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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 20h

🫒🐑 #Medieval #Calendar of #Córdoba, ‘Arīb ibn Sa‘d: "October...the olive harvest...the lambing season...milk in abundance. The white and the black starlings...the winter cranes... In Egypt, embalming oil...Syrup is made from quinces...". 🫒🐑 www.filaha.org/calendar_of_... #Andalus #Arab #Manuscript

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Happy weekend! Here’s a 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a wide-eyed octopus! 🐙❤️ From Palaikastro, Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a frontal view of a clay flask with warm-yellow coloured slip with black hand painted decoration depicting an octopus. The octopus is swimming diagonally with eight writhing, sucker-lined arms covering the surface of the flask. It stares out at the viewer with wide, almost cartoon-like eyes. Additional black painted motifs include sea urchins, tritons, small rocks and seaweed. Minoan decoration depicting sea motifs is known by scholars as the 'Marine Style'. The flask measures 27 cm (about 10.5 inches) in height. It has a short spout at the top with a small loop handle at either side and a small base so that it can stand upright.

“Its shape is somewhat unusual, constructed by slipping together, while still leather hard (clay that is not quite dry), two shallow plates which had been made on a fast spinning potter’s wheel and with highly refined clay. The circular bases of these shallow plates are still visible in the center of both sides of the flask” (Smart History article “Octopus Vase” by Dr Senta German https://smarthistory.org/octopus-vase/)

The flask was excavated in 1903 at a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro. The excavations between 1902 and 1906, were run by R. Bosanquet and R.M. Dawkins from the British School of Athens. The flask is part of the collections at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

➡️Tackling full blueprints certainly goes beyond a thread, but thanks for the engaging exchange! 😊🍀

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Designated community custodians or legal delegates, operating via binding co-governance boards. Infrastructure relies on bilateral agreements with binding vote authority. An actionable blueprint needs immutable logs (open ledgers), escrow custody, automated penalties, and revocation APIs.➡️

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

By community, you mean the source communities (the descendants, indigenous groups, cultural custodians who hold living heritage), right? Revocability comes with full legal sovereignty: if a community holds ownership, they inherit the right to withhold or condition access whenever terms are breached

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Access. Before a community can meaningfully describe or display an item, they must have physical and legal access to it. Once access is restored, decisions on display or non-display and description follow. Let me know what you think.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The goal should be restoring dignity to origin communities and transforming museums into true living bridges between cultures.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Alternatives include automatic transfer to a neutral third-party escrow. Also, public boycotts, loan freezes by origin nations, and boycotts by scholars and donors force the issue when legal paths stall.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The default should be an automated public 'Overdue' status upon expiry, followed by temporary display withdrawal after 30 days without logged progress. Inaction should carry an immediate reputational and operational cost.

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Yaso 🦋🌼 @orangeblossombitch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

• Season of Migration to the South• #art #procreate #inktober

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Naming the claimant, the responsible institution, and the next review date should all be non-negotiable. The review date feels especially critical because without a hard deadline, institutions can list a claimant and drag out 'negotiations' indefinitely without ever making a final decision.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I completely agree. Looted or stolen items belong back with their origin communities. Pairing labels with an official status like 'contested' or 'restituted' ensures that transparency leads to real action. Thanks so much for sharing your perspective.😊🍀🕊

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

...➡️Once a museum officially documents harm or controversial acquisition practices on a label, it opens the door to broader uncomfortable political questions or repatriation claims. This is only one of many cases globally. I think museums should strive for full transparency and open dialogue.🕊

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Dear Quax World, you raise a crucial point. Embracing the full, complex trail reminds us how fragile and complicit all networks can be. Another example could be the Parthenon Marbles: the "rescue" narrative (Lord Elgin) neatly bypassed imperial extraction to eclipse arbitrary removal from Greece(1)➡️

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me...! @myownaccountme.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

▪️War watch warwatch.ch

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Indeed, every stage of this story was a preservation 'accident': from the fire that baked the clay, to the illicit antiquities trade that led Hrozný to Kültepe. A 2FA Bronze Age system required a fire, illicit trade and World War I for a Czech linguistic genius to finally "unlock" it.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For #AncientSiteSunday the #Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon, #Türkiye, built in the 3rd century BC, alterations were made in the #Roman period. It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators. 📷️ C. Bredfeldt 🏺

A full shot of the ruins of an ancient theatre, located on a hillside. The theatre's steep tiered seating structure is clearly visible, constructed of light gray stone blocks, weathering evident in various tones. The hillside surrounding the theatre is covered with grass, creating a contrast between the man-made stone structures and the natural landscape. Sections of crumbling stone walls and foundations are scattered throughout the grassy slopes.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

