Etichetă: Cornelia-Magda Lazarovici

Bucrania ♰ Cult constructions

Bucrania Sanctuaries Neolithic art, transmitted by myths and legends. Bucranium (plural bucrania; Latin, from Greek βουκράνιον, referring to the skull of an ox) was a form of carved decoration commonly used in Classical architecture. The name is generally considered to originate with the practice of displaying garlanded, sacrificial oxen, whose heads were displayed on the […]

Mureș River Valley

Tărtăria SWAMP Tărtăria & Sacred Tablets The area of the Tărtăria site is situated between mountain ranges to the north and the valley of the Mureș River, dominated by agricultural areas. Tărtăria site is in Alba County, close to the small railway station of the village. The site is located on the upper terrace of […]