A Graffiti Inscription With The Name Of Knight Adrian von Bubenberg – Found On Mount Zion In Jerusalem
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Based on ancient written sources it is known that Adrian von Bubenberg came on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1466. More than five centuries later, in a research project documenting pilgrims’ inscriptions, Michael Chernin and Shai Halevi of the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered a graffiti of his name […]
Ancient Graffiti On Sacred Mountain Reveals Secrets Of North Korea
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The elites of premodern Korea carved their names into rocks in the sacred mountains of Kŭmgangsan for much the same reason that today’s graffiti taggers wield cans of spray paint: reputation and control. And while University of Kansas art historian Maya Stiller notes several important distinctions, her new book, “Carving Status […]