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Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Mawangdui Tombs in Changsha are one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures, due to an incredible degree of preservation. Over 3000 cultural relics have come from the tombs: pottery, lacquerware, food items, textiles, and an almost perfectly-preserved corpse of a noble woman who died over 2100 years ago. The bamboo and silk texts are the world’s oldest copies of many ancient works, and in many cases, the only copies. The many labels I’ve included should provide considerable detail about the tomb and its contents. This display is part of the Hunan Provincial Museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/MawangduiHanTombs#
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Hunan Provincial Museum has a great collection of ancient Shang and Western Zhou bronzes. One gallery features the ten greatest archaeological discoveries of Hunan Province, several of which are among the greatest discoveries in the world. The museum’s greatest treasures are the over 3000 cultural artifacts excavated from the three Mawangdui Tombs of the Han Dynasty. Because it its great significance, I have placed this gallery in a separate album. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChangshaHunanProvincialMuseum#
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Changsha City Museum features artifacts from the city’s 3000-year history. Hunan Province’s most famous resident was Chairman Mao Zedong, though the city was also prominent during the Taiping Uprising in the 1850s. Most of the ancient city was destroyed either at that time, or during the anti-Japanese War. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChangshaCityMuseum#
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Over 100,000 bamboo strips were found in an ancient well, the largest collection of such texts ever found. They are from the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era. Other bamboo and wood texts are also exhibited at this museum next to Tianxin Park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChangshaBambooTextsMuseum#
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tianxin Park contains the only remaining part of the old city wall, and was the site of fighting during the Taiping Uprising. Hunan Martyr’s Park, on Lake Nianjia, is dedicated to those who died in the struggle to free China from foreign aggressors. The city zoo is located next to the park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChangshaTianxinParkHunanMartyrSPark#
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Introduction to Great Britain
Dr. Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History
Peter Hall Room A310
Phone 62607770
Office Hours by Appointment
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The siege of Vicksburg by Union General Grant and its surrender in 1863 was a turning point in the War Between the States. The battlefield photos follow the auto tour shown in the brochure photos at the front of this album. The USS Cairo was sunk in the Mississippi River, raised 102 years later, restored, and placed on display on the battlefield. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/VicksburgBattlefieldUSSCairoMuseum#
Here are three museums dedicated to U.S. airborne operations: the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina; the 82nd Airborne Museum located at Ft. Bragg; and the Special Warfare Museum, also located at Ft. Bragg. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/FortBraggAirborneMilitaryMuseums#
The Michael C. Carlos Museum is housed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It has 5 main galleries of ancient artifacts which I have photographed and placed into 4 albums on my website. Three are from July, 2009; the fourth was added July, 2010. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/MichaelCCarlosMuseumAtlantaAsianAfricanGalleries#