Jordan Pickett
@jordantpickett.bsky.social
Roman and Byzantine Archaeology from Athens GA.
Yumengang = Jade Gate in the Han dynasty Great Wall, marking point of transition between China and the Western Regions / Central Asia.. an astounding number of fire signal towers all throughout this area also.. at another gate Maquanwan nearby 12.5k Han documents excavated 1970s
September 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Yumengang = Jade Gate in the Han dynasty Great Wall, marking point of transition between China and the Western Regions / Central Asia.. an astounding number of fire signal towers all throughout this area also.. at another gate Maquanwan nearby 12.5k Han documents excavated 1970s
Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, from today. Absolutely incredible place.
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, from today. Absolutely incredible place.
Xuanquanzhi: way-station on the Han road to western regions, near Dunhuang, excavated in 1990s and home to another *giant* new museum that just opened in August (site pictured, museum 5km to west)
September 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Xuanquanzhi: way-station on the Han road to western regions, near Dunhuang, excavated in 1990s and home to another *giant* new museum that just opened in August (site pictured, museum 5km to west)
Apropos to our conference topic: a bronze copy of a decree for new universal measurements by the Qin dynasty 221-206 BC.
I had the benefit of live translation from the original today (not AI) which i will not attempt to replicate.
But the comparisons are rich.
Also, no find spots indicated 🤷♂️
I had the benefit of live translation from the original today (not AI) which i will not attempt to replicate.
But the comparisons are rich.
Also, no find spots indicated 🤷♂️
September 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Apropos to our conference topic: a bronze copy of a decree for new universal measurements by the Qin dynasty 221-206 BC.
I had the benefit of live translation from the original today (not AI) which i will not attempt to replicate.
But the comparisons are rich.
Also, no find spots indicated 🤷♂️
I had the benefit of live translation from the original today (not AI) which i will not attempt to replicate.
But the comparisons are rich.
Also, no find spots indicated 🤷♂️
New museum for archaeology and historical collections in Shanghai: opened 2024. Not a regional museum, but a national collection like Beijing. Typological organization by floor. *Totally packed*. And also free.
September 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
New museum for archaeology and historical collections in Shanghai: opened 2024. Not a regional museum, but a national collection like Beijing. Typological organization by floor. *Totally packed*. And also free.
Just a taste, sans comments
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just a taste, sans comments
Fascinating first day in Shanghai with conference here, focused on connections and comparisons between Zhou-Qin-Han China with Achaemenid and Parthian Persia
September 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Fascinating first day in Shanghai with conference here, focused on connections and comparisons between Zhou-Qin-Han China with Achaemenid and Parthian Persia
Vending machine in my hotel has duck necks, a bag for about $2.50 USD.
🦆 I will report / quack back about 🦆
🦆 I will report / quack back about 🦆
September 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Vending machine in my hotel has duck necks, a bag for about $2.50 USD.
🦆 I will report / quack back about 🦆
🦆 I will report / quack back about 🦆
Time for another adventure...
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Time for another adventure...
Go throw some shapes like Jarvis, friend
September 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Go throw some shapes like Jarvis, friend
find the kitty cat
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
find the kitty cat
Not bad for an office.. also comes with a well-mannered anatolian sheep dog
June 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Not bad for an office.. also comes with a well-mannered anatolian sheep dog
Full moon the other night from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
June 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Full moon the other night from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
I feel icky looking at EAB but will give it a listen.. indeed, it is important to know how these folks talk. As if i don't hear it enough indirectly anyways, but..
May 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I feel icky looking at EAB but will give it a listen.. indeed, it is important to know how these folks talk. As if i don't hear it enough indirectly anyways, but..
shared from friends: PDF of Kalliope Theoharidou's (1988) *The Architecture of Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki: from its erection up to the Turkish Conquest* = BAR Intl Series 399 (Oxford: BAR, 1988) fromsmash.com/PBo_G2.KJA-f...
eleven plates and ninety-some photos? quite interesting.
eleven plates and ninety-some photos? quite interesting.
May 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
shared from friends: PDF of Kalliope Theoharidou's (1988) *The Architecture of Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki: from its erection up to the Turkish Conquest* = BAR Intl Series 399 (Oxford: BAR, 1988) fromsmash.com/PBo_G2.KJA-f...
eleven plates and ninety-some photos? quite interesting.
eleven plates and ninety-some photos? quite interesting.
