Walking along the esplanade near the Verrazano Bridge
Several small boats sped by passengers enjoying the 70+ degree temperatures
The Autumn sun glistening over the water
At the end of the day ...
Archaeology & Paleontology - November 2015
Many Stories
Howard Carter finds the steps leading to Tutankhamen's tomb.
Spyridon Marinatos was one of the premier Greek archaeologists of the 20th century whose most notable discovery was an ancient port city on the island of Thera, Santorini in the southern Aegean Sea, destroyed and preserved by the massive volcanic eruption, ca 1650-1600 BCE, spawning myths of Atlantis. Among the finds made at the site were the finest frescoes discovered in the Mediterranean region to that time. The most famous of these murals is the 'Two Boys Boxing.'
Were they referring to an advanced civilization living on a real terrestrial island or a
metaphor about ancient astronauts who visited Earth long ago who built the Great Pyramid?
Spyridon Marinatos
George Andrew Reisner was a U.S. archaeologist
who directed excavations in Egypt and Nubia.
George Andrew Reisner
