Archeology
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We woke that morning at the onward call / Our camels bridled up, our howdahs full / The sun was rising in the eastern sky / Just as we set out to the desert’s cry – Loreena McKennitt Stock Credits: / Face in sky / Frame of Numbers / Clouds / Wall box / Caravan / Texture & pyramids/palm trees/additional camel and desert dweller: personal stock of texture and vintage postcards ©Aimee Stewart, Foxfires / All of my artwork and photographs are © All Rights Reserved Worldwide. / My artwork and photos do not belong to the public domain.
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The Pyramids at Giza, Egypt.
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In Cappadocia, a local vendor covered this old branch with evil eye beads. His shop sits on a hill above the village of Uçhisar castle, carved into the volcanic tuff of the region. The evil eye beads I remember from my time in Turkey had yellow in them, unlike most of the ones we saw during our journey. They became talismans to conquer what ancient civilizations feared, such as nighttime dark, storms, earthquakes and eclipses. The blue symbolizes the sky, the white is the aura of the moon, the yellow is the sun disc, and the black spot in the middle is that little bit of evil eating away at the light. In Turkey, the belief is that evil eye beads ward off the effects of the “evil eye,” such as envy or jealousy, and bounce back any curses or ill will. You will see an evil eye bead pinned to the clothing of an infant, hanging from the rear view mirror of a vehicle, decorating the harness of a horse, painted on the back of a big truck/lorry, placed over a doorway… If it breaks, it has done its job and should be thrown away.
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This picture was taken in Pisaq near Cusco, Peru’ in 2006 ! / The ruin of Pisaq is about 20 miles from Cusco and like the more famous Machu Picchu was an important city during the Inca empire. / It sprawled across three mountains at the altitude of about 3600 mt offering visitors spectacular views.
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Pisaq, Perú ! / I had already walked up to the Temple of the Sun in Pisaq a few times.. but this time I noticed how beautiful the color of the green mountains was in a late afternoon..
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Macro shot of the bark of a gum tree at Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. I flipped the image 90 degrees and it reminded me of the strata you see at an archeological dig … layers of different colored dirt, and in the top layer some shells, which are so often found near the surface of a dig where ancient peoples have lived. Taken with Nikon D80 1/60s f/9 ISO 400 macro 105mm on tripod. /
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See the Wunderkammer Probably the most amazing collection of scientific curiosities gathered anywhere in Australia. A preview of an upcoming series shot on 35mm awaiting processing a printing. Thank you to Ray for allowing me to shoot in his store/museum.
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El Castillo at Chichen Itza in Mexico is an amazing stepped 30m pyramid with a temple on top constructed by the Mayans around 1100 AD, but mysteriously abandoned by 1400. Thought to represent Snake Mountain, a mystic place in Maya folklore where creation first occurred, it is also called the temple of Kukulkan after their feathered serpent god ( the Aztec’s Quetzalcoatl). The Maya were great mathematicians, inventing the concept of “zero” long before western civilizations and constructed this to have a special astronomical significance . Twice a year people gather now in thousands to see the setting sun casting a shadow of a serpent on the northern steps of the pyramid illuminated only at the spring and autumn equinoxes…. Voted recently online as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World this is a remarkable archeological site with many structures, a ball court and the Sacred Cenote, a pool used for ceremonial human sacrifice perhaps in times of drought… You are no longer able to climb those narrow steps to the top … and the door visible at the bottom leads to an older inner templer containing a “chac mool” statue and a jaguar throne. Very early shot with my first DSLR : Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-200mm & UV filter. Slightly tweaked. f/8 / 1/250 sec / ISO-100 / 18mm See also wall of skulls / / / / CLICK BELOW for more images from this wonderful country: mexico :)))
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Photograph featuring the streets of long lost Pompeii. This classical Roman city was both destroyed and preserved by the ash of an eruption by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. In this photo, you can see the remains of this ancient city with ethereal clouds hovering over the horizon, an almost fantasy feel.
