The Lewis chessmen
by Robinson, James, British Museum
fromBritish museum objects in focus
The Lewis chessmen
by Robinson, James, British Museum
fromBritish museum objects in focus
Seit ihren Anfängen tendiert die archäologische Frühgeschichtsforschung dazu, Sachgüter mit bestimmten, schriftlich überlieferten Ethnien gleichzusetzen. Gegenstand der Untersuchungen sind häufig Kleidungsbestandteile, die eindimensional im Sinne einer "Volkstracht" interpretier…
"Antioch, the magnificent city known for its Hellenic culture and luxurious way of life, once ranked with Rome, Alexandria, and Constantinople as one of the great metropolises of the Roman and Early Christian world. Located in what is now southern Turkey, Antioch was the capital…
"In the fall of 1971, Jon Kalb, a young geologist from Texas, was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to explore Ethiopia's forbidding Afar Depression, long considered a kind of hell on earth." "Although it was geology that initially drew Kalb to the region,…
Germanic warrior AD 236-568
by McBride, Angus, Macdowall, Simon
fromOsprey military warrior series
