Ancient Culture Buffs Mugs

"It being Saturday night, the gods have asked for pizza."

Food Pyramid

'What distinguishes man from the lower animals is the ability to make tools.'

"I've come across a rather disturbing find, Carstairs!"

'Shoot, this is nothing, you should have seen how good we had it back in ancient Egypt.'

Euripides: 'If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.'

"A world without Ovid? I can't even begin to imagine a world without Ovid."

6,000 BC: Neolithic Barbecue

An ancient Egyptian exhibit at a museum.

"Darn autocorrect!"

Piles of trash discarded by ancient people are a rich source of artifacts for archaeologists. I unearthed garbage dumps that advanced our understanding of prehistoric societies. On the island of Crete I found ancient trash that increased our knowledge about the Minoan people. And I recently uncovered informative Celtic rubbish. Please stop saying studying ancient cultures by what they threw away is "junk science"!

"Take that mammoth back. It's not 'wooly' enough."

'Who's the new guy?'

'I don't care if it's a little storage room for King Tut, you still need a building permit and contractor's license.'

"...and if you add wind-chill factor, the next plague will be even worse!"

No, no, Grok, we love your creative voice! Ort is just here to do a little punch-up.

Unknowingly, with one swish of his blood soaked mammoth tail he was inflicting pain and suffering on billions of unborn people. Home decorating had been invented.

The mysterious ancient stone figures of Keister Island.

"All right, let's clam up, everybody. Here comes another expedition."

Egyptian Mummy/Egyptian Mummy and Toddler.

How Romans give each other a high five...

We speak hieroglyphics here.

'If you don't like it here, why don't you go back to Atlantis?'

The origin of the Hula Hoop.

"Wow, Grog, fire and drawings. This is quite an entertainment center you have here."

Ancient Egyptian crime scenes.

'Whoa...let's not get ahead of ourselves here, Al...'

'Oooh, she has your eyes Horus.'

Let's hear a cheer for the sun god! Ra Ra Ra.

Mummy Musician

"Nothing feels better after a long day's hunting than a nice, long soak in the hot-wheel."

Easter Island Secret

"Now if it's a people-mover you're after..."

Admirable People - No.7. The man who invented writing before anyone could read.

Greek in gallery with Greek statues