Emperor Yang Guang

Emperor Yang Guang

Archaeologists say they may have uncovered the tomb of the notorious Emperor Yang Guang, one of the most hated tyrants in Chinese history.

Read More : http://www.archaeology.org/news/789-130416-china-tomb-yang-guang

mammoth

Mammoth

 

 

 CNN

The remains of a mammoth have been uncovered south of Mexico City: http://on.cnn.com/17kgljZ

Piece of Papyrus

Piece of Papyrus

Discovery Channel

 Yesterday

Archeologists have uncovered the world's most ancient port and an extremely important piece of papyrus. Learn more about their discovery in Egypt, here → http://bit.ly/17BXNP1

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Suez Canal

Suez Canal

Qanāt al-Sūwais 

( Connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea) 

The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس‎ Qanāt al-Sūwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank, 3 km (1.9 mi) from the half-way point.
When first built, the canal was 164 km (102 mi) long and 8 m (26 ft) deep. After multiple enlargements, the canal is 193.30 km (120.11 mi) long, 24 m (79 ft) deep and 205 metres (673 ft) wide as of 2010.It consists of the northern access channel of 22 km (14 mi), the canal itself of 162.25 km (100.82 mi) and the southern access channel of 9 km (5.6 mi).
The canal is single lane with passing places in the "Ballah By-Pass" and the Great Bitter Lake. It contains no locks; seawater flows freely through the canal. In general, the canal north of the Bitter Lakes flows north in winter and south in summer. The current south of the lakes changes with the tide at Suez.
The canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority(SCA) of Egypt. Under international treaty, it may be used "in time of war as in time of peace, by every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag."

Pyramid of Khufu

Kheops-Pyramid

Great Pyramid of Giza 

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BCE. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both ascending and descending passages. The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.
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SMS Blücher

Bundesarchiv DVM 10

  Großer Kreuzer

 "SMS Blücher"

 

 SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy. She was designed to match what German intelligence incorrectly believed to be the specifications of the British Invincible-class battlecruisers. Blücher was larger than earlier armored cruisers and carried more heavy guns, but was unable to match the size and armament of the new battlecruisers. The ship was named for Gebhard von Blücher, commander of Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo. After being commissioned in 1909, Blücher served in the I Scouting Group for most of her career, including World War I. She took part in the bombardment of Yarmouth and the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in 1914. At the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915, she was slowed significantly after being hit by British gunfire. Franz von Hipper, the German commander, decided to abandon Blücher to the pursuing enemy ships in order to save his more valuable battlecruisers. She was sunk and British destroyers began recovering the survivors, although they were forced to withdraw when a German zeppelin began bombing them, mistaking Blücher for a British ship. Estimates of the number of casualties range from 747 to around 1,000.

Read More : https://en.wikipedia.org/

All Gizah Pyramids

All Gizah Pyramids 

Egypt

A view of the pyramids at Giza from the plateau to the south of the complex. From left to right: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The three smaller pyramids in the foreground are subsidiary structures associated with Menkaure's pyramid.

The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.
There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008.^[ Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.

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Roman temple

In The Heart of The Roman City of London

Roman temple 

 Waterlogged conditions along the banks of the buried Walbrook River helped preserve more than 10,000 artifacts, which have been recovered from a Roman temple at a construction site on Queen Victoria Street in London.

http://archaeology.org/news/771-130410-london-roman-walbrook

the heart of the Roman city of London 

Castle of Policiano

Castle of Policiano

The Policiano Castle is first mentioned in 963 AD when the Emperor Ottone I confirms all the estates belonging to the Rectory of Arezzo, while granting the latter new donations including the Court of Policiano and its environs. The estate was donated in 963 AD to the Rectory of Arezzo and was part of the “Goaldemania” (or Waldemannia), which was a wooded area that was managed and controlled by Waldemannus, the Royal superIntendent of the Lombard tax office.

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Erice Castle

 Erice Castle 

 Trapani in Sicily

 Italy. 

The ancient name of Erice was Eryx (Έρυξ in Greek), and its foundation was associated with the eponymous Greek hero Eryx. It was not a Greek colony, but was largely Hellenized. It was destroyed in the First Punic War by the Carthaginians, and from then on declined in importance.
Eryx was conquered by Aghlebids in 831 and was renamed as Cebel Hamid (In Western sources Gebel Hamed, meaning Mountain of Hamid). It was ruled by Arabs until the Norman conquest. In 1167 the Normans renamed it Monte San Giuliano. It was known as Monte San Giuliano until 1934.

Crown-shaped livery badge

A Crown-shaped livery badge

 Battle of Flodden

 While conducting a survey of the site of the Battle of Flodden—which took place on September 9, 1513, between England and Scotland—archaeologists discovered a crown-shaped livery badge thought to have been worn by a messenger from the Scottish army.

