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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

Tag: archaeological context

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

Temple of Dendur Timeline Final Project

Ancient Rome in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onApril 4, 2021April 4, 2021

The Victorious David Carritt

Finding the Bronze The Victorious Youth is a bronze statue made using the lost wax technique. Any finding of an […] Read More

Ancient Greece, Student Posts Posted onApril 2, 2021April 18, 2021

A Proud King’s Letter to his Dead Son

Dear Alexander,  I hope this letter finds you well, or as well as you can be. It has been too […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük: Mother Goddess or “Art for Art’s Sake”?

By Joe Hurle – I am interested in this topic because Çatalhöyük is one of the oldest and largest neolithic […] 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, 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

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 22, 2021

1/29 Sumerian Temples

Today we will examine one of the earliest works of monumental architecture that have survived anywhere in the world, the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 25, 2021March 18, 2021

3/1 Uncovering Pylos

A deep dive into one archaeological site, including some astonishing discoveries from 2015. How does archaeological context help us understand […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 27, 2021April 11, 2021

3/3 “Greek Miracle”?

A story about the development of naturalism. Pay attention to the dates as you do the readings. What are they […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Rome Posted onJanuary 25, 2021March 29, 2021

3/29 Why Museums Sometimes Lie: Looting & the Art Market

Sometimes, the interests of museums are at odds with the goal of historical knowledge. Here are some of the images […] Read More

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