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Alphabet Origins Ancient History / July 19, 2024 / archaeology, art, literature This sphinx with doodles on its back is way cooler than it looks. At 23.7 cm/9.3 inches, it’s not much larger than a paperweight. But…
Indigo Dye Ancient History, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries / July 24, 2024 / archaeology, art, economic history, environmental history, fashion history, pre-history, science, social history It’s pleasant, from where I write this post in my ice-bitten and wintery grey state of Pennsylvania, to look at this lