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Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological site of Dolní Věstonice in the Czech Republic in the 1920s, is considered ...
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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount ...
Refined tiny house found in Pompeii — with final offering before eruption. Look inside
In the city of Pompeii, archaeologists have uncovered ... Colored marble and a sculpture of a face linked to Dionysus was also found at the altar. The excavation projects not only discover new ...
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Alina Szapocznikow
Alina Szapocznikow was a Polish artist known for her sculpture work, which often explored the fragmented ... like the inhabitants of Pompeii, then the triumph of the moment and of the force of ...
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Dolní Vĕstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
The sculpture appears to represent a woman's face ... This cluster of settlements, sometimes called the "Stone Age Pompeii," has yielded tens of thousands of ceramics, stone tools and bone ...