https://urania.institute/en/tags/archaeology/Recent content in Archaeology on UrániaHugoen-usThu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/hn/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/hn/<p>Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum served at the pharaoh’s court in Ancient Egypt. They held the position of overseers of the royal manicurists. They became famous not for their service, but for the circumstances of their burial: the men were interred together in a single tomb.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-rome-and-etruscans/tomb-of-the-chariots/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-rome-and-etruscans/tomb-of-the-chariots/<h2 id="who-were-the-etruscans">Who Were the Etruscans</h2> <p>The Etruscans lived during the 1st millennium BCE in the region of Etruria – the territory of present-day central Italy. They had their own cities, religion, language, and a sophisticated culture. Early Rome developed alongside the Etruscans and under their influence.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/idet-ruiu/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/idet-ruiu/<p>This sculpture belongs to Egypt’s New Kingdom, specifically the 18th Dynasty, which flourished roughly between 1480 and 1390 BCE. The New Kingdom was the high point of Egyptian power: the state expanded its borders, erected major temples, and produced vast quantities of art. The period is noted for preserving traditional artistic conventions while paying closer attention to individual features.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/prague-burial/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/prague-burial/<p>In 2011, Czech archaeologists in Prague discovered an unusual burial. In the press, it was presented as &ldquo;the oldest burial of a third-gender person.&rdquo;</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/enfer/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/enfer/<p>The cover shows a small carved baton made from reindeer antler, created in the Upper Paleolithic. This term refers to the late phase of the Stone Age, when people could already make complex tools, jewelry, and intentional art: figurines, pendants, engravings, and cave paintings.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/bardal/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/bardal/<p>On the Bardal farm in the municipality of Steinkjer is one of the largest collections of rock art in the region – the <strong>Bardal petroglyphs</strong> (Bardalfeltet).</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/addaura/Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/prehistoric/addaura/<h2 id="the-addaura-caves">The Addaura Caves</h2> <p>Prehistoric art appeared in Sicily noticeably later than in some other parts of Europe. The earliest traces of artistic activity in southern Italy are usually dated to roughly 16,000–15,000 years ago. By comparison, in Spain, prehistoric art sites are known from about 40,000 years ago.</p>https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/ostracon/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:45:37 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/ancient-egypt/ostracon/<h3 id="what-an-ostracon-is">What an Ostracon Is</h3> <p>An ostracon is a potsherd – most often from a clay vessel – or a small piece of stone used in antiquity for writing and drawing. Papyrus was expensive and not always available, so people used whatever was at hand for notes, drafts, and practice exercises. Ostraca are known from Egypt, Ancient Greece, and other parts of the ancient world.</p>