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 (31) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (81) art (410) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (50) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (44) folklore (36) folklore/mythology (103) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (43) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (167) medieval (83) military history (106) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (153) science (64) social history (268) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (30) women's history (218) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (135) Ancient History (387) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (217) Fabulous Females (132) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (182) Long 19th- 20th centuries (409) Medieval History (395)
Charon – The Ferryman of the Dead Ancient History / November 26, 2024 / ancient greece, folklore/mythology, literature, Rome Here is Charon, ferryman of the dead in Ancient mythology, as he steers his boat in the underworld along the river Styx. The Greeks and…
Ancient Papyrus from Oxyrhynchus Ancient History / December 6, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, archaeology, Christian history, literature, social history You are looking at one of over half a million pieces of ancient papyrus writing, found in perhaps the most famous trash-heap in history: Oxyrhynchus.…
Ancient Egypt Pharaoh Hatshepsut Ancient History, Fabulous Females / November 25, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, anthropology, archaeology, economic history, political history, religion, women's history This is one of the most famous pharaohs from Ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut (d. 1458 BCE). She was highly effective in all arenas — economic, foreign…
Min Chiu Li and Finding Chemotherapy Africa, Asia and South Asia, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / November 13, 2024 / disease, medicine, political history, technology May I introduce you to Min Chiu Li, a Chinese-American scientist to whom many of us owe our lives or the lives of loved ones?…
