Gürkan Ergin
@ivanhoe76.bsky.social
Classical archaeologist and historian at Istanbul University | unrests and rebellions in Roman Asia Minor, Roman state reliefs, Aegean Bronze Age, ancient world in cinema | curator 👉 #ancientartinfilm
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Gürkan Ergin
@ivanhoe76.bsky.social
· Jun 9
- Why do men revolt?
- To find beauty, either in life or in death.
(Peter Brook’s Mahābhārata)
- To find beauty, either in life or in death.
(Peter Brook’s Mahābhārata)
"Sophisticated" Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan "transforms our understanding of steppe societies" www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
'Sophisticated' Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan 'transforms our understanding of steppe societies'
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the "City of Seven Ravines," a vast Bronze Age "proto-city" with metalworking, dwellings and a large building.
www.livescience.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Sophisticated" Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan "transforms our understanding of steppe societies" www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Dura-Europos: Past, Present, Future tinyurl.com/2csomkve #freeaccess
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dura-Europos: Past, Present, Future tinyurl.com/2csomkve #freeaccess
Painter Arthur Gain was comissioned by del Toro for the family portrait in Frankenstein.
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Painter Arthur Gain was comissioned by del Toro for the family portrait in Frankenstein.
Predator: Badlands BTS
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Predator: Badlands BTS
The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition: The 2023 and 2024 excavations at the Late Bronze Age cemetery of Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary Results tinyurl.com/26ggpvpx #freeaccess
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition: The 2023 and 2024 excavations at the Late Bronze Age cemetery of Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary Results tinyurl.com/26ggpvpx #freeaccess
Lego’s first Star Trek set is a $400 Enterprise NCC-1701-D www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
Lego’s first Star Trek set is a $400 Enterprise with Data, Picard, and Worf minifigures
The 3,600-piece set will be available starting on November 28th, 2025, and includes nine minifigures with accessories.
www.theverge.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Lego’s first Star Trek set is a $400 Enterprise NCC-1701-D www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
"Turba piorum": Anonyme christliche lateinische Dichtung der Antike. Texte, Übersetzungen, Untersuchungen tinyurl.com/27a7t52r #freeaccess
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Turba piorum": Anonyme christliche lateinische Dichtung der Antike. Texte, Übersetzungen, Untersuchungen tinyurl.com/27a7t52r #freeaccess
Au 8ème Jour vimeo.com/channels/sta... #shortpicks
Au 8ème Jour in Vimeo Staff Picks
⭐️ 254 official selections ⭐️ 60 awards (Oscars Qualifying Awards): -Best Animated Short / Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2024 / USA -Best Animated Short…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Au 8ème Jour vimeo.com/channels/sta... #shortpicks
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The Grand Egyptian Museum at a glance ©️ Al Jazeera
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum at a glance ©️ Al Jazeera
Shanti Rides Shotgun vimeo.com/channels/sta... #shortpicks
Shanti Rides Shotgun in Vimeo Staff Picks
On Manhattan's jam-packed streets, NYC's most iconic driving instructor prepares students for the road ahead. 2025 SXSW - World Premiere 2025 Critics…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shanti Rides Shotgun vimeo.com/channels/sta... #shortpicks
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Happy to report that our book 'Local Priests in the Latin West, 900-1050' has been published! It is Open Access, so you can read (or download) it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy to report that our book 'Local Priests in the Latin West, 900-1050' has been published! It is Open Access, so you can read (or download) it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Reposted by Gürkan Ergin
“Nobody did night photography like Adam.”
In loving memory of Master Cinematographer Adam Greenberg (1937–2025)
cinephiliabeyond.org/terminator2/
In loving memory of Master Cinematographer Adam Greenberg (1937–2025)
cinephiliabeyond.org/terminator2/
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Nobody did night photography like Adam.”
In loving memory of Master Cinematographer Adam Greenberg (1937–2025)
cinephiliabeyond.org/terminator2/
In loving memory of Master Cinematographer Adam Greenberg (1937–2025)
cinephiliabeyond.org/terminator2/
A shepherd and his sheep in a bowl from Palaikastro
November 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A shepherd and his sheep in a bowl from Palaikastro
Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures. Practices of Text Obliteration and Manuscript Reuse in a Global Perspective is.gd/sLMhf7 #freeaccess
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Erasing and Rewriting in Manuscript Cultures. Practices of Text Obliteration and Manuscript Reuse in a Global Perspective is.gd/sLMhf7 #freeaccess