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Enjoy history, archaeology, arts, and the crafting of heirloom items. Sharing as a middle-aged guy that has an open mind and a more liberal heart. Civics works
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Just in time for #caturday, I noticed something very interesting on this ancient Greek pelike (jar) featuring Poseidon and Amymone. A very rare representation of a cat. It doesn't seem to be very impressed by the presence of the gods. Perhaps this is a scene from a play ... 🏺 1/
#MetMuseum 📸 me
#MetMuseum 📸 me
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Just in time for #caturday, I noticed something very interesting on this ancient Greek pelike (jar) featuring Poseidon and Amymone. A very rare representation of a cat. It doesn't seem to be very impressed by the presence of the gods. Perhaps this is a scene from a play ... 🏺 1/
#MetMuseum 📸 me
#MetMuseum 📸 me
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#OnThisDay - 14 February - in 44 BC the 'Lupercalia Incident' occurred. Mark Antony attempted to present Caesar with a diadem – a symbol of kingship. A moment of deep political resonance and one which hastened Caesar's downfall. #History 🏺
Image: RRC 480/3. Link - numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-...
Image: RRC 480/3. Link - numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-...
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
#OnThisDay - 14 February - in 44 BC the 'Lupercalia Incident' occurred. Mark Antony attempted to present Caesar with a diadem – a symbol of kingship. A moment of deep political resonance and one which hastened Caesar's downfall. #History 🏺
Image: RRC 480/3. Link - numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-...
Image: RRC 480/3. Link - numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-...
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This #Egyptian faience hippo statuette is painted with lotus flowers and buds, found in its marshy environment. The lotus flowers - closing every night and reopening again in the morning - also represented regeneration and rebirth. 🏺 1/ @alisonfisk.bsky.social
1938-1539 BCE.
#BrooklynMuseum 📸 me
1938-1539 BCE.
#BrooklynMuseum 📸 me
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This #Egyptian faience hippo statuette is painted with lotus flowers and buds, found in its marshy environment. The lotus flowers - closing every night and reopening again in the morning - also represented regeneration and rebirth. 🏺 1/ @alisonfisk.bsky.social
1938-1539 BCE.
#BrooklynMuseum 📸 me
1938-1539 BCE.
#BrooklynMuseum 📸 me
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How are these even real?? Yes, that’s me squeeing! 😍 🏺
How exciting - I have always wanted to see these altars, the one featuring Sol is particularly amazing!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ancient Roman altars to go on display in Edinburgh
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
How are these even real?? Yes, that’s me squeeing! 😍 🏺
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#OnThisDay - 12 February - in AD 41 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus was born. Suetonius (Nero 33.2) alleges that his step-brother Nero poisoned him, motivated in part by envy of his singing voice. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: Louvre Collection: Ma 1224. Link - collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/c...
Image: Louvre Collection: Ma 1224. Link - collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/c...
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#OnThisDay - 12 February - in AD 41 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus was born. Suetonius (Nero 33.2) alleges that his step-brother Nero poisoned him, motivated in part by envy of his singing voice. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: Louvre Collection: Ma 1224. Link - collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/c...
Image: Louvre Collection: Ma 1224. Link - collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/c...
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What is it like living with cartoon characters in your head? Let me tell you… greatscott.substack.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Charlie Brown
A day in the life of your friendly neighborhood pop culture historian!
greatscott.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What is it like living with cartoon characters in your head? Let me tell you… greatscott.substack.com/p/life-with-...
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This superbly crafted gilt-silver roundel depicts a bearded, mature Herakles wearing his lion skin. It once formed part of the decoration of an elaborate horse's bridle. 🏺 #ancientbluesky 1/
Greek, #Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c. BCE. #MetMuseum
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Greek, #Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c. BCE. #MetMuseum
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February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This superbly crafted gilt-silver roundel depicts a bearded, mature Herakles wearing his lion skin. It once formed part of the decoration of an elaborate horse's bridle. 🏺 #ancientbluesky 1/
Greek, #Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c. BCE. #MetMuseum
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Greek, #Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c. BCE. #MetMuseum
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As it's #SuperbOwlSunday - let's enjoy this lovely Red-Figure Kalpis, attributed to the 'Group of the Floral Nolans' at Athens, ca. 480-470 BC.
