2,300 bronze drum mold fragments found at Vietnam citadel
Updated: 2024-12-31 07:47:12
Archaeologists excavating the Luy Lau ancient citadel in Vietnam have unearthed more than 2,300 fragments from molds used to make bronze drums during the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400). The Dong Son bronze drum produced from these molds were not just musical instruments; they were venerated as sacred objects. They were also masterpieces of ancient metallurgy. Located … Read the full post →"2,300 bronze drum mold fragments found at Vietnam citadel"
A late 5th century A.D. shipwreck laden with cargo has been discovered off the coast of Ayvalik, western Turkey. Exploration of the site by robotic submersible vehicles found approximately 10,000 ceramic vessels inside the wreck, the largest discovery of archaeological dishware ever made in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. The cargo and ship are in … Read the full post →"5th c. shipwreck with 10,000 ceramic dishes found off Turkey"
Eight angels on the walls of Boston’s historic Old North Church in 1730 have re-emerged after having been painted over in 1912. The cherubs painted against a teal background designed to look like trompe l’oeil stone reliefs. A garland of fruit hangs down between pairs of them. There are 20 angels in total, all of … Read the full post →"Pre-Revolutionary angels revealed at Boston’s Old North Church"
Archaeologists have discovered two remarkably well-preserved shrines in an Assyrian temple that was burned in antiquity at the ancient site of Nimrud in northern Iraq. The larger of the shrines contained a stone dais with a cuneiform inscription by King Ashurnasirpal II. The smaller one contained a dais that was severely damaged when the temple … Read the full post →"Assyrian shrines found in burned temple in Iraq"
A 6th century Anglo-Saxon grave near Canterbury in Kent has yielded a spectacular sword in an exceptional state of preservation. It is of such high quality craftsmanship that experts are comparing it to the sword with the gold and garnet hilt discovered in the treasure-laden ship burial discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk in 1939. … Read the full post →"Exceptional 6th c. sword found in Anglo-Saxon grave"