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 (35) folklore/mythology (102) 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 (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (268) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (29) women's history (217) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (384) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (215) Fabulous Females (131) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (182) Long 19th- 20th centuries (406) Medieval History (394)
Oasis of Faiyum in Ancient Egypt and Rome Ancient History / August 27, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, History of Magic, religion, Rome Featured here is an evening sky shot of Faiyum, which for millennia was an important oasis in Egypt and definitely a place on my bucket…
The First Selfie from Ancient Rome Ancient History / November 25, 2024 / art, Central/late Middle Ages, Rome, social history Check out this early selfie: it’s a first-century CE Ancient Roman fresco showing a woman looking at herself in a mirror. The image is a…
Art by Zen Buddhist Monks Africa, Asia and South Asia / June 19, 2024 / art, buddhism, religion In the late 1400s, Japanese Zen monks brought a particular style of splashed-ink painting to its acme. Here, you see a scene that looks like…
The Beauty of Ancient Roman Wilderness Ancient History / September 17, 2024 / art, environmental history, Rome Most of us cherish the beauty of wilderness, and I venture that a lot of our feelings come from our knowledge that humans have put…
