the greeks were not much aware of the pelasgians, the settlers of northwest anatolia before them. pelasgians were good stonemasons.
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Architects : Nieto Sobejano
Project : San Telmo Museum Extension
Location : San Sebastian, Spain / Espagne
Source: trendland.com
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Although archaeological illustration shares many things with scientific illustration it has its own conventions and techniques. Here are a few recommended books and resources for anyone interested in archaeological illustration:
Archaeological Illustration by Lesley Adkins & Roy Adkins
Student’s Guide to Archaeological Illustrating by Brian Dillon
Approaches to Archaeological Illustration - A Handbook by Mélanie Steiner - particularly good as it covers the techniques used by illustrators in great detail.
There are various technical papers published by The Association of Archaeological Illustrators & Surveyors:
http://www.aais.org.uk/html/papers/papers.html
Archaeological Illustration (PDF)
Source: scientificillustration
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Scientists Date Publication Of The Iliad
Scientists who decode the genetic history of humans by tracking how genes mutate have applied the same technique to one of the Western world’s most ancient and celebrated texts to uncover the date it was first written.
The text is Homer’s Iliad, and Homer – if there was such a person – probably wrote it in 762 B.C., give or take 50 years, the researchers found. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War – if there was such a war – with Greeks battling Trojans.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/02/scientists-date-publication-iliad
Source: laboratoryequipment
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urbanautica: SABINE HORNIG AT TANYA BONAKDAR GALLERY →
‘Transparent Things’
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
10 Jan 2013 - 23 Feb 2013Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is pleased to present Transparent Things, the fourth solo exhibition of new work by Berlin-based artist Sabine Hornig, consisting of three related sculptures and new photographs on paper. The…
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Comb with Scythians in Battle, Late 5th - early 4th century BCE Russia (now Ukraine)
The Hermitage Museum
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Persian goblet, c. 1800 BCE
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Currently not on view
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