Society for American Archaeology > Home Interactive Dig Sagalassos - City in the Clouds In 1706, Paul Lucas, traveling in southwest Turkey on a mission for the court of Louis XIV, came upon the mountaintop ruins of Sagalassos. The first Westerner to see the site, Lucas wrote that he seemed to be confronted with remains of several cities inhabited by fairies. Later, during the mid-nineteenth century, William Hamilton described it as the best preserved ancient city he had ever seen. Since 1990, Sagalassos has become a large-scale, interdisciplinary excavation of the Catholic University of Leuven, directed by Marc Waelkens. Field Notes 2003-2010 Investigation of Sagalassos and the surrounding countryside The Antonine Dynastic Gallery at Sagalassos August 27, 2008 A head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius has been found at the Roman Baths. Colossal Head of Roman Empress UnearthedAugust 13, 2008 We have uncovered a portrait head of the Roman empress Faustina, wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius (r. Staff Profiles Meet archaeologists and other scientists working at Sagalassos.
Cronaca Arqueología, Historia Antigua y Medieval - Terrae Antiqvae - Red social de Arqueólogos e Historiadores 'British Archaeology' home page Terrae Antiqvae Imágenes Archaeological Investigation and Conservation at San Bartolo, Guatemala Research Year: 2002Culture: MayaChronology: Pre-ClassicLocation: Department of Petén, GuatemalaSite: San Bartolo Table of Contents IntroductionInvestigation and Conservation at San BartoloConclusionList of FiguresSources Cited William A. Saturnosaturno4@earthlink.net Introduction Research carried out since the mid-1970"s has dramatically altered our ideas about the size and complexity of Preclassic lowland Maya centers. This, coupled with abundant and spectacular Classic period remains, fostered a bias that Maya civilization developed in the lowlands by around A.D. 300, much later than their highland counterparts, suggesting external origins in addition to a slow pace. The work on the North Acropolis at Tikal was perhaps the first to challenge these notions as the farther down they excavated, "the elaborateness and Classic appearance of the discovered structures were no less apparent." Conclusion List of Figures
Egyptian Web Site Reviews by Siri Bezdicek Who knew? I certainly didnt. I went about what I thought would be the "simple" task of searching for Egypt-related websites; I had no idea there would so many of them. Ok, I admit I did expect there to be quite a few because of Egypts rich history and dazzling monuments, but the sheer number of websites I came up with startled me. After my long and arduous quest I found several worthwhile sites, and I will review a handful of them here. The first site I will discuss will be Egyptian Dream. The next site is Richard Deurers Egypt Art. For all you parents out there, I have a site that you and your child can visit together. You may not have guessed it but my next site carries the title Egypt Stamps. All said and done, my long and arduous quest was actually quite fun and very informative.
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