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Allard Piersonmuseum, Amsterdam
Athena, on a bottle from Athens, early fifth century BCE The Allard Piersonmuseum, the home of the archaeological collection of the University of Amsterdam, is one of the nicest museums I know. I may … more →
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Bishapur
wrote 3 weeks ago: The statue in Shapur's cave Today, I moved the pages of Bishapur, one of the places I like most … more →
Allard Piersonmuseum, Amsterdam
wrote 4 weeks ago: Athena, on a bottle from Athens, early fifth century BCE The Allard Piersonmuseum, the home of the a … more →
Mithra and Mithras
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wrote 1 month ago: Mithras killing the celestial bull. Roman relief from Dormagen, now in Bonn's Rheinisches Landes … more →
Moving Livius.org (15)
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wrote 1 month ago: Taq-e Bostan If I say that Naqš-i Rajab has moved to this URL, and if I add that Zeugma is now here, … more →
Naqš-i Rustam
wrote 1 month ago: Little noticed by the visitors, a couple of eagles guard Naqš-i Rustam. Naqš-i Rustam, where the Ach … more →
The Vanden Berghe List
wrote 1 month ago: Ardašir's Investiture, Firuzabad Louis Vanden Berghe (1923-1993) was a Flemish Iranologist, the … more →
Dishonest Archaeologists
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wrote 1 month ago: Photo montage of a flooded Pasargadae I already blogged about the recent claims that Cambyses‘ … more →
Cambyses' Still Lost Army
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wrote 1 month ago: Persian soldiers, on a glazed relief from Susa, now in the Louvre. You can leave it to archaeologist … more →
Two Poorly Understood Sites
wrote 1 month ago: Rujm al-Malfouf To be honest, I wanted to call this topic “two mysterious sites”, but as … more →
Sarvestan
wrote 2 months ago: Sarvestan Palace The Sarvestan Palace (satellite photo), built in the fifth century by the Sasanian … more →
Bishapur’s New Museum
wrote 2 months ago: Ardašir I I was writing my book on Alexander the Great when I visited Iran for the first time. We ha … more →
Iwan-e Karkheh
wrote 2 months ago: Walls of Iwan-e Karkheh “Iwan-e Karkheh” is the name of a region west of modern Andimeshk (Khuzestan … more →
Godin Tepe
wrote 2 months ago: One of the magazines of Godin Tepe In the area immediately surrounding modern Hamadan are several si … more →
New Excavations at Ecbatana
wrote 2 months ago: The Parthian town I like Hamadan. Once the main settlement of the Medians, it is now a large town th … more →
Tehran, Archaeological Museum
wrote 2 months ago: Relief from the northern stairs of the Apadana at Persepolis The Archaeological Museum of Tehran has … more →
Spijkers op laag water
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wrote 3 months ago: Spijkers op laag water Only once have I visited a drydock, but I immediately understood what the Dut … more →
Tepe Hesar
wrote 4 months ago: Alas poor Yorick Sometimes, when you visit an archaeological site, you can see the sherds, loom weig … more →
1350 Ancient Sites on Google Earth
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wrote 4 months ago: The Roman fort at Hardknott Some of you may remember that I’ve on several occasions blogged on … more →
New Historical Atlas
wrote 5 months ago: If a book supposed to cost 179 euro is sold for 225 euro, you may feel cheated. And if you immediate … more →