😊🙏🏻 True! Museum display cases may lack context but the micro-archaeology of the kārum houses preserves the human story. The find-spots capture that great interconnected world. C. Michel's Daily Life at Kültepe also brings the female correspondents from Aššur (Lamassī, Tarām-Kūbi, Ahaha) to light!☀️🕊

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great question! The windows probably belong to a Florentine household since the detail is from Masolino da Panicale’s fresco St. Peter Healing a Man and the Raising of Tabitha (c. 1424–1425) in the Brancacci Chapel, Florence. Wonderful page and art history teasers!😊🎨

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thank you for these great points!🙏🏻😃 I also find intriguing how scribes used unpronounced "tags" (determinatives) to flag names, such as a silent 𒁹 before a personal male name. Looking forward to exploring Anatolian personal names and loanwords further. Enjoy a wonderful day ahead!🙋‍♀️🙏🏻🌏🌎🌍🕊

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Tom Elliott @paregorios.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm running another round of "Getting Started" training in November for the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places. Details below. Please boost for visibility!

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Comparing cylinder seals & witness impressions to modern 2FA makes so much sense! Amazed by the cylinder seals themselves✨️🙏🏻, and that ~23,000 Kültepe tablets survived because a massive fire baked the clay into ceramic. The exhibits at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara are exquisite!✨️✨️

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is me that should thank you for your brilliant insights! 😊 I looked up Dickens' 1855 speech on Project Gutenberg: 'All the red tape in the country grew redder.' Dickens ruthlessly criticised bureaucracy. Thank you so much for the wonderful historical details and conversation! 😊🙋‍♀️🍀

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Astonishing no one died in that great fire despite the chaotic crowds, the falling masonry, and molten lead dripping from the roof. I can picture Turner that night filling his sketch books! Thank you for such great insights and for your brilliant postings! 😊🙏🏻 Looking at the Cleveland version:

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H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

------ Before the First Sip ------ At the water’s edge, the young deer lowers his head but does not drink. For a brief moment, everything seems suspended between thirst and hesitation, light and shadow. #RedDeer #deer #DeerPhotography #NaturePhotography #Stag #Forest #Nature #Wildlife

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you for sharing such a fascinating piece of history! I looked it up and it’s incredible how those wooden tally sticks ended up bringing down the Palace of Westminster in 1834. The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons by J.M.W. Turner, 1835.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

More tamper-proof systems💡: Medieval Chirographs (cheirographon χειρόγραφο): Contracts written twice on one sheet and cut down a jagged line. Parties matched the puzzle-piece edges in court to prove authenticity.

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fascinating! I am amazed at how Old Assyrians basically invented ancient tamper-evidence and 2 factor identification. Simply amazing!

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Ballachulish figure which was discovered in a bog at Ballachulish in Inverness-shire. The figure dates to the Iron Age, and was possibly a goddess. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #IronAge #Ballachulish

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Facinating! The Ballachulish brings to mind the Greek xoana (ξόανα), the primitive wooden cult idols carved long before classical marble statues. Because wood decays over time, so few survive today. Amazing how different cultures shared that same connection to wood. Thank you for such great posts!🌊☀️

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Freya Snowball @freyasnowball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cosmos grown from seed on the balcony!! Have a lovely day folks!! 🌿🩵🌿🩵🤍🩵🌿🩵🌿 #ColourADay #BlueTue #ColorADay #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #summer #white #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #ECK #Manchester #MyBalcony

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔎How was long-distance communication safeguarded in antiquity? The #Assyrians enclosed a clay dried tablet in a sealed outer layer that guaranteed the integrity of communication across trade routes. Unauthorised access would destroy the unique seal impressions. #Archaeology #Antiquity #Artefacts

Clay tablet envelope from Kültepe, Old Assyrian period, ca 1920-1740 BCE. British Museum: Object 113581
🔗 Object link: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1919-0712-330
📸 Photo by Zunkir (2022).
© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence.

Clay envelope and letter, cuneiform.
Source: Presentations and events introducing the Assyrians_the British Museum
@ The Trustees of the British Museum.

