Tel Kabri is the only site in Israel where wall paintings similar in style to those found in the Aegean 3,600 years ago have been found. According to the researchers, this was a conscious decision made by the rulers of the city to lean towards the Mediterranean culture and not Mesopotamian culture. “The Canaanites were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘settlements’
4 Sep
Angkor and The Khmer Empire
National Geographic recently featured an article by Richard Stone on the Angkor and the Khmer Empire.
[...Angkor is the scene of one of the greatest vanishing acts of all time. The Khmer kingdom lasted from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and at its height dominated a wide swath of Southeast Asia, from Myanmar (Burma) in [...]
26 Jun
Cidade Velha becomes Cape Verde’s first World Heritage site
Cidade Velha has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, marking Cape Verde’s entry to the international community’s inventory of properties of outstanding universal value.
The World Heritage Committee, chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO, inscribed the historic centre, which dates back to the late 15th century and [...]
10 Apr
The Treasures of Genghis Khan
Of all the wonders in The Palace of the Great Khan, the silver fountain most captivated the visiting monk. It took the shape of “a great silver tree, and at its roots are four lions of silver, each with a conduit through it, and all belching forth white milk of mares,” wrote William of Rubruck, [...]
13 Mar
Pompeii [part II]
A second area of important public building is situated east of the original town, along the side of the Via Stabiana. It includes the ‘triangular forum’, left completely ruined and unrepaired after the earthquake. Next to it, to the east and accessible from the ‘triangular forum’ sanctuary, is an entertainment complex, the main open-air theatre, [...]
