Chinese Terracotta Merchant Figurine / Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History This terracotta figure of a merchant dates from seventh-to-eighth century Tang China and is testimony to the role of long-distance trade along the Silk Road and other conduits. I also think this guy looks like Dr. Strange, so there’s that. TagsAncient Egypt (28) ancient greece (72) animals (95) anthropology (86) archaeology (122) architecture (77) art (402) Central/late Middle Ages (79) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (165) disease (119) Early Middle Ages (54) economic history (49) environmental history (148) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (61) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (101) history of education (54) history of food (40) History of Magic (43) history of race (37) history of sex (56) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (45) literature (242) math (46) medicine (165) medieval (76) military history (102) mythology (29) political history (141) pre-history (54) religion (325) Rome (149) science (57) social history (260) technology (97) U.S. history (100) U.S. natural parks (52) warfare (88) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (207) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (131) Ancient History (378) Big History (47) Byzantine History (34) Early Americas (40) Early Modern (209) Fabulous Females (126) History of Science (249) Live Reporting (170) Long 19th- 20th centuries (399) Medieval History (385)
The History of Ghouls Ancient History, Early Modern, Medieval History / January 28, 2024 / Early Middle Ages, folklore/mythology One of the most fascinating monsters in human cultures is the ghoul — here, you see a particularly nasty one about to be done in…
Obscenity of Ancient Roman Genitals Ancient History / December 6, 2024 / art, history of sex, literature, Rome, social history The exquisite sculpture in the first image you see is the “Lely Venus,” a second-century Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. The second photo is…
Roman Sphinx Ancient History, Live Reporting / November 8, 2023 / art, Rome The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fantastic exhibition on the color of Ancient Greek statues right now. When we look at…
Ancient Romans and Their Bath-Houses Ancient History / September 25, 2024 / archaeology, architecture, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, medicine, Rome, social history, technology The Ancient Romans loved their baths — this is a circular pool from the baths in the eponymously named town of Bath in England. Although…
