Birchwood Statue of Virgin Mary

Statue made of Birchwood of the Virgin Mary, with glass eyes. Autun region of France, c. 1130-40.

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Tinker Cliffs

Live Reporting / December 8, 2023 / U.S. natural parks

Tinker Cliffs are the third “Crown Jewel” of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains (along with Dragon’s Tooth and McAfee Knob). The Appalachian Trail cuts closer to…

“The Consistory” Government of John Calvin

The original Utopia was of course the fictitious creation of Thomas More, who wrote the eponymous book. “Utopia” comes from the Greek “no place,” and…

Buddhist Stele with the Thousand Buddhas Motif

Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, Live Reporting / October 24, 2023 / art, buddhism, religion

Buddhist stele with the Thousand Buddhas motif, from the Northern Wei Dynasty, about 521 CE. Notice the Chinese-drapped sleeves of the historical Buddah in the…

Early Modern Medical Idea of the Female Vein

Early Modern, History of Science, Medieval History / November 20, 2024 / anthropology, medicine, women's history

Many Ancient and Medieval ideas about how the human body worked seem laughable now, but before the science of molecular biology developed, a lot of…

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