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Phoenician oil bottles of Motya reveal the role of scent in the Iron Age Mediterranean
phys.org/news/2025-08...
phys.org/news/2025-08...
Phoenician oil bottles of Motya reveal the role of scent in the Iron Age Mediterranean
Pottery shards, coins, and bones can survive for millennia beneath the soil, but the scents of antiquity typically escape archaeological recovery. Now, for the first time, an interdisciplinary team of...
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August 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Phoenician oil bottles of Motya reveal the role of scent in the Iron Age Mediterranean
phys.org/news/2025-08...
phys.org/news/2025-08...
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Claude Monet, Geese in the creek, 1874
July 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Claude Monet, Geese in the creek, 1874
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Some of the bronze shields found in the Idaean Cave in Crete, which date to 9th-7thC BCE. Likely votive offerings, they include animal heads in high relief. On display in the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion #crete #ancientcrete #idaeancave #greece #ancientgreece
April 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Some of the bronze shields found in the Idaean Cave in Crete, which date to 9th-7thC BCE. Likely votive offerings, they include animal heads in high relief. On display in the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion #crete #ancientcrete #idaeancave #greece #ancientgreece
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Bronze mask likely depicting Medusa, which may have been used to ward off evil. Dating to late 7th-early 6thC BCE and on display in the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, Crete #medusa #ancientgreece #ancientgreek #crete #ancientcrete
April 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Bronze mask likely depicting Medusa, which may have been used to ward off evil. Dating to late 7th-early 6thC BCE and on display in the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, Crete #medusa #ancientgreece #ancientgreek #crete #ancientcrete
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In many societies, after a child is born, the father is under a variety of restrictions, such as food and work taboos, under the belief that if he undertakes certain kinds of labor or consumes certain foods it would harm the child via sympathetic magic traditionsofconflict.substack.com/p/couvade
Couvade
After a child is born among the Kalinago of the West Indies, the mother is quick to get back to regular household work.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In many societies, after a child is born, the father is under a variety of restrictions, such as food and work taboos, under the belief that if he undertakes certain kinds of labor or consumes certain foods it would harm the child via sympathetic magic traditionsofconflict.substack.com/p/couvade
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"Such elaborate designs often take as long as five hours to execute, but are considered necessary to disguise the close relatives of a deceased Tiwi from his ghost as they approach the grave to carry out the final rituals" traditionsofconflict.substack.com/p/appeasing-...
April 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"Such elaborate designs often take as long as five hours to execute, but are considered necessary to disguise the close relatives of a deceased Tiwi from his ghost as they approach the grave to carry out the final rituals" traditionsofconflict.substack.com/p/appeasing-...
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As we head into 2025, I'll be sharing 25 MEDICAL HISTORY OBJECTS starting with...
#1) 5,000-year-old prosthetic eye made of bitumen paste with lines radiating out from iris. Worn by a 6’ tall woman (possibly a priestess), found near the city of Zabol in Iran. The eye would have been painted gold.
#1) 5,000-year-old prosthetic eye made of bitumen paste with lines radiating out from iris. Worn by a 6’ tall woman (possibly a priestess), found near the city of Zabol in Iran. The eye would have been painted gold.
December 31, 2024 at 2:54 PM
As we head into 2025, I'll be sharing 25 MEDICAL HISTORY OBJECTS starting with...
#1) 5,000-year-old prosthetic eye made of bitumen paste with lines radiating out from iris. Worn by a 6’ tall woman (possibly a priestess), found near the city of Zabol in Iran. The eye would have been painted gold.
#1) 5,000-year-old prosthetic eye made of bitumen paste with lines radiating out from iris. Worn by a 6’ tall woman (possibly a priestess), found near the city of Zabol in Iran. The eye would have been painted gold.
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This Adam Smith quote has been on my mind a lot that the last few days.
November 13, 2024 at 11:44 PM
This Adam Smith quote has been on my mind a lot that the last few days.
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A collage featuring 100 planetary nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
November 12, 2024 at 2:40 AM
A collage featuring 100 planetary nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.
So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.
Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.