Category Archives: Archaeology

O Piornedo: old town

Hispania: preRoman cottages in O Piornedo The preRoman village of Pionerdo is in the middle of the Ancares mountains, in the border of  Spanish provinces of Lugo (Galicia) and Leon (Castilla-León). People lives in a isolated old town for ages … Continue reading

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Ishtar Gate and Processional Way from Babylon (Pergamon Museum, Berlin) / Puertas de las murallas de Babilonia (Museo Pérgamo de Berlín) / Portas de Babilonia

Lion in the Ishtar Gate of Babylon León decorativo en la Puerta de Ishtar de Babilonia León da Porta de Ishtar en Babilonia   Ishtar Gate and Processional Way from Babylon (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)  by E.V.Pita (2015) The Ishtar Gate is … Continue reading

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Paris: Roman baths in Lutetia (Thermes of Cluny) / París: termas romanas de Lutecia (Cluny)

Pavement of the baths  / Pavimento de las termas / Chan da casa de baños Galia: Roman baths in Lutetia Parisiorum (Thermes of Cluny – Paris) Lutetia Parisiorum, sited in the Roman Galia, was a city placed in the Island … Continue reading

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Spain, Celtiberian hill fort of Borneiro / Castro “A Cidá de Borneiro” en Cabana de Bergantiños

Panoramical views of hill fort of Borneiro Vista panorámica de Castro de Borneiro Spain, Celtic hill-fort in Borneiro pictures by E.V.Pita The fort of Borneiro (Cabana de Bergantiños) was inhabited from the third century BC and the second century AC. … Continue reading

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UK, remains of the Roman province of Britannia / Ruinas de la antigua provincia romana de Britania en Inglaterra / A Britania romana

Hadrian’s Wall / Muro de Adriano The Roman Britannia (London, Bath, Chester, York, Hadrian’s Wall)  by E.V.Pita (2012-2014) The Romans conquered the British Isles from the year 44 BC and the year 90 AD. The Roman legions built forts in … Continue reading

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Old Sarum: an Iron Age hill fort in Salisbury (UK) / Old Sarum: un fuerte de la Edad de Hierro en Salisbury (UK)

Un poblado que estuvo activo hasta Guillermo el Conquistador Old Sarum, an Iron Age hill fort, was the real town of “Conan the Barbarian”?  (Salisbury, UK)  By E.V.Pita (2013)   The mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first … Continue reading

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Stone circle of Avebury (UK) / Círculo de piedras de Avebury (Inglaterra)

Enlace permanente de este post:  http://archeopolis.blogspot.com/2014/03/neolithic-avebury-england-neolitico.html Avebury, stone circle and megalithic sanctuary  (UK) By E.V.Pita (2013) In the 1930s, the pretty village of Avebury, partially encompassed by the stone circle of this World Heritage Site, was witness to the excavations … Continue reading

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Stonehenge, the magical stones / Stonehenge, la magia de las piedras / A maxia de Stonehenge

Stonehenge (UK) at sunset By E.V.Pita (2013)  El santuario megalítico de Stonehenge al atardecer Por E.V.Pita (2013) Stonehenge ao solpor Por E.V.Pita (2013) Link original: /2014/04/stonehenge-ancients-giants-stones-el.html – The giant stones have been on Salisbury Plain for over 4.000 years -Las … Continue reading

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“Gallaecia Petrea”archaeological and art stone exhibition in City of Cultura of Galicia (Spain) / Exposición “Gallaecia Pétrea” en la Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia / Mostra “Gallaecia Pétrea” na Cidade da Cultura

EXHIBITION “GALLAECIA PETREA” (STONY GALLAECIA) AT CITY OF CULTURE OF GALICIA MOUNT GAIAS, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (GALICIA, SPAIN) SUMMER 2012) Pictures and unofficial guide by E.V.Pita Official English website: http://gallaeciapetrea.org/en/gallaecia-petrea-exhibition EXPOSITION “GALLAECIA PÉTRE“ DANS LA VILLE DE LA CULTURE DE LA GALICE(MONT … Continue reading

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Hispania: Roman walls of Lucus Augusti / Hispania: Murallas romanas de Lucus Augusti (Tarraconensis-Gallaecia)

-Roman walls of Lucus Augusti (Lugo, Spain)   -Murallas romanas de Lucus Augusti (Lugo, Galicia)   -The cube of the walls   -Un cubo de la muralla   -Un cubo da muralla   –The Army built in the nineteenth century … Continue reading

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