Pallisades View

View of the Pallisades from the Medieval Cloisters at the New York Metropolitan Museum, where over 200 million years ago the supercontinent Pangea ripped apart.

Tags

Ancient Egypt (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213)

Yellow Springs – Mining Town

Live Reporting / September 3, 2024 / archaeology, architecture, economic history, US natural parks

In the most remote parts of central Pennsylvania there are a string of state game lands that go by the name of “St Anthony’s Wilderness”.…

White Gold, Guano

Ancient History, Early Modern, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / November 1, 2023 / economic history

The two pictures in this post seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they are connected by a surprising history: “white gold,”…

Concensus of Authorship of Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke

Ancient History / September 27, 2023 / Christian history, literature

This diagram illustrates the scholarly consensus for authorship of the three Christian Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. “Q” is a hypothetical source, perhaps made up…

The Original Smithsonian

Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 15, 2023 / art, US history

This is the very first Smithsonian Museum building, known as “The Castle,” and it was built in 1855. The founders of the Smithsonian lay a…

Tags

Categories

Related Posts