapes.

Each detail is well-groomed, it captures the feelings of its observer.
The veil wraps the woman, like in a sweet hug. Shape of folds that seem to caress every inch of the body. The shapes are harmoniously well sculpted They look like wrapped in a wind, maybe it is the artistic wind that builds, shapes and realizes everything but brings it to reality ,

"The Death of Adonis," sculpted in marble between 1700 and 1710 by Giuseppe Mazzuoli, captures the tragic death of the y...
07/31/2025

"The Death of Adonis," sculpted in marble between 1700 and 1710 by Giuseppe Mazzuoli, captures the tragic death of the young Adonis, loved by the goddess Venus, based on the "Metamorphosis" of Ovidio. This masterpiece of Baroque sculpture, highlighted for its realism and emotionality, is currently on display at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, where it continues to impress visitors with its detailed depiction of a story of love and loss.

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A Turkish homeowner chasing his chickens through a hole in his basement during renovations came across an abandoned unde...
07/31/2025

A Turkish homeowner chasing his chickens through a hole in his basement during renovations came across an abandoned underground Turkish city that once housed 20,000 people.

Excavation work uncovered an incredible marvel of engineering, a network of tunnels and shelters 18 levels deep that went down 280ft (85 metres). This enormous underground city is thought to have begun life as a system of caves built back 1200 BC by the Hittites to shelter from the Phrygians, who then in turn further excavated the area and expanded the living space when they conquered the region.

In later centuries it appears as though Christian inhabitants of the Roman Empire expanded the cave systems by adding more layers and including chapels, stables and places to make wine and olive oil.

The underground city of Derinkuyu was a safe haven for the people living in the region on many occasions, with a long string of conquerors and occupiers marching through that part of the world.

The graffiti of Addaura, carved by ancient humans between 20,000-15,000 BC in the late Epigravettian and early Mesolithi...
07/30/2025

The graffiti of Addaura, carved by ancient humans between 20,000-15,000 BC in the late Epigravettian and early Mesolithic periods. They were found in the Addaura Cave on the northeast side of Mount Pellegrino in Palermo, Sicily.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina which stands in Piazza Colonna in Rome is thought to have been erected by Com...
07/30/2025

The Column of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina which stands in Piazza Colonna in Rome is thought to have been erected by Commodus in memory of his father and mother sometime around 180 CE.

The column was inspired by its more famous predecessor Trajan's Column which was set up, also in Rome, in 113 СЕ.

The column carries representations carved in high relief of the emperor's successful military campaigns against the Quadi across the Danube between 172 and 175 CE.

The column presently stands 39 meters tall but a further 7 meters of the base structure remains underground, the lowest portion never having been excavated. Originally, there was also a statue - most probably of the emperor on top of the column, increasing the overall height of the structure even further.

This would account for the figure of 51.95 meters (or 175 Roman feet) mentioned in the 4th century CE Regional Catalogs.

The column is hollow and inside it a spiral staircase was built which once gave access to the upper viewing platform.

The interior is entered through a doorway in the base on the Via del Corso side but is now closed to the public.

it is thought that a temple to the deified emperor and his empress was originally situated close to the column.

Dr Irving Finkel holding a 3770-year-old tablet, that tells the story of the god Enki speaking to the Sumerian king Atra...
07/29/2025

Dr Irving Finkel holding a 3770-year-old tablet, that tells the story of the god Enki speaking to the Sumerian king Atram-Hasis (the Noah figure in earlier versions of the flood story) and giving him instructions on how to build an ark which is described as a round 220 ft diameter coracle.

A woman admires the enormous size of a Sequoia tree in the 1950s. Giant Sequoias are a type of redwood that grows in the...
07/29/2025

A woman admires the enormous size of a Sequoia tree in the 1950s. Giant Sequoias are a type of redwood that grows in the high-altitude Sierra Nevada mountains of California. While many of them can grow to be as massive as the one shown in the photo, in this particular case, it appears as if two trees fused together.

Coast redwoods, on the other hand, are the tallest trees in the world, typically growing closer to the ocean at much lower altitudes. Although their diameter isn't as wide as Sequoias, they have the potential to reach heights of nearly 400 feet.

California is also home to bristlecone pines, some of the longest-living trees globally. While they are much smaller in size, they grow very slowly, and some are even older than the pyramids in Egypt.

Colourful Ancient Rome. In the Ancient Rome, the colours were melted in wax and hot applied to the surface of the statue...
07/29/2025

Colourful Ancient Rome. In the Ancient Rome, the colours were melted in wax and hot applied to the surface of the statues; even the marble was treated with oil to prevent the colour from flowing. Since natural pigments and wax were used to create the colors, most of these details have unfortunately been lost. In any case, one statue that (thanks to modern technology) has revealed unexpected characteristics is that of Augustus of Prima Porta: the statue was photographed with ultraviolet light and it was possible to notice imperceptible fragments of color, not visible to the naked eye.

Fresco showing a young man jumping into curvy waves, 5th century BC. This structure, called the Diver's Tomb, was found ...
07/28/2025

Fresco showing a young man jumping into curvy waves, 5th century BC. This structure, called the Diver's Tomb, was found in the Ancient Greek city of Paestum in Italy. The tomb takes its name from the fresco on the upper plate showing a man plunging into the waves.

The Arkadiko Bridge built between 1300 and 1190 b.c.e. The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near ...
07/28/2025

The Arkadiko Bridge built between 1300 and 1190 b.c.e. The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros in Argolis on the Peloponnese, Greece. The stone crossing, which is dated to the Greek Bronze Age, is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence which is still crossable today. It is the oldest preserved bridge in Europe.

Ancient Coins of Shaanxi. The ancient coins were found in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Archaeologists collected...
07/28/2025

Ancient Coins of Shaanxi. The ancient coins were found in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Archaeologists collected about 100,000 coins, weighing 460 kilograms. According to archaeologists, Shaanxi coins mostly belong to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). A few coins date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), though most are from the Song Dynasty. Initial analysis showed that the coins belong to the old-style Chinese private bank that buried the coins during wars.

A 4500 year old Egyptian tunic in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
07/28/2025

A 4500 year old Egyptian tunic in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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