Ancient Greece’s Parthenon: A Minecraft Reconstruction
Allie Hagg The Greek Parthenon can be found in ruins at the acropolis in Athens. Originally designed by architects Iktinos and Kallikrates, the temple became the best renowned structure of…
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From the Greeks to Augustus
Jesse Busby Since the Greeks, there has been an emphasis on the human body. Whether it be exaggerated emotions and contorted posture or the idealization of the human form, we…
Ancient Art’s Relationship with Religion
Carly Strickland Religion and the beliefs of the cultures of the ancient world played a huge role in the art that was created. Through this digital micro-exhibition visitors should experience…
The Great Sphinx
Kirsty Rice The Great Sphinx has been seen as the symbol of both ancient Egypt and even for Egypt today. The Sphinx is an iconic symbol that is so widely…
Alight at the Top of the Staircase: An examination of the Louvre’s recent restoration of The Winged Victory of Samothrace as a case study for right practices in contemporary restoration of Ancient statuary
Alight at the Top of the Staircase An examination of the Louvre’s recent restoration of The Winged Victory of Samothrace as a case study for right practices in contemporary restoration…
The Great Debate: Final Conclusions of Encyclopedic Museums and Ownership
Jennifer Crumby The Great Debate: Final Conclusions of Encyclopedic Museums and Ownership Throughout this course we have looked into a vast collection of ancient structures and artifacts that create an idea…
Human and horses
Ma Lijun “There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.” EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY PROVERB The relationship between horse and human…
Egyptian Mortuary Temple reconstruction
Reconstruction of a Mastaba By Connor Carraway The ancient Egyptians were one of the most architecturally gifted people of the ancient world. Their most noticeable contributions being the…
Reconstruction of the White Temple
Busy Hopper The White Temple is one of the few ziggurat structures that left enough remains to give a hint to what it could have looked like when it was…
Narrative and Ancient Architecture
Stuart Fleischer Throughout history, places of religious worship have served as the centerpieces of ancient cities. The temples, pyramids, ziggurats, and the other buildings and structures of religious worship that…