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FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_003
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_017
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_004
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_013
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_014
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_010
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_005
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_012
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_006
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_016
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_011
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_008
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_009
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_007
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
Intriguingly, all the figures appear to *** Local Ca
(c) Dukas -
DUK10162684_002
FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**
A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
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FEATURE - Aus Forschung und Wissenschaft: 2.000 Jahre alte Fresken in einem grossen Bankettsaal in Pompeji entdeckt
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A newly discovered fresco in Pompeii is shedding fresh light on the mysterious Dionysiac cults of the ancient world - and how they depicted “wild” women who broke free of the male order.
More than a century after the famous Villa of the Mysteries was unearthed, archaeologists have revealed a strikingly detailed frieze depicting the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine.
The nearly life-sized fresco, known as a "megalography" due to its large-scale figures, was found in a grand banqueting room in Insula 10 of Region IX in central Pompeii. It spans three sides of the room, while the fourth side opens onto a garden.
The vivid artwork portrays bacchantes, or maenads, as both dancers and fierce hunters. Some carry slaughtered kid goats or wield swords while holding the innards of animals. Young satyrs, with their distinctive pointed ears, are shown playing the double flute. At the centre of the frieze stands a mortal woman accompanied by an aged Silenus holding a torch, suggesting her initiation into the Dionysiac mysteries—a cult promising rebirth and the possibility of an afterlife.
Explaining its significance, Gabriel Zuchtriegel said: “These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning which, however, was also designed to decorate areas for holding banquets and feasts, rather like when we find a copy of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on the wall of an Italian restaurant in New York to create a little bit of atmosphere.
“Behind these magnificent paintings, which play with illusion and reality, we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world, but we can also grasp the grandeur of a ritual that dates back to an archaic world.”
He also said the bacchante or maenad, “expressed the wild, untameable side of women,” who “break free from male order to dance freely” and take on traditional male pursuits like hunting.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
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FEATURE - Ägypten: Reiseimpressionen aus dem Land am Nil
Camels eating grass and waiting for tourists in the dessert, with The Great Pyramid, the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, the middle Pyramid for Pharaoh Khafre and the smaller for Khafre’s son Menkaure. Three small pyramids built for Khufu’s queens are lined up next to the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jīzah (Giza) with Sfinx in Northern Egypt, The Step pyramid of Djoser, with Enclosure wall at Saqqara, Memphis former capital city and the Red and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, 40 km south of Cairo.
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Members of Ralph Solecki’s excavation team carrying the block containing Shanidar 4 (the flower burial), 6, 8 and 9 down from the cave to be transported to the Baghdad Museum for further study. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722733
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Illustration of the possible burial position of the new Neanderthal remains from Shanidar Cave; the stone behind the head is shown in grey. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722734
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
The bones of the Neanderthal’s left hand emerging from the sediment in Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722727
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Members of Ralph Solecki’s team, Dr T. Dale Stewart (right) and Jacques Bordaz (left) at Shanidar Cave in 1960, working on removing the remains of Shanidar 4 (the ‘flower burial’) en bloc. This block of sediment was later found to also contain the partial remains of 3 more individuals. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722729
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
The Neanderthal skull, flattened by thousands of years of sediment and rock fall, in situ in Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722731
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
The bones of the Neanderthal’s left arm and ribs in situ in Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722735
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
The spinal column of the Neanderthal immediately after removal in a small block of the surrounding sediment. The bones are extremely delicate and embedded in layers of silt – the matrix. They are transported to Cambridge where they are scanned, conserved and micro-excavated to slowly remove the bones from the matrix. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722730
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Ribs and spine of the Neanderthal emerging from the sediment in Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722726
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Looking out from Shanidar Cave, down to the valley of the Upper Zab river and the mountains beyond – the rugged landscape of North-East Iraqi Kurdistan. Wider view of the location of Shanidar, in the foothills of the Baradost Mountains of North-East Iraqi Kurdistan. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722728
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Dr Emma Pomeroy onsite inside Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722725
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
Map of the location of Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722724
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FEATURE - Entdeckung am Blumengrab von Shanidar könnte das Geheimnis der Todesriten der Neandertaler aufdecken
View of the entrance to Shanidar Cave. See National News story NNburial. Cavemen may have buried their dead with flowers, suggests a major new discovery. Cambridge University archaeologists have unearthed an “articulated” Neanderthal skeleton - meaning all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order - the first in over 20 years.The skeleton, dubbed Shanidar Z, was found in the Shanidar Cave on Bradost Mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan, one of the most important archeological sites of the 20th Century. The dig had to be abandoned for a year due to the close proximity of Islamic State forces. *** Local Caption *** 30722723
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574080
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574081
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574083
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574084
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574078
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574079
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FEATURE - Aus Wissenschaft und Forschung: Wissenschaftler untersuchen das 2600 Jahre alte Heslington-Hirn
The brain of an ancient Briton who died 2,600 years ago could hold the key to combating dementia, according to new research. See NATIONAL story NNbrain. It is the world's oldest surviving grey matter and even contains neuron-boosting proteins. The discovery underlines the remarkable durability of the human organ, say scientists. It could shed fresh light on a host of diseases - including Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's, say scientists. The yellowy brown organ is known as the 'Heslington brain' after the village near York where it was dug from a muddy pit in 2008. It was inside a decapitated skull at an Iron Age site. Now a British led team has carried out the first detailed analysis using powerful microscopes that scanned the tissue with a focused beam of electrons. The images illuminated miniscule particles that would not be visible to the human eye. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30574082
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FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837033
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FEATURE - Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei
Unter dem Sand verborgen: Sturm und Niedrigwasser legen versteinerten Wald an der Küste von Wales frei / 210519 *** An ancient Bronze Age 'petrified forest' which has become visible on a beach in Borth, Wales after recent storms and tides washed away the sand and peat which normallty cover them, May 22 2019. The skeletal trees are said to have given rise to the local legend of a lost kingdom, Cantre'r Gwaelod, drowned beneath the waves. The trees stopped growing between 4,500 and 6,000 years ago, as the water level rose and a thick blanket of peat formed. *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 29837037
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