Egyptian Prosthetic Toe, c.950-710 B.C.E.

Egyptians took great pains to have the bodies of their dead buried intact. Some mummified remains are found with makeshift limbs and false eyes. This toe is so well made, however, that archaeologists believe it was also used in life.

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Napoleon's Toothbrush, c.1790. Napoleon brushed his teeth regularly using opium-based toothpaste. His toothbrush has a silver gilt handle and bristles made of horsehair, which would have been very rough on the gums. #skystorians

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A link to my first chapter on The Scots-Dutch Moment(?): The Scots-Dutch Brigade and the Highland War, 1689-1691. Might be of interest to some new followers, stay tuned there’s more coming which I’m currently toiling away on!
#earlymodern #17thc #c18
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I wonder if this app has a bookmark feature. I'm seeing incredible posts but not sure how I should keep track of them for periodic relooks.
@bsky.app ??? Hellooo

My new book, The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad, is out today. It tells the story of the botanists who worked at the world's first seed bank during the 900-day siege––and how they were faced with a terrible decision: eat the fruits of their research to survive, or protect the collection for science.

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Nearly 400 books removed from school libraries in one Tennessee county. Based on my skim of the list, most of them appear to be books by women, authors of color, &/or LGBTQ+ authors.

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Sorry but all the fables and fairy tales I read as a kid led me to believe people would be learning WAY more lessons than they actually do