Archaeological Sites and News
Since archaeology figures prominently in Jill Moss Adventures, I thought I would start a collection of photos of sites, news, new discoveries, and anything pertaining to Biblical history and prophecy.
Neil Bryant, archaeologist, adventurer and occasional risk-taker, may pop in to offer his comments.
Neil Bryant, archaeologist, adventurer and occasional risk-taker, may pop in to offer his comments.
Bonampak Painting, Mexico, Circa 700 B.C. Jewelry and fancy dress have always been in style.
It's just the trends that change.
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In The Glass Dolphin, Jill recognizes artifacts in the apartment of archaeologist, Dr. Jay Sharp in Paris, that resembled pieces of Moche art such as those above. Jill and Neil had already discussed the art of ancient people groups in Peru and seeing pieces in Sharp's apartment aroused suspicion in her as to whether they were copies or real.
The Moche civilization (alternatively, the Mochica culture, Early Chimu, Pre-Chimu, Proto-Chimu, etc.) flourished in northern Peru from about 100 AD to 800 AD and produced many highly original ceramic vessels, often featuring graphic sexual poses.
The Moche civilization (alternatively, the Mochica culture, Early Chimu, Pre-Chimu, Proto-Chimu, etc.) flourished in northern Peru from about 100 AD to 800 AD and produced many highly original ceramic vessels, often featuring graphic sexual poses.
The Leptis Magna temple to Septimus Severus, Khoms, Libya, 130 km (81 mi) east of Tripoli.
The Ruins of Persepolis, Iran
Ancient Mayan Ruins of a Kitchen Found in Yucatán, Mexico.
Archaeological site of Akrotiri - Santorini - July 12th 2012
Tiwanaku (Spanish: ''Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu'') is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. It is the capital of an empire that extended into present-day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to AD 1000. Mention is made of it in Picking up the Pieces. Do you know where? Tell me.
Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Aerial view of Machu Picchu, Peru.
In The Glass Dolphin, we are forced to travel through dense jungles on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Why?
You'll have to read the book to find out.
In The Glass Dolphin, we are forced to travel through dense jungles on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Why?
You'll have to read the book to find out.
Petra, Jordan.
Neil hasn't asked me to go here with him yet, but I wouldn't put it past him.
Neil hasn't asked me to go here with him yet, but I wouldn't put it past him.
Hellenistic Sarcophagus unearthed in Ashkelon.
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Tel Aviv, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Israelites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hasmoneans, the Romans, the Persians, the Arabs and the Crusaders, until it was destroyed by the Mamluks in 1270.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Tel Aviv, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Israelites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hasmoneans, the Romans, the Persians, the Arabs and the Crusaders, until it was destroyed by the Mamluks in 1270.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon