Jewish Magical Incantation Bowl / Medieval History Magical incantation bowl written in Jewish Aramaic. Bowls like these were designed as protective magic against demons. 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)
Viking Nit-Comb Medieval History / October 24, 2023 / cosmetics Here’s a nit-comb from Viking-era Denmark (late 700s). Today I am reading through arguments why we shouldn’t think of the Vikings as a filthy and…
Sheela-Na-Gig Medieval History / July 24, 2024 / anthropology, architecture, art, Central and Late Middle Ages, Christian history, history of sex, religion, women's history This is a Sheela-na-gig: a type of statue or carving found on European Christian buildings from the Central Middle Ages showing a naked woman overtly…
Kara-Djigach History of Science, Medieval History / December 8, 2023 / disease, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history A new article from the science journal _Nature_ throws another wrench in the mystery about the origins of the greatest pandemic in history, the Black…
Bayeux Tapestry Medieval History / September 20, 2023 / art Many scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry – commissioned shortly after the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066 – are familiar, but some of…
