Renée Whitehouse 4/17/24 Renée Whitehouse 4/17/24

Paviken II: Trench 7 Report 2015 Field Season

Report of Trench 7 from the Paviken II field school in Gotland, Sweden in 2015. My first solo report at my first full-on excavation.

A full detailed analysis of the site can be found in the published works of Dr Dan Carlsson.

His work can be found at: https://gotland-fieldschool.academia.edu/DanCarlsson

Renée Whitehouse 4/12/24 Renée Whitehouse 4/12/24

Tomb Tour: Journey into the Afterlife

[T]he glyphs are read from right to left, in the direction that the glyphs are facing, almost as if you were having a conversation. The first line and a half reads, “All hail the sun god Re, who rises in the sky’s eastern horizon. Behold! Behold! Khnumhotep!”

Renée Whitehouse 4/3/24 Renée Whitehouse 4/3/24

Pileus, Phrygian, Witch’s Hat - Moving to Freedom

Explore the evolving history of the shape and meaning of the Pileus and Phrygian cap. If there was an evolutionary tree of hats, can we trace the witch's hat back to the ancient world? Follow me while I take a detour down a widing road of freedom and cultural acceptance.

Renée Whitehouse 3/29/24 Renée Whitehouse 3/29/24

The Resurrection of Pakal

How would you want to be remembered? One of Palenque’s great kings chose to be immortalized as a young god being reborn into the afterlife. What does it all mean? Let’s examine the history behind Pakal’s coffin lid.