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Yaso 🦋🌼 @orangeblossombitch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Summers end is approaching. It´s bountiful harvest immortalized on this tile #art

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

3.000 years ago, female Minoan crocus gatherers walked barefoot on volcanic rocks to collect the wild flowers & present saffron to the "Lady of the Animals". In the medieval times, Tacuinum Sanitatis illustrates a woman meticulously harvesting crocus as remedy. #Archaeology #Minoan #manuscripts

Xeste (Ξεστή) 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, c. 1650 BCE.
"Saffron Gatherers" (Οι Κροκοσυλλέκτριες).
The female gatherers handpick wild crocus flowers among the volcanic rocks of the Aegean island as part of an initiation process and a system of rituals.

On the opposite wall (next image), the elevated "Potnia Therôn" (Πότνια Θηρών/Lady of the Animals/Wild Beasts), flanked by a griffin (γρύπας) and a blue monkey (κυανοπίθηκος), receives the precious crocus stamens. She is wearing duck and dragonfly necklaces.

Xeste 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece c.1650 BCE.
Reconstruction of the fresco "Potnia Therôn" (Πότνια Θηρών/Lady of the Animals).
Potnia Theron is receiving precious saffron stamens. She is elevated on a throne, flanked by a griffin (γρύπας) and a blue monkey (κυανοπίθηκος). She is wearing duck and dragonfly necklaces.

The 'Potnia Theron' (Lady of the Animals/Wild Beasts) and 'Saffron Gatherers' from Xeste (Ξεστή) 3, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece, c. 1650 BCE.

Austrian National Library, Cod. Ser. n. 2644, folio 40v.
Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the 11th-century Arabic medical treatise Taqwīm al-Ṣiḥḥa by Ibn Buṭlān.
Folio 40v: Saffron (Crocus sativus / Crocus).

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boban @boban4.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Granice su u vasoj glavi. Τα σύνορα είναι στο κεφάλι σου. (Mostar)

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me...! @myownaccountme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔹🐟.. 🦀

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Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just look at tonight’s sky! There is a green edge to the top clouds. Not sure you can see it. One of the most amazing skies I have seen! I did a video as it was impossible to catch in 1 photo!

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🏛️🌐 Open-access spatial data project: The Archaeological Cadastre of Greece. Maps out thousands of heritage monuments and protected zones with detailed filters. 🔗 www.arxaiologikoktimatologio.gov.gr/map #CulturalHeritage #OpenData #DigitalHumanities #GIS #Archaeology

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Archaeocadastre-Portal

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Restoring balance on Autumn Equinox. Images taken this morning here in Glastonbury. Happy Equinox to everyone. #autumn#autumnequinox#mabon

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Οι ζωγραφισμένες μορφές και τα ζωντανά χρώματα των θηραϊκών τοιχογραφιών. Πώς συνδέονται με τον μινωικό πολιτισμό; Ποιά κοσμοθέαση επικρατούσε; Ποιά η εμπειρία όλων μέσα στα δίκτυα ανταλλαγών της Μεσογείου; youtu.be/scll6dPhMs0?... youtu.be/9DEsfj9aXjw?... #Αρχαιολογία #Archaeology #podcasts

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Γιατί ήταν γαλάζιοι οι πίθηκοι στις τοιχογραφίες της Σαντορίνης;

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📍Coffee with a Codex: Greek Herbal Curator Dot Porter examines a 15th-c. manuscript on medicinal plants, closely tied to Dioscorides' De materia medica. 🗓️ Oct 8 at 12pm EST / 5pm GMT Free virtual event Registration: 🔗 libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/17673140 #BookHistory #Manuscript #ArtHistory

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Coffee with a Codex: Greek Herbal

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ugarit (Ουγκαρίτ), modern Ras Shamra (راس شمرة). www.livius.org/pictures/syr...

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Ugarit, Cretan vase - Livius

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Kallichoron-Philyra @evavasi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hi, friends!☀️ Τhe Kamares Cave is slighly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range, aligned with #Phaistos in #Crete. Archaeologists have excavated pieces of Kamares ware (Καμαραϊκά) as far as Byblos, Ungarit, Cyprus & ancient Egypt (eg. Tell el-Daba & Kahun). #Museums #Archaeology #Art #Pottery

A 3,800-year-old krater (κρατήρας). Kamares ware (Καμαραϊκά αγγεία) from Phaistos (Φαιστός), Crete, Greece.

Fragments of floral Kamares ware have also been excavated from 13th-Dynasty palace garden contexts and tombs along the Nile Delta. The stylised flowers have been identified as lilies.

https://heraklionmuseum.gr/en/exhibit/the-royal-dinner-service-kamares-style-vessels/

Kamares Cave.
Image CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, a Minoan sanctuary (altitude around 1,700 m.), related to ancient Phaistos.

Locate the site on Pleiades:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Kamares: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/187018676> [accessed: 20 September 2026]

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