Truly, a Superb Owl. 😉
Image: J. Paul Getty Collection (86. AE.229). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...
Truly, a Superb Owl. 😉
Image: J. Paul Getty Collection (86. AE.229). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As it's #SuperbOwlSunday - let's enjoy this lovely Red-Figure Kalpis, attributed to the 'Group of the Floral Nolans' at Athens, ca. 480-470 BC.
Truly, a Superb Owl. 😉
Image: J. Paul Getty Collection (86. AE.229). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...
Truly, a Superb Owl. 😉
Image: J. Paul Getty Collection (86. AE.229). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...
#Curling and #onehourreads! Great combo
Starting with a #onehourread of @moudhy.bsky.social #BetweenTwoRivers and we are trading about a very cool #kudurru!
Starting with a #onehourread of @moudhy.bsky.social #BetweenTwoRivers and we are trading about a very cool #kudurru!
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#Curling and #onehourreads! Great combo
Starting with a #onehourread of @moudhy.bsky.social #BetweenTwoRivers and we are trading about a very cool #kudurru!
Starting with a #onehourread of @moudhy.bsky.social #BetweenTwoRivers and we are trading about a very cool #kudurru!
February 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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A Corinthian delight: three examples of ancient caricatures. The pyxis at the top shows a child-like Herakles drawing water from a fountain. On the lower left, a kylix depicting a woman playing the usually all-male drinking game kottabos. On the lower right, Artemis and her curious dog. 🏺 1/
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February 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
A Corinthian delight: three examples of ancient caricatures. The pyxis at the top shows a child-like Herakles drawing water from a fountain. On the lower left, a kylix depicting a woman playing the usually all-male drinking game kottabos. On the lower right, Artemis and her curious dog. 🏺 1/
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#OnThisDay - 4 February - in AD 211 Septimius Severus died at York. His advice to his sons Geta and Caracalla: “Be harmonious, enrich the soldiers, scorn all other men” (Dio 77.15.3). #History 🏺
Image: RIC IV Sept.Sev. 255; Münzkabinett Berlin (18278266). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC IV Sept.Sev. 255; Münzkabinett Berlin (18278266). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#OnThisDay - 4 February - in AD 211 Septimius Severus died at York. His advice to his sons Geta and Caracalla: “Be harmonious, enrich the soldiers, scorn all other men” (Dio 77.15.3). #History 🏺
Image: RIC IV Sept.Sev. 255; Münzkabinett Berlin (18278266). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC IV Sept.Sev. 255; Münzkabinett Berlin (18278266). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
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Happy Birthday to the US Forest Service:
“In the administration of the forest reserves it must be clearly borne in mind that all land is to be devoted to its most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people, and not for the temporary benefit of individuals or companies.”
“In the administration of the forest reserves it must be clearly borne in mind that all land is to be devoted to its most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people, and not for the temporary benefit of individuals or companies.”
Wilson Letter - Forest History Society
On February 1, 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the act (33 Stat. 628) which transferred the management of the Forest Reserves from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agricul...
foresthistory.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Happy Birthday to the US Forest Service:
“In the administration of the forest reserves it must be clearly borne in mind that all land is to be devoted to its most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people, and not for the temporary benefit of individuals or companies.”
“In the administration of the forest reserves it must be clearly borne in mind that all land is to be devoted to its most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people, and not for the temporary benefit of individuals or companies.”
So, it's a beautifully made film, bittersweet throughout out. Was great to see the PNW and share our beauty with the #HATM fam.
#HATM let's us join together, see something we might pass by, learn in the process, and find joy in the experience. Keep at it in the week ahead - do good where you can
#HATM let's us join together, see something we might pass by, learn in the process, and find joy in the experience. Keep at it in the week ahead - do good where you can
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
February 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
My grandfather was a USFS Ranger - in the 1950s, he and grams would take supplies to the rangers stationed up on the lookouts. They packed ice cream - that was the first thing eaten when they got to the lookout. So, it wouldn't melt out before it could be eaten.
#HATM
#HATM
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
My grandfather was a USFS Ranger - in the 1950s, he and grams would take supplies to the rangers stationed up on the lookouts. They packed ice cream - that was the first thing eaten when they got to the lookout. So, it wouldn't melt out before it could be eaten.
#HATM
#HATM
Found this on chainsaws and their history...timeline in this movie is a bit odd.
#HATM
www.waldwissen.net/en/learning-...
#HATM
www.waldwissen.net/en/learning-...
The History of the Chainsaw
The first chainsaws were developed in the 1920's. The development of the motorised saw led to an increase in timber production comparable to that which occurred when the non motorised saw took the pl...
www.waldwissen.net
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Found this on chainsaws and their history...timeline in this movie is a bit odd.
#HATM
www.waldwissen.net/en/learning-...
#HATM
www.waldwissen.net/en/learning-...
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Forest Fires are frightening on so many levels. Here's a bit on the 1910 fires
This he just went through would be much later... #HATM
museumofidaho.org/the-big-blow...
This he just went through would be much later... #HATM
museumofidaho.org/the-big-blow...
The Big Blowup, Pulaski, and wildfire ecology - Museum of Idaho
The Big Blowup, Pulaski, and wildfire ecology How about a little Idaho wildfire history to soothe your lungs on this glorious, smoky day? Hurricane-force winds swept through the Idaho panhandle […]
museumofidaho.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Forest Fires are frightening on so many levels. Here's a bit on the 1910 fires
This he just went through would be much later... #HATM
museumofidaho.org/the-big-blow...
This he just went through would be much later... #HATM
museumofidaho.org/the-big-blow...
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Interesting exchange on sustainability.
In most of the PNW, huge percentages of the overall forest land base managed by federal, state, and tribal governments have set aside as much as 50% of the acreage for ecological requirements.
#HATM
In most of the PNW, huge percentages of the overall forest land base managed by federal, state, and tribal governments have set aside as much as 50% of the acreage for ecological requirements.
#HATM
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Interesting exchange on sustainability.
In most of the PNW, huge percentages of the overall forest land base managed by federal, state, and tribal governments have set aside as much as 50% of the acreage for ecological requirements.
#HATM
In most of the PNW, huge percentages of the overall forest land base managed by federal, state, and tribal governments have set aside as much as 50% of the acreage for ecological requirements.
#HATM
History of the Spruce Production Division, US Army
is one that if you come across a copy of it...well worth the read. The Curtiss pictures in it alone are worth a small mint.
Here's a good article on that WWI production effort in the following comment
#HATM
is one that if you come across a copy of it...well worth the read. The Curtiss pictures in it alone are worth a small mint.
Here's a good article on that WWI production effort in the following comment
#HATM
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
History of the Spruce Production Division, US Army
is one that if you come across a copy of it...well worth the read. The Curtiss pictures in it alone are worth a small mint.
Here's a good article on that WWI production effort in the following comment
#HATM
is one that if you come across a copy of it...well worth the read. The Curtiss pictures in it alone are worth a small mint.
Here's a good article on that WWI production effort in the following comment
#HATM
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Whoah you're right! #hatm
The director of photography is Brazilian, Adolpho Veloso. There is a whole article on it here (have not read yet) -
www.motionpictures.org/2025/11/trai...
The director of photography is Brazilian, Adolpho Veloso. There is a whole article on it here (have not read yet) -
www.motionpictures.org/2025/11/trai...
"Train Dreams": Behind the Majestic Visuals of Joel Edgerton's Pacific Northwest Epic
"Train Dreams" cinematographer Adolpho Veloso breaks down the film's stunning Pacific Northwest visuals.
www.motionpictures.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Whoah you're right! #hatm
The director of photography is Brazilian, Adolpho Veloso. There is a whole article on it here (have not read yet) -
www.motionpictures.org/2025/11/trai...
The director of photography is Brazilian, Adolpho Veloso. There is a whole article on it here (have not read yet) -
www.motionpictures.org/2025/11/trai...