Finally, we get to the stone, some of the most enduring work we have of old.
These soldiers mounted the walls of the Neo-Hittite walls (12th - 8th Century B.C.):
The last king of the state of Kargmis is seen here giving a speech (900-700 B.C.):
Originally mounted over a gate (900-700 B.C.):
Procession of musicians (900-700 B.C.):
Bird-Headed Lions (900-700 B.C.):
Griffon (1200-700 B.C.):
Stone Lion, 900-700 B.C.:
Stone works are indeed enduring and thank goodness for it because in them we have fascinating details about ancient peoples. I don't guess anyone works in stone or a similar medium not. Digital as a record keeping system seems so fragile. Between that and the poor quality of what is produced nowadays, I wonder if 3000 years from now, will there even be anything for future archaeologists to study?
ReplyDeleteLeigh, the durability of stone is even more pronounced in some place like Cambodia, where it is literally all we have thanks to the climate which destroys everything else.
DeleteAt best, we could have some kind of digital images of things, if we do not destroy ourselves. But the things will likely be gone (Except plastic? Does hard plastic degrade at sll?)
Leigh postulates something intresting about durability, what with the nuclear genie out of the bottle and some of the idiots on the globe controlling the firing button I'm more pessimistic that the world of Fallout will result in little of records surviving. Interesting photos TB, good work on the close ups.
ReplyDeleteNylon12, in Fallout Land we will have nothing but whatever scattered works are miraculously preserved. Yet another reason electronic records are risky.
DeleteSo much happened in that land. Turkey is quiet now, but it truly is important to our history and probably our future as well. Amazing place.
ReplyDeleteSandi, its location certainly made it a busy place in history.
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