Bronze Age

The shape and form of the Mycenaean kylix clearly manifests itself in its Iron Age counterparts; however, Cypriot potters, imitating greek ceramics, added small, gradual changes that resulted in 737. Ultimately, the societal role of the kylix carried through to the Iron Age. The well preservation of 737 and its comparanda indicates that they were deposited in graves. Furthermore, the acid residue on certain objects indicates…

This was the period in time were China started to become a more civilized and technologically advanced culture and people as a whole. This period in Chinese history came to be known as the Bronze Age of China due to the archaeological find that the people of the Shang and Zhou Dynasty began to learn how to work bronze and create art and fashion tools and other useful items from it such as weapons and tea kettles or sculptures. The Shang Dynasty is considered to be the time when China and it’s…

This semester we started off by reviewing the earliest development of human civilization, the culture of the Ancient Greeks during the Bronze and Archaic Ages, the development of the Athenian democracy, the history of the Roman Republic, the role of Christianity, the fall of the Roman Empire and lastly the shift to the Middle Ages in Western Europe. While reading each of the course readings and primary sources related to the topics listed above we notice how they all can related to the common…

In the world of Ancient Greek Art and Architecture, and more specifically the Bronze Age Aegean, tombs were an important staple. A tomb could let others know your status in the world, and in terms of art history they can reveal a plethora of information on any given society. Some tombs that stand out from the Bronze Age Aegean time period are the following: The Grave Circles at Mycenae, The Treasury of Atreus, and the Lefkandi Heroon. Thanks to the discovery of these ancient tombs we were able…

Throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages, people have discovered a useful process, we now use today, called welding. Many do not realize how important welding truly is in our world, even history, but when anyone is looking or walking around, there’s welding everywhere you go. They’re many types of welding, with different features and processes used on an object or material, that are opaque to your eyes. Oxygen acetylene (OAW) is one of the most used welds compared to others. It's used in our…

consistent with classical Greek bronze statues, and “[s]uch details indicate the care of manufacture, and offer a rare opportunity to view the original appearance of a high-quality classical bronze statue.” Northover of Oxford’s Department of Materials analyzed the left hand and forearm, the right upper arm, and the base of Apollo. Northover testified that the first two pieces were from a date within the classical time period, and that the base had been added after the bronze was casted, but no…

who lived in the general vicinity of england and some of the germanic areas and Im pretty sure you know what armour and weapons are, so I will just get to it. The first subject will be swords or “sweord” in old english it originated during the bronze age which is around 1600 B.C., the sword evolved from the dagger later turning into tons of various swords such as the rapier, cutlass, zweihander, sabers and the list can go on forever. Rapiers are a very long and thin sword that are meant to…

Hunting knives have been around since the Stone Age. Stone, bone and shells were first used as knives. The one thing they had in common with today's knives is that they were sharpened on stone. Egyptians generally used long handled spears to capture prey. They were the first to attach wooden handles to their stone blades. The Egyptians primarily used knives for skinning and cutting meat. Greeks made knives of bronze that were used in Asia and Europe during the time period of the 8th to the 6th…

Germanic peoples occupied much of the present-day territory of Germany during the Bronze and early Iron Ages. When Rome was expanding northwards, Germanic groups were expanding southwards into what is present day Southern Germany. The Germanic agricultural system was vital to the economy. Many of the Germans were herders, but some of them were farmers. They grew wheat, barley, oats, and rye. Northern Germany was known as Germania Inferior, and Southern Germany was known as Germania Superior.…

summer Olympics. The Olympic Games don’t just bring in the competing athlete’s, but it also brings in the family members and the fans from all over the world to enjoy the competition of all the sports. Athletes come in hope to win a gold, silver or bronze medal, but they also come to honor their country. What makes olympians a culture you might ask? Well, it’s the fact that every four years people from every nationality,…