Keeping cool at the palace 🧊☀️
Throughout its history, people have found innovative ways to manage in high temperature at Hampton Court Palace.
Join Daniel, Head of Historic Buildings, as he tells us about the impressive cooling techniques used throughout the palaces history. 🏰
Etruscan language, once spoken in the region of Etruria (modern Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Lazio) in Italy 🇮🇹, remains one of antiquity’s greatest enigmas, its secrets only partially unlocked. Though no longer living, its legacy endures through inscriptions and a…
Roman bracelet set with emeralds, garnets, amethysts and glass was found in 1922 by some workers digging for clay near the French town of Beaurains. It sat inside a clay vessel which contained 23 other pieces of jewellery and 472 coins kept in a silver container, including 25…
Imagine a city from 4,500 years ago with advanced plumbing, multi-story buildings, and a thriving trade network spanning thousands of miles. This was Harappa, the Lost City of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Harappa emerged around 2600 BC in what is now Pakistan. It became a…
Ancient Greek Earrings (400 BC)
Delicate gold earrings crafted during the Classical period of ancient Greece, around 400 BC. These finely detailed ornaments often featured miniature sculptures such as winged figures, sirens, or mythological scenes, showcasing the era’s mastery of…
Archaeologists in Crete 🇬🇷 recently uncovered a fascinating discovery atop Papoura Hill: a sprawling labyrinthine structure, stumbled upon during routine radar installation for an upcoming airport project. Dating back to 2000-1700 BC, just before the peak of the Minoan…
Herbs and their medicinal powers 🌿 During the reign of George III, food and drink were used for their medicinal properties. Join Zak and Isaac in the Kew Palace kitchens as they guide you through some of the believed benefits of herbs during the Georgian Period. ✨
The Hartashen Megalithic Avenue, hidden deep in Armenia’s rugged terrain, is one of the world’s forgotten ancient wonders. Believed to be 6,000 to 8,000 years old, this mysterious site consists of towering stone monoliths, meticulously aligned across the landscape. Was it a…
Bronze Age Crossroads: Blades of the Aegean in Hittite Halls and the Intersection of Anatolian and Mycenaean Cultures ...
The Late Bronze Age witnessed a flourishing of cultural exchange and technological advancements across the ancient world. One of the most intriguing…
Is this one of the earliest 'sewing machines'? #NationalSewingMacineDay
At Middle Neolithic Tianluoshan 🇨🇳 waterlogging preserved components of an early loom, shedding light on the origins of complex textile production in China.
🔗 from 2022 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…
Gümüşler Monastery, an abandoned Byzantine-era Cave Monastery; in Gümüşler, Niğde Province, modern-day Türkiye 🇹🇷
Monastery is carved out of a large rock and is one of best preserved and largest of its kind in the Cappadocia region. There are quite a few monasteries hewn out of…
Welcome to the Tower of London, Yeoman Warder Andy Harris! 🏰
🎥 Meet Andy, our newest recruit to the fortress for his first day in uniform 🤩 He has joined the Yeoman Body after over 36 years in the Royal Airforce ✈️
More than 6,000 years ago, the Sumerians created detailed maps of the solar system in clay, depicting the Sun as a central star and accurately illustrating the orbits and positions of the planets.
Some of their artworks feature giant, enigmatic entities in intriguing ways.
Over…
Ask our tree officer your questions 🤔 Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌏 Did you know we care for over 10,000 trees across our palaces? 🌳
We're spending the day with HRP's Tree Officer Max Battison to find out more about the work he does to care for the trees at our palaces!
Lascaux Cave, located in France’s Dordogne region, is famous for its intricate Paleolithic artwork. The paintings, primarily of animals, date back approximately 17,000 years, placing them within the Upper Paleolithic period, likely the late Solutrean or early Magdalenian…
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