In the case of Etruscan tombs, tufa was commonly used due to its ease of carving and its ability to withstand the weight of the earth and vegetation above it. The Etruscans typically carved their tombs into the sides of hills or cliffs, and then used tufa blocks to construct the walls and ceilings of the tombs. The porous nature of tufa also allowed for the tombs to be decorated with intricate carvings and frescoes, many of which have survived to this day.
A unique photographic collection is currently being digitized in Lebanon. Exceptional archaeological and ethnographic testimonies of a Middle East that has now disappeared. Aerial photograph of the ancient site of Palmyra, Syria, taken by one of its pioneers, Antoine Poidebard, in 1938. Treasure
The almost 11 centimeters tall statuette of the Venus of Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. It is made from a rock called an oolith that is not found in or around Willendorf. A research team led by anthropologist Gerhard Weber of the University of Vienna and geo
An encyclopedic work, published in the Études degyptologie collection of Soleb editions, offers for the first time a synthesis of the history of the civilizations that have succeeded each other in Sudan, from prehistory to the contemporary world. Necropolis of Meroe, Sudan. Pyramid of Queen Amanit
Three millennia ago, Egypt it was at the height of his empire. After the war campaigns of Sesostris III and a period of splendor and pax Egyptian during the government of Amenophis III, and having saved a phase of weakness and decline led by pharaohs such as Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, the good times