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Ancient Carved Sarcophagi Ancient History / December 5, 2024 / ancient greece, art, Christian history, folklore/mythology, religion, Rome Here you see one of the finest sarcophagi of all time. Carved out of marble in the late second-century CE, the panel shown here despicts…
Kimberella – the Oldest Protostome Fossil Ancient History, History of Science / November 12, 2024 / animals, anthropology, archaeology, evolution, pre-history Evolution brings a sense of humility like nothing else can. Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to our ancestors? Featured on the first slide…
The Extended Use of Bloodletting Throughout History Ancient History, Early Modern / November 13, 2024 / ancient greece, disease, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, math, medicine We don’t need to wrestle with our beliefs to look at this image of a man undergoing bloodletting (about 1675) to know that this medical…
Aristarchus’s Model of the Universe Ancient History, Big History, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 18, 2024 / ancient greece, evolution, math, technology The lunar crater you see here is Aristarchus, and we’re not going to be be able to get any closer than that to an accurate…