Read More :http://archaeology.org/news/767-130409-england-flodden-james-iv

Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

 Turkmenistan

 The twelfth-century Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum is one of more than 300 archaeological monuments that Turkmenistan is opening to foreign tourists.

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http://archaeology.org/news/733-130408-turkmenistan-silk-road-gonur-tepe

Pluto's Gate

Pluto's Gate

In Southwestern Turkey

Archaeologists digging in southwestern Turkey have discovered the remains of "Pluto's Gate," a ritual site built on top of a cave that emits lethal vapors and was thought to be a portal to the underworld.







Read More: http://archaeology.org/news/717-130403-turkey-hierapolis-pluto-s-gate

Chinese fossils reveal

Early birds sported 4 wings

By Tanya Lewis

Published March 15, 2013

Live Science

More than 100 million years ago, birds living in what is now China sported wings on their legs, a new study of fossils suggests.

Researchers found evidence of large leg feathers in 11 bird specimens from China's Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature. The feathers suggest that early birds had four wings, which may have played a role in the evolution of flight, scientists report in a study published Thursday, March 14, in the journal Science.

Most scientists believe that birds evolved from other feathered dinosaurs; this belief is supported by discoveries of fossils of feathery birdlike creatures. In 2000, scientists discovered a nonavian dinosaur with feathers on its arms and legs, called Microraptor, which could probably fly. In addition, specimens of Archaeopteryx, a transitional fossil between modern birds and feathered dinosaurs, show faint featherlike structures on their legs, but the signs are poorly preserved.

    'These new fossils fill in many gaps in our view of the early evolution of birds.'

- David Alexander of the University of Kansas

Now, leg feathers have been spotted in the 11 museum fossils that had been collected from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol formation in Liaoning, China, from a period about 150 million to 100 million years ago. The feathers are stiff and stick straight out from the birds' legs, and have a large enough surface area to be aerodynamic, the researchers say.

The fossils belong to at least four different groups, including the genera Sapeornis, Yanornis and Confuciusornis, as well as the Enantiornithes group. The findings suggest that leg feathers weren't just an evolutionary rarity.

The researchers also analyzed feathers of other birds and nonbird dinosaurs. Feathers covering the entire leg and feet first developed in dinosaurs, continued in early birds and later disappeared, the results imply. Birds gradually lost feathers on their feet and then their legs, and today, modern birds have wings on their arms only

Read More http://www.foxnews.com/science/archaeology/index.html

Ghanta Ghar

Clock Tower Multan,

 Pakistan

was built in 1884 A.D.
during British Raj in Indian Subcontinent. After passing municipal act 1883 British needed offices to run the city. They started constructing Ghanta Ghar in Multan on 12 February 1884 and it took 4 years to completely build this building. It was constructed over the ruins of Haveli of Ahmad Khan Sadozai which was completely destroyed during nSiege of Multa. The hall and building was named
'Ripon Hall and Ripon Building'
after the name of Ripon, viceroy of India at that time.
And clock tower was named
Northbrook Tower after the
name of Northbrook, a former viceroy of India
(18772-1876).
This building was completed,
opened and offices shifted in
1888.

The Great Mosque of China.
 Xi'an
(simplified Chinese: 西安大清真寺; traditional Chinese: 西安大清真寺; pinyin : Xī’ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì), located near the Drum Tower (Gu Lou) on 30 Huajue Lane of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China.
History
It is the oldest and one of the
most renowned mosques in the country founded in
742. It was built and renovated in
later periods (especially during the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty ). It remains a popular tourist site
of Xi'an, and is still used by
Chinese Muslims (mainly the Hui people) today as a place of worship. Unlike most mosques in Middle Eastern or Arab countries, the Great
Mosque of Xi'an is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for
some Arabic lettering and
decorations, for the mosque
has neither domes nor traditional-style minarets.

Badshahi Mosque

The Badshahi Mosque

          Lahore, Pakistan
 'Royal Mosque' in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671  and completed in 1673, is
the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Epitomising the
beauty, passion and grandeur
of the Mughal era
.
It is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction. Capable of accommodating 5,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 95,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world

