This study examines the connection between culturally transmitted visual expressions of power and... more This study examines the connection between culturally transmitted visual expressions of power and interaction levels through the adoption of the griffin motif in Predynastic Egypt from Uruk Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC. Its acceptance into Egyptian iconography reflects the choice of the local elites to express ideologies of power using foreign symbols. The example of the griffin in Predynastic Egypt demonstrates how the transmission and adoption of composite creatures can be used as a basis of inference for social interactions in prehistoric societies.
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live 3,000 years ago? Or even 500 years ago? Have you ... more Have you ever wondered what it was like to live 3,000 years ago? Or even 500 years ago? Have you ever asked yourself "Who built that really old building down the street?" or "Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?"
If so, you are in the right place! Join Amanda the Archaeologist as she travels around the world, learning about different people and cultures. From ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe, Emperor Qin's Terra-Cotta Army to Cycladic Figurines, or Cahokia to Pompeii, Amanda will teach you about the people, places, and things that shaped our world today!
In Can YOU Dig It: Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time, Amanda will teach you all about how archaeologists discover the truth about our human past. Filled with exciting pictures from excavations around the world, this book explains what archaeology is, how archaeologists excavate a site, and what we can learn by studying the material culture left behind by people in the past.
With a whole world to explore, maybe your next question will be: "Where will she take us next?"
This study examines the connection between culturally transmitted visual expressions of power and... more This study examines the connection between culturally transmitted visual expressions of power and interaction levels through the adoption of the griffin motif in Predynastic Egypt from Uruk Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC. Its acceptance into Egyptian iconography reflects the choice of the local elites to express ideologies of power using foreign symbols. The example of the griffin in Predynastic Egypt demonstrates how the transmission and adoption of composite creatures can be used as a basis of inference for social interactions in prehistoric societies.
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live 3,000 years ago? Or even 500 years ago? Have you ... more Have you ever wondered what it was like to live 3,000 years ago? Or even 500 years ago? Have you ever asked yourself "Who built that really old building down the street?" or "Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?"
If so, you are in the right place! Join Amanda the Archaeologist as she travels around the world, learning about different people and cultures. From ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe, Emperor Qin's Terra-Cotta Army to Cycladic Figurines, or Cahokia to Pompeii, Amanda will teach you about the people, places, and things that shaped our world today!
In Can YOU Dig It: Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time, Amanda will teach you all about how archaeologists discover the truth about our human past. Filled with exciting pictures from excavations around the world, this book explains what archaeology is, how archaeologists excavate a site, and what we can learn by studying the material culture left behind by people in the past.
With a whole world to explore, maybe your next question will be: "Where will she take us next?"
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from Uruk Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC. Its acceptance into Egyptian iconography reflects the choice of the local elites to express ideologies of power using foreign symbols. The example of the griffin in Predynastic Egypt demonstrates how the transmission and adoption of composite creatures can be used as a basis of inference for social interactions in prehistoric societies.
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If so, you are in the right place! Join Amanda the Archaeologist as she travels around the world, learning about different people and cultures. From ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe, Emperor Qin's Terra-Cotta Army to Cycladic Figurines, or Cahokia to Pompeii, Amanda will teach you about the people, places, and things that shaped our world today!
In Can YOU Dig It: Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time, Amanda will teach you all about how archaeologists discover the truth about our human past. Filled with exciting pictures from excavations around the world, this book explains what archaeology is, how archaeologists excavate a site, and what we can learn by studying the material culture left behind by people in the past.
With a whole world to explore, maybe your next question will be: "Where will she take us next?"
from Uruk Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC. Its acceptance into Egyptian iconography reflects the choice of the local elites to express ideologies of power using foreign symbols. The example of the griffin in Predynastic Egypt demonstrates how the transmission and adoption of composite creatures can be used as a basis of inference for social interactions in prehistoric societies.
If so, you are in the right place! Join Amanda the Archaeologist as she travels around the world, learning about different people and cultures. From ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe, Emperor Qin's Terra-Cotta Army to Cycladic Figurines, or Cahokia to Pompeii, Amanda will teach you about the people, places, and things that shaped our world today!
In Can YOU Dig It: Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time, Amanda will teach you all about how archaeologists discover the truth about our human past. Filled with exciting pictures from excavations around the world, this book explains what archaeology is, how archaeologists excavate a site, and what we can learn by studying the material culture left behind by people in the past.
With a whole world to explore, maybe your next question will be: "Where will she take us next?"