For our final project we made a story map that will take you on a journey through our ancient world. […] Read More
Category: Prehistory & Mesopotamia
In the image above, some of you may not know the specific figure that Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein is looking […] Read More
Human? Lion? Mythic-woman lioness? How can this tiny 5,000-year-old limestone anthropomorphic sculpture be so powerful yet so modern at the […] Read More
Ok, we’re actually going to skip the “caves” this year, although I highly recommend this film if you want to […] Read More
Today we will examine one of the earliest works of monumental architecture that have survived anywhere in the world, the […] Read More
Today we will look closely at two smaller artworks with complex imagery showing ideal models of Mesopotamian social structure. Here […] Read More
Today we will look closely at two more monuments intended to glorify kings, created about 500 years apart. Building on […] Read More
CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Watch this short video produced by the Met, showing a digital walk-through of an Assyrian palace. Think […] Read More
Why are so many of the objects we studied in this unit in European or American museums? Readings: Neil MacGregor, […] Read More