The Qolşärif mosque (Russia)
(pronounced [kɔlʃæˈriːf] , also spelled Qol Sharif, Kol
Sharif, Qol Sherif via Tatar: Колшәриф мәчете and Kul
Sharif via Russian: мечеть Кул-Шариф) located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be -at the time of its construction-
the largest mosque in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.[1] History Originally, the mosque was
built in the Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. It was
named after Qolşärif who served there. Qolsharif died
with his numerous students
while defending Kazan from
Russian forces in 1552. It is
believed that the building
featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents. Its
design was traditional for Volga Bulgaria, although elements of early Renaissance and Ottoman architecture
could have been used as well.
In 1552, during the storming of Kazan it was destroyed by Ivan The Terrible . Tatar scholars speculate as to
whether some elements of
Qolşärif mosque can be seen in Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (8 minarets, a central cupola, not typical for Russian
architecture). Since 1996 the mosque has been rebuilt in Kazan Kremlin , although its look is decisively modern. Its
inauguration on July 24, 2005
marked the beginning of
celebrations dedicated to the
Millennium of Kazan. Several countries contributed
to the fund that was set up to
build Qolsharif mosque,
namely Saudi Arabia , and United Arab Emirates . Qolsharif is considered to be
one of the most important
symbols of Tatar aspirations.
[citation needed] Nowadays the mosque predominantly
serves as a Museum of Islam.
At the same time during the
major Muslim celebrations
thousands of people gather
there to pray. The Qolsharif complex was
envisioned to be an important
cornerstone of Kazan's architectural landscape.
Besides the main mosque
building it includes a library,
publishing house and Imam's
office.

City Of Flower
Florence
 (Italian: Firenze [fi ˈrɛntse] alternate obsolete form: Fiorenza ; Latin: Florentia ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with
approximately 370,000
inhabitants, expanding to
over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.[2] Florence is famous for its
history . A centre of medieval European trade and finance
and one of the wealthiest cities of the time,

Mumy of Firawn
Who is not familliar with the name of "Firawn"?.
He was the ruler of Egypt,
who considered himself a
"god". The mummy in the
picture belongs to the
"Firawn", who ruled during the time of Hazrat Musa. He is
the one who followed the
"bani Israel" when Hazrat
Musa was taking his people
and leaving Egypt. This whole
incident is mentioned in the Holy Quran. Allah not only
drowned this "great infidel" in
the sea, but also made him an
example for the rest of the
world for all eternity.

Clock Tower
(Ghanta Ghar)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
( Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture Completion date 14th November 1903 The Faisalabad Clock Tower is a clock tower in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan , and is one of the oldest monuments still
standing in its original state
from the period of the British Raj )
     It was built by the British, when they ruled much
of the South Asia during the nineteenth century. The foundation of majestic
Clock Tower was laid on 14th
November 1903 by the British
leutenant governer of Punjab
Sir Charles Riwaz and the
biggest local landlord belonging to the Mian Family of Abdullahpur. The fund was collected at a rate of
Rs. 18 per square of land. The fund thus raised was handed over to the
Municipal Committee which undertook to complete the project. The locals refer to it as Ghanta
Ghar in Urdu which translates into Hour House in English. It is located in the older part of the
city. The clock is placed at the center of the eight markets that from a bird's-eye view
look like the Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom . This special layout still exists today
and can be viewed using the latest software from Google Maps.
During festivals of Eid and Independence Day the mayor (nazim) of Faisalabad delivers
a speech at this site and hangs
the flag at full mast.

The tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Multan,
The tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam was built between 1320 and 1324, is an unmatched pre-Moghul masterpiece. The Mausoleum of Rukn-i-Alam could possibly be considered as the glory of Multan.

From whichever side the city is approached, the most prominent thing that can be seen from miles all around is a huge dome. This dome is the Shrine of the saint. The tomb is located on the southwest side of the Fort premises. This elegant building is an octagon, 51 feet 9 inches in diameter    internally, with walls 41 feet 4 inches high and 13 feet 3 inches thick, supported at the angles by sloping towers. Over this is a smaller octagon 25 feet 8 inches, on the exterior side, and 26 feet 10 inches high, leaving a narrow passage all round the top of the lower story for the Moazzan, or public caller to prayers. The whole is surmounted by a hemispherical dome of 58 feet external diameter. The total height of the building, including a plinth of 3 feet, is 100 feet. As it stands on the high ground, the total height above the road level is 150 feet.

What is Archaeology?

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes. Because archaeology employs a wide range of different procedures, it can be considered to be both a science and a humanity, and in the United States it is thought of as a branch of anthropology, although in Europe it is viewed as a separate discipline.
Archaeology studies human prehistory and history from the development of the first stone tools in eastern Africa 3.4 million years ago up until recent decades. (Archaeology does not include the discipline of paleontology.) It is of most importance for learning about prehistoric societies, when there are no written records for historians to study, making up over 99% of total human history, from the Palaeolithic until the advent of literacy in any given society. Archaeology has various goals, which range from studying human evolution to cultural evolution and understanding culture history.
The discipline involves surveyance, excavation and eventually analysis of data collected to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. It draws upon anthropology, history, art history, classics, ethnology, geography, geology, linguistics, semiology, physics, information sciences, chemistry, statistics, paleoecology, paleontology, paleozoology, paleoethnobotany, and paleobotany.