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 (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) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
A Roman Jesus Ancient History / July 24, 2024 / Christian history, History of Magic, literature, mythology, religion, Rome Based on the following description, whom do you think I might be describing?:. This man lived during the first century of the Roman Empire.…
Acoma Pueblo Ancient History, Early Americas / October 6, 2023 / native americans This is Acoma Pueblo, aka “Sky City,” and one of the oldest continually inhabited places of north America. Located on a nearly 400-foot mesa, it…
Ancient Egyptians Obsession With Death Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History / November 13, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, art, literature It might make us uncomfortable to think about death, but it gives us a space to connect with each other across the eons. Once we…
The Cairo Toe Ancient History, History of Science / November 15, 2023 / medicine Behold the Cairo Toe, the earliest surviving prosthesis ever made. About 3,000 years ago in an Ancient Egyptian chamber lying west of Luxor, Egypt, a…
