Month: February 2022
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Smart Watches – Dumb Habits
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I wore Casio digital watches, Suunto Dive computers, Suunto GPS watches and other wrist wathces I was happy. You wore it and it tracked what you wanted it to track, from walks, to dives, to altitude changes, weather and more. With the Apple watch a new age emerged. The age…
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A 2000 Year old Greek Mosaic in Turkey
Reading Time: < 1 minute I like archeological twitter because it shows us curiousities every day of the week, several times a day. I like the image of the mosaic below because you see that it was quite deep, and hidden. Imagine digging down and coming across such a sight and site. https://twitter.com/Artifacthub_/status/1495459408184487936 More info…
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Coastal Erosion and Archeology
Reading Time: < 1 minute https://twitter.com/Artifacthub_/status/1495172541152849923
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Vineyard Mosaic In Italy
Reading Time: < 1 minute A few years ago we read about a vineyard where people had been digging. They discovered a vineyard that was well preserved. At least with a vineyard above there is no chance of a plow or other tool damaging the mosaic. https://twitter.com/Artifacthub_/status/1494304694172221445
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Funerary Relief – Colourised
Reading Time: < 1 minute When we have seen hundreds of statues and other objects over the decades of our lives, it is easy to assume that statues and other objects are just statues, that they have no colour, but of course they did. What was just a relief becomes a 3d painting after colour…
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The Romans in Croatia
Reading Time: < 1 minute When you walk in specific European cities you find that history is either very visible, or hidden just beneath the surface. In Rome and other places, every time someone digs they find ruins. As in the images below we see that the same is true, in this instance of Hvar,…
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A Gladiator Mosaic at Santa Maria Nova
Reading Time: < 1 minute I have walked more than once along the Via Appia but I don’t remember seeing this mosaic. It shows a gladiator with a trident. The name of a gladiator equipped in this manner is Retiarius. Next time you are on the Appian Way consider visiting this Roman Villa, along with…