Aristocratic Bones by sandra46
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The archaeological area of the so-called Great Veronese Valleys, that is the lower province of Verona shows that this part of Northern Italy was one of the most important crossroads in continental Europe even during the Bronze Age. In fact, it easily connects the northern part of the Alps with the eastern Mediterranean world, as well as the east-west routes. Here the cultures of the embaked villages flourished during the Middle and Late Bronze Age. The settlements were characterized by dwellings surrounded by an earthwork strengthened on the inside by buttresses, and encircled by a wide moat supplied with running water. These settlements characterized the plain of Verona between the 14th and 13th cent. B.C. and had important necropolises. These are the remains of two aristocratic men and a woman: although the grave goods are scarce, these were the leaders of their communities, a fact evidenced by the two swords for the men and the bronze pins for the woman.
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Comments (45)
Isabelle711
My friend this is truely amazing. :)))))) Love the history you shared. :)))))Most excellent capture and details. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Warm Smile In Your Heart :)))))
anmes
Great image. This W/E the TV has been showing the result of the excavation in UK of the burial place of Richard 111 after the battle of Bosworth Field where he was defeated in late 15thc. All fascinating..perhaps you saw the report
sharky_
Interesting info and capture. Aloha
UteBigSmile
Interesting capture and Info!
soffy
What an awesome capture and so interesting info****
JaneEden
Oh how amazing!!! hugs Jane xx
danapommet
An amazing photo and a strange way to display the sword. I am learning so much from this series of yours!
icerian
Impressive scenery - for meditation.
Richardphotos
very interesting Sandra. thanks for sharing the photos and the information
MagikUnicorn
Bones bonessss everywere :) Thanks for the information
nikolais
great image and read!
dochtersions
WOW, I love the tittle, and what a fantastic photo and story, Sandra!
giareg Online Now!
Very interesting story and great shot!!
KatesFriend
Fascinating info Sandra.The bones seem remarkably well preserved over the centuries.
anahata.c
a fascinating and essential inclusion in your many journeys here; and, as a shot, it's filled with your characteristic intense highlights, and combined with your fascinating text and details. On your country, alone (and the surrounding area): I've always been amazed that you've brought so many 'new' places to light in your gallery---new for most of us---and made your country seem like a true discovery. These journeys are from places and perspectives we never see, and you always make them feel that way; and, for that, I'm very grateful. Then, the history of these skeletons tells a world in itself. It's always fascinating how scientists reconstruct some history from the nature of bones. (When Richard III's remains were found recently---I'm assuming the historical community at large accepted the assumptions about the finding---they assumed his identity, in part, from the wounds found in the bones. Just the bones.) (As a bit of comedy, they might've added a horse skeleton with the caption, "Here's your damned HORSE already!") ('a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse'...not a subtle joke, sorry...) It's always amazing to see artifacts next to a skeleton. Further, as there's just a handful of artifacts here, it makes the skeletons feel all the more alone, isolated, because one thinks, "is this all that was left of their life?" But then it also evokes the feeling which permeated so many centuries of European art and literature, of the transitory nature of life. (Again, these are all things you know, I'm not stating this as if I were telling you anything.) When I studied English medieval lyric poetry, I just couldn't get over the number of poems on the quickness of life, of how dear spring and love were against the backdrop of so much disease and death. How the profusion of death and disease was readily accepted, without a hint of a remedy for it, for its ubiquitous presence in life. And the visual art showed, often in backgrounds, the specter of the skeleton as reminder of the shortness (and futility) of life---certainly important to a culture that believed that their chosen religion offered the only remedy to this terrifying fact. A good advertisement for the church, to get your head in the right place now, because tomorrow will be coming way too soon. (...tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time...) That's what this photo brings to mind, ie, the way bones and imagery of death were used to drive home a point about life, and to remind viewers of the 'answer' of the faith of Europe at that time. Your light always does service to your images, and it does its job here, in contrasts and that 'shimmer' you get so often. Fine image; and another snapshot of deep history from your gallery...