Anpu
@anpu.bsky.social
Anubian jackal. Ace-Gay. Historian, history lover, and explorer in a search for truths and answers otherwise lacking. B: Gluma I: Pelzi
While this is just enraging. May they be forever cursed to wander the Duat, their souls eaten by Ammit. Amenemope was a minor pharaoh, but he was one of the few pharaohs with an intact burial replete with goods. It's horrible to read about this.
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A 3,000-Year-Old Bracelet Belonging to an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Has Been Stolen, Sold and Melted Down for Gold
After the artifact went missing from Cairo's Egyptian Museum in early September, authorities began carefully tracking down its whereabouts
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October 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
While this is just enraging. May they be forever cursed to wander the Duat, their souls eaten by Ammit. Amenemope was a minor pharaoh, but he was one of the few pharaohs with an intact burial replete with goods. It's horrible to read about this.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
Greed remains as destructive to the past as ever to no surprise. Hopefully the panel can be recovered.
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Rare 4,000-Year-Old Limestone Relief Disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis
An ancient Egyptian relief has disappeared from a Saqqara necropolis.
www.artnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Greed remains as destructive to the past as ever to no surprise. Hopefully the panel can be recovered.
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www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
One of Lake Michigan's most long searched for wrecks has at last been found and confirmed. The ghost of the F.J. King is no longer a myth.
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Searchers discover 'ghost ship' that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
Searchers have discovered the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a Lake Michigan storm almost 140 years ago.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of Lake Michigan's most long searched for wrecks has at last been found and confirmed. The ghost of the F.J. King is no longer a myth.
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apnews.com/article/lake...
Fascinating. A new, intact example of the Ptolemies' Canopus Decree entirely in hieroglyphics.
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Discovery of a Complete New Copy of the Canopus Decree
Discovery of a Complete New Copy of the Canopus Decree in Egypt’s Sharqia Governorate, dating back to 238 BCEcontributes to a deeper understanding of how royal
egyptdailynews.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Fascinating. A new, intact example of the Ptolemies' Canopus Decree entirely in hieroglyphics.
egyptdailynews.com/discovery-of...
egyptdailynews.com/discovery-of...
Amarna provides yet again. Neat such an artifact managed to survive, on top of all the possibilities it entails.
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3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the 'sacred location' of the royal tomb
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,300-year-old bone whistle carved out of a cow's toe, and it may have been used by an ancient "police officer."
www.livescience.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Amarna provides yet again. Neat such an artifact managed to survive, on top of all the possibilities it entails.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Always nice to see new updates about this. The reconstruction is a neat blend of the real and the modern.
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notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/13/r...
Remains of Polish royal residence looted by Swedes in 17th century recovered from river
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September 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Always nice to see new updates about this. The reconstruction is a neat blend of the real and the modern.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/13/r...
notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/13/r...
Now this is a treasure of a site. Subtle resistance to forcible Spanish colonization despite an outward Spanish-esque sheen. Hunacti's early demise is a gift for us in the present as it shows early Mayan post-conquest resistance and cultural persistence.
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Study Reveals a Maya Town’s Defiant Stand in Early Colonial Era
In the rolling countryside of the northern Yucatán, a team of researchers led by UAlbany anthropologist Marilyn Masson has brought to light the story of Hunacti — a short-lived 16th-century mission to...
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September 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Now this is a treasure of a site. Subtle resistance to forcible Spanish colonization despite an outward Spanish-esque sheen. Hunacti's early demise is a gift for us in the present as it shows early Mayan post-conquest resistance and cultural persistence.
www.albany.edu/news-center/...
www.albany.edu/news-center/...
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Anubis, Ammit and Medjet
August 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Anubis, Ammit and Medjet
How neat. Erosion yields a potential lost Spanish privateer, but also accelerates its destruction. I'm surprised they found as much as they did.
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news.ecu.edu/2025/08/04/a...
Archaeologists discover four shipwrecks on colonial waterfront
ECU joins national CIRCLE initiative to strengthen rural education through research, community partnerships and leadership development.
news.ecu.edu
August 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
How neat. Erosion yields a potential lost Spanish privateer, but also accelerates its destruction. I'm surprised they found as much as they did.
news.ecu.edu/2025/08/04/a...
news.ecu.edu/2025/08/04/a...
An intact and undisturbed Etruscan tomb is always a treat to read about.
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news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
Rare Intact Etruscan Tomb in Italy Discovered by International Baylor-led Archaeological Research Team
news.web.baylor.edu
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An intact and undisturbed Etruscan tomb is always a treat to read about.
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Sketch for Malicx and Miles
June 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sketch for Malicx and Miles
There's even a little Anubis statuette in here. Rough condition and missing its legs, ears, and tail, but still a neat wooden artifact saved from the clutches of smugglers.
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english.ahram.org.eg/News/547167....
Egypt repatriates seven ancient Egyptian artefacts from France - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
Egypt has repatriated seven ancient Egyptian artefacts that were seized by French authorities in January after they thwarted their sale by a group of traffickers.
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May 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There's even a little Anubis statuette in here. Rough condition and missing its legs, ears, and tail, but still a neat wooden artifact saved from the clutches of smugglers.
english.ahram.org.eg/News/547167....
english.ahram.org.eg/News/547167....
Another small chapter closed.
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Kampp 23 tomb owner in Luxor identified - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological mission has successfully identified the owner of Kampp 23, an ancient tomb, located in the Asasif area on Luxor’s West Bank.
english.ahram.org.eg
May 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Another small chapter closed.
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A truly impressive Sillaa artifact, and frankly it's fantastic that some of the beetle wings not only survived, but some even maintain their original placements.
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1,400-year-old crown — still decorated with insect wings — found in South Korea
Photos show the first-of-its-kind ancient crown, which originally had gold beads and jade hanging from it.
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May 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A truly impressive Sillaa artifact, and frankly it's fantastic that some of the beetle wings not only survived, but some even maintain their original placements.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Yeah, the prospects seem good they found Tharais. Looks like another mystery of the past is closing.
www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/a-lo...
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Lost Byzantine city resurfaces in S. Jordan: Ancient settlement of Tharais identified - Türkiye Today
Archaeologists identify Tharais, a Byzantine-era site once lost to history, using the Madaba Map and fieldwork in southern Jordan
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May 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Yeah, the prospects seem good they found Tharais. Looks like another mystery of the past is closing.
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This outfit and hunting setup isn't a new one, but one I've always been fond of and wanted to use again, and this YCH by @katevenom.bsky.social provided the perfect opportunity.
🎶Ah, ah, Áfrika, ah, ah!🎶
🎶Ah, ah, Áfrika, ah, ah!🎶
May 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This outfit and hunting setup isn't a new one, but one I've always been fond of and wanted to use again, and this YCH by @katevenom.bsky.social provided the perfect opportunity.
🎶Ah, ah, Áfrika, ah, ah!🎶
🎶Ah, ah, Áfrika, ah, ah!🎶
Saqqara provides as ever! Userkaf's son, the prince Waserif re. Seems he was the crown prince before his passing based on the inscriptions. Lot of neat artifacts and features here.
www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/13...
www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/13...
Ancient secrets revealed: Egypt discovers Prince Waserif Re’s tomb, King Djoser’s statue in Saqqara
Renowned archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass noted that the mission discovered statues of King Djoser, along with his wife and ten daughters, according to a statement by the M...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Saqqara provides as ever! Userkaf's son, the prince Waserif re. Seems he was the crown prince before his passing based on the inscriptions. Lot of neat artifacts and features here.
www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/13...
www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/13...
There are some surprising graffities in here. Probably confirmation for an Armenian event, and evidence of a female pilgrimage are the highlights to me.
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Austrian Graffiti Discovered in a Holy Site: Researchers Decipher Medieval Inscriptions in the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem (copy 1)
An international research team, including the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has used digital photography to decipher several dozen medieval inscriptions in the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem. Am...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There are some surprising graffities in here. Probably confirmation for an Armenian event, and evidence of a female pilgrimage are the highlights to me.
www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/aust...
www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/aust...
Yet another little reminder of many treasures from the distant land past are buried on the seafloor.
www.reuters.com/science/jawb...
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Jawbone from Taiwan shows geographic reach of enigmatic archaic humans
Molecular analysis has determined that a jawbone recovered off Taiwan's coast came from a Denisovan, showing that this enigmatic lineage of archaic humans once inhabited a vast expanse in eastern Eurasia in environments ranging from cold and arid to warm and humid.
www.reuters.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Yet another little reminder of many treasures from the distant land past are buried on the seafloor.
www.reuters.com/science/jawb...
www.reuters.com/science/jawb...
A little Roman bridgehead fort on the Danube. You don't see these excavated often.
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Carnuntum: ›Ödes Schloss‹ turns out to be a unique Roman fort
For the first time, archaeological evidence of a Roman bridgehead fort has been found on Austrian soil. The discovery Danube floodplains around Carnuntum in Lower Austria by researchers from the Austr...
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April 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A little Roman bridgehead fort on the Danube. You don't see these excavated often.
www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/medi...
www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/medi...
I look forward to the final fruits of this labor intensive process. Seeing the whole ensemble of what survives from this Trajan era villa should be a treat.
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Archaeologists Uncover 4,000 Mural Fragments Dating to 2nd Century in Spain
Spanish archaeologists have uncovered some 4,000 mural fragments that date back to the 2nd century CE at a Roman villa near present-day Villajoyosa.
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April 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I look forward to the final fruits of this labor intensive process. Seeing the whole ensemble of what survives from this Trajan era villa should be a treat.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Tlacotepehuas. A mysterious Mesoamerican people I've never heard of before. Untouched caves providing new insights in to a long lost culture.
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/04/p...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/04/p...
Pre-Hispanic Offerings Deposited by an Extinct Civilization Discovered in a Sacred Cave in Mexico
Near Carrizal de Bravo in the Sierra of Guerrero, a cave known as Tlayócoc has revealed an archaeological treasure that could rewrite part of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic history. The discovery, made in the ...
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April 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Tlacotepehuas. A mysterious Mesoamerican people I've never heard of before. Untouched caves providing new insights in to a long lost culture.
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/04/p...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/04/p...
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Brace yourselves, the Sardinian Dholes are coming! :P
More random stuff for the bronze age setting.
And yes, Dholes really lived in Sardinia before going extinct thousands of years ago. The helmets and clothing are based on Nuragic bronze statues with a fantasy twist.
#furry #furryart #anthro
More random stuff for the bronze age setting.
And yes, Dholes really lived in Sardinia before going extinct thousands of years ago. The helmets and clothing are based on Nuragic bronze statues with a fantasy twist.
#furry #furryart #anthro
April 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM