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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

Category: Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Final Projects, Uncategorized Posted onMay 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Changes of Faith, but constant spirituality

A sinuous journey from Caves to Cathedrals For this project, I chose to create an audio presentation highlighting different religious […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 1, 2021

The Mesopotamia Man

A Hero for History You have heard of Superman, Iron Man, Bat Man, Spiderman… the list goes on. What do […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

See How Much the “Perfect” Female Body Type has changed throughout history

Hi, my name is Carly Kleinberg and I am apart of the Class of 2024. I hope to major in environmental studies and minor in architecture.

A 3D printed cuneiform tablet created using Colgate's scanned data
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Uncategorized Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 1, 2021

COLGATE’S CUNEIFORM TABLETS: KEY TO COLONIZING MARS

The cuneiform tablets located in Colgate’s Special Collections have served a variety of interesting educational purposes throughout the years. The […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 2, 2021

Science Or Interpretation: The World of Archaeology

The Divide Have you ever entered a museum as a kid, completely clueless about the significance of the artifacts, yet […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

Known as the Mona Lisa of Mesopotamia, the Mask of Warka has been Excavated, Looted and Returned to her home at the Iraq National Museum

February 28th, 2021 by Lauren Sulger  “The Mona Lisa of Mesopotamia”  The mask of Warka is known to be the […] Read More

Political painting depicting the influence that Mesopotamian rule had on dictator, Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq.
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Prehistory & Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 2, 2021

The Love Story of Saddam Hussein and the Mesopotamia Civilization

In the image above, some of you may not know the specific figure that Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein is looking […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

The Middle East: Oil or Artifacts

When the United States chose to invade Iraq, they chose to preserve these cultural sites rather than the lives of […] Read More

Paper mache recreation of Nimrud with large gaps between panels
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

Why Unfilled Space in an Art Exhibition is so Powerful

Artist Michael Rakowitz’s new exhibition is full of gorgeous paper mache recreations of lost Iraqi artifacts, alongside major gaps in […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

The Mother Goddess and the Myth of Prehistoric Matriarchy: Let’s Leave it in the 70s

Imagine an ancient world where women were equal in status and influence to their male counterparts amongst their tribes. A […] Read More

Posted for art Exhibit "Culture Under Attack"
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

“Culture Under Attack”: A critical exploration of cultural destruction

For most of my childhood, I grew up in a quintessential suburban neighborhood in New Jersey. The streets were filled […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

Cyrus’ Cylinder of Rights

Born and raised as a child of 21st century America, I was taught to hate Iraq. The field where my […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

A MOTHER GODDESS’S CONCEIT

Archaic, the Iraq pavilion at the Venice Biennale, was presented by the Ruya Foundation in 2017. The pavilion includes works […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

Is Hammurabi’s “Eye for an Eye” Still a Thing?

Beware, Hammurabi’s ruthless law code hasn’t been safely locked away in the dustbins of history! Humans being humans, we have […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

Famed Forger vs Commended Curator: Degrees of Difference Revealed

(Allegedly) found on a wall in dwellings in Çatalhöyük, Turkey, this painting could be the first known landscape painting done by […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

Whose Art? The Disputed ownership of the Ishtar Gate

In recent years, calls for the return of cultural relics acquired during the expansionist period have roused repercussions in European […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Prehistory & Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 7, 2021

The Guennol Lioness: vanished from the public eye

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

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 6, 2021

Protectors Left Unprotected

It’s the 9th century BCE, and you’re an Assyrian king. As you walk into the palace built for you, you […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 7, 2021

Archaeology, Face Cream, and Murder Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Curious Relationship with Ancient Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie had an interesting involvement in Mesopotamian archaeological digs and took much inspiration from them for her famous novels. […] Read More

picture from entrance way from Steve Klein
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 26, 2021March 7, 2021

Why We Should Decorate our Homes like The Northwest Palace

Forget those basic Pinterest boards! King Ashurnasirpal II built a palace in the site of Nimrud where the walls of […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 26, 2021March 18, 2021

Hiding in Plain Sight: Forgery Skepticism Around Sumerian Sculptures in New York City and Detroit

The Statue of Gudea in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Gudea of Lagash Detroit Institute of Arts have […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 25, 2021March 30, 2021

Buyer’s Premium: Stolen Iraqi Artifacts in Western Art Markets

Iraqi National Museum Deputy Director Muhsin Hasan Grieves the Loss of Irreplaceable Artifacts Wild Beasts Escape Their Spotlight On the […] Read More

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