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Andrew J. Danielson

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Archaeologist/Researcher/Educator of the Ancient Near East | Assistant Professor in NELC at Harvard | Co-Director of Town of Nebo Archaeological Project

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The image shows a loose reconstruction of a religious ceremony in Uruk. A row of priests follow the king on his way to the central ziggurat. Outside of the holy district, the whole city celebrates. © artefacts-berlin.de

The image shows a loose reconstruction of a religious ceremony in Uruk. A row of priests follow the king on his way to the central ziggurat. Outside of the holy district, the whole city celebrates. © artefacts-berlin.de

The 3-storey ziggurat was surrounded by a complex system of walls and courts. Arch. records document various installations. A range of secondary sources were consulted. Over 4000 human models and 300 buildings were used in this view.

🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

28.08.2023 09:53 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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[#Archaeology🏺]

The first tool of all might've been a sling for the baby to keep their hands free - but then they reached for the #atlatl. 🙋‍♀️

M. Bebber et al., Atlatl use equalizes #female and #male #projectile weapon #velocity, SciReports 13, 2023.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

24.08.2023 18:46 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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Happy to share a new article written with Stan Klassen for Thomas Levy's Festschrift! Here we examine the evidence for copper trade networks and their relation to early Iron Age Moab, using ceramic petrography as a proxy for connectivity:
www.academia.edu/105311894/Co...

21.08.2023 18:40 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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