Statue of Sobekneferu. The first confirmed female Pharoah. She ruled for 3 years and 10 months around 1800 bc during the 12th dynasty. The statue was lost in World War 2. [340×472]March 28, 2025
Marriage Vow 1450 years ago: “I take you to be my wife, hold you, clothe you as far as my wealth allows. I won’t invite friends for drinking-party if you are opposed to it or I’m liable for a penalty fee of 18 solidi(!)”. Papyrus 1756, from Egypt, now at the British Library [663×433]March 28, 2025
Koi Krylgan Kala, in Uzbekistan, was a temple-fortress built in the 4th-3rd century BCE by the ancient Khorezm people. The temple is surrounded by a defensive wall made of 2 rows of pakhsa and a mud brick. There is a moat around the fortress, which was filled with water in ancient times [791×1025]March 27, 2025
Old photographs of the Zoomorph B which was dedicated in 780 CE by K’ak’ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, and of the Zoomorph P which was dedicated in 795 CE by “Sky Xul”. The zoomorphs are located in Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala [1185×1656]March 27, 2025
Murals from an Eastern Han Tomb in Yangqiao, China, depicting various deities ascending to immortality. 25-220 CE [1266×1769]March 27, 2025