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“It had been a long and sleepless night. Our bodies ached from the long journey into the jungle. Treasure hunting wasn’t turning out as much fun as we thought. The distant call of the Toucan was enough to wake the dead. Even though the night air was cool, I still woke up in a lather of sweat. As the sun peeked over the horizon it gradually lit up the cave…..what the new morning sunlight revealed to us just took our breath away…............ Macro photograph taken from the bark of a Palm tree. Other Stories with Photos Featured in the group Sets of Two 29th October, 2008! All of my photographs are now available to buy in gallery size prints, on paper or canvas* Please contact me directly for sizes and pricing! My Sales / UrbanArt / Panoramics / Rockscapes / Barkscapes / Flowers / Paintings / Sunsets / Story Photoart Please visit my group / Nature’s Macro Canvas / Macro photography group for Abstract Landscapes/Art found in nature! and my new group…... / Abstract Macro Urban Art !
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Here in the amazing mayan site of chichen itza in Mexico can be seen a wall of carved skulls of so many individuals – platforms and Tzompantli were used to display the gruesome sight of the heads of defeated enemies or sacrificial victims…some mothers sons and daughters all of them… The carved snake head on the wall looks like that of ‘Kukulkan’ the mayan feathered serpent god and heaps more info can be seen beside the great pyramid el castillo and the picture of the sacred cenote in murky depths Slightly tweaked (comments welcome) as I wanted to do it justice… Taken with a nikon d60;Nikkor 18-200 lens &UV filter f/5.6 / 1/125 sec / ISO-100 / 27mm Thanks so much for looking … and…. / / CLICK BELOW for more images if you want to continue your armchair travels in this wonderful country: mexico cheers! / ding / :))))
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Bamburgh Castle, view from the beach. / It is perched on a basalt outcrop on the very edge of the North Sea at Bamburgh, Northumberland.
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Another 6 foot canvas just to get the feel of it. / This is a depiction of an archeological journey of discovery. The canvas contains all manner of things, but is massively 3 dimensional, very feely ! I used acrylic, ink, gold leaf, paper, wood veneers, print on tissue, sand, etc etc. / A lot of fun and very interactive too.
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Pisaq, Perú ! / After a long way up toward the Temple Of The Sun I had the opportunity to take this picture of one of the many towers used to control the valley below !!! / I love the scenery of the Sacred Valley.. one of the most beautiful part of Perú I have seen so far !
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Location: Baalbeck, Lebanon Another touristic site from Lebanon, located at the Bekaa Valley, one of the wonderful Roman Temples in the Region.
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Tipical landscape of Ireland
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“Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) altitude on a mountain ridge northwest of Cusco. Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”. The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as “an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization”. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911, who made the first scientific confirmation of the site and wrote a best-selling work about it.” / Source: Wikipedia In this beautiful image, we can see one of the most well conserved Inca constructions at the Machu Pichhu site. The use of soft focus and sepia tone gives this image an atemporal look. This photo is a testimonial to the geniality of the Incas, and a must for anyone interested in the history of the South American civilzation.
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This small Jaguar vessel was probably used for burning copal incense during ceremonies or on a small home alter. It is between 1200 and 1400 years old (Give or take a hundred years or so). It’s actually a 3 legged vessel, but the angle of this photo only lets you see 2 of them.
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Machu Picchu, Peru
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These students are looking for small / round and shallow holes that have been / cut into the lid of this megalithic grave. / There are supposed to be 11 of them / but there is so much litchen that / they are hard to discover… / The rock carvings of the Bronze Age / abound with those shallow holes, that / have been known to be filled with / a needle or with butter as an offering / to the Goddess, into our time! / The Goddess much appreciated in / the Viking era was Frigga, meaning / “beloved”. She may be seen as the mother / or perhaps one and the same as Freyja. / The name Freyja means “The Wife” / or “The Revered Woman”.
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Scanned 35mm film
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