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Alphabet Origins Ancient History / July 19, 2024 / archaeology, art, Egypt, literature, religion This sphinx with doodles on its back is way cooler than it looks. At 23.7 cm/9.3 inches, it’s not much larger than a paperweight. But…
The Spider of the Nazca Lines Ancient History / August 17, 2024 / animals, anthropology, archaeology, art, folklore, folklore/mythology, mythology, pre-history Here you see the Spider, one of the most important geoglyphs that form the Nazca Lines amid the arid coastal plain of southern Peru. The…
Garum, Ancient Rome’s Favorite Flavor Ancient History, Byzantine History / August 23, 2023 / history of food, Rome Any gastro-historians out there? This post is about a favorite component of Ancient Roman cooking that likely was as pervasive as kimchee in modern Korean…
Pont du Guard Ancient History, History of Science / October 10, 2023 / Rome This is the Pont du Guard, an aqueduct bridge made in the first century by Romans who used it to supply a colony where the…
