December 19, 2025Lake Moeris was an ancient freshwater lake in the Faiyum Oasis, Egypt, which persists today at a fraction of its former size. During the reign of Amenemhat III, a canal was dug which increased the volume of inflow into the Lake, transforming it into a major agricultural center [1138×2588]
December 19, 2025A dog-shaped jug made of cobalt blue glass. From Transylvania, 1700 CE, now housed at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary [1920×1792]
December 19, 2025Found during excavations by archaeologist Jose Ochatoma in Ayacucho, Peru, this Wari ceramic piece represents the cardiorespiratory system, showing the trachea connected to the lungs and heart (positioned at the rear of the bottle). Wari culture (6th-10th century CE) [2048×2048]
