pottery of ancient man
Explorations among the ruins of the remote past have carried curious men all over the face of the earth… Yet in truth, no science is more adventurous than archaeology, if adventure is thought of as a mixture of spirit and deed.” — C.W. Ceram, Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story Of Archaeology
Fortunately for me I didn’t have to travel the face of the earth to excavate the past and satisfy my curiosity or unfortunately for me because I’d like to try at least once. I explored a mixture of spirit, form and art in relics from the ancient civilizations of the Americas at a museum exhibit.
The cultural and architectural relics they left behind still fascinate people, and me. Their beautiful, detailed art and innovations in science and technology inspired others like architect Frank Lloyd Wright. They are not forgotten and continue to provide more art and mysteries to be discovered and appreciated.
I thought the unforgettable, rich art and history of the ancient Americas blended two photo challenges together in this post for a Sunday Post: Unforgettable and Flickr Comments Story Challenge Tagged “H,” I’m exploring ancient history in photographs of art and artifacts from some of the collection of the Ancient Americas at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Links to topic information resources:
History of Peru on Mochica or Moche
Thanks for sharing this wonderful photography for this challenge my friend 🙂
Beautiful post! Thank you, cc!
Appreciate it! 🙂 I think about the skill and craftsmanship of the artists who made them; and to know that there work is still admired hundreds of years later.
It’s so wonderful to read and learn about their skills and craftwmanship… that don’t get mentioned often. Thanks to you, cc!
history of south america – a large field indeed
P.S.: canoe / kayak on Amazonas – possible?
I’d love to canoe the Amazon or boat along the coast of Chile.