Saqqara is located 15 km just south of Giza and its cemetery dates back to over 4000 years. Now, archaeologists and Egyptologists are virtually visiting…
In recent news: the entire Acropolis Museum goes digital. The doors of Greece’s museums may still be shut to the public due to the countrywide…
I was cleaning out my office and came across an “old relic” that has been in my possession for nearly 20 years. It is…
I recently stumbled upon a neat web-based research tool: AEGARON or thee Ancient Egyptian Architecture Online. They describe themselves as: Ancient Egyptian Architecture Online provides…
Museums and cultural institutions have closed their doors as a result of the current pandemic. However, more than 2000 of these institutions have joined forces…
Another piece that is part of the Greco-Roman exhibit over at the Art Institute of Chicago, we see a bell krater or a mixing bowl…
Currently part of the Greco-Roman exhibit over at the Art Institute of Chicago, we find a Roman Era marble dating to the 2nd Century CE.…
It is said to be the oldest story ever told. At least, the oldest surviving story ever told. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stories of Gilgamesh…
The same day I stumbled onto the trilobite, I also found another piece of my small collection, a green soapstone scarab incised with Egyptian…
I am going through some old stuff in my office and stumbled onto this fossil. Literally. In my hand, I am holding a trilobite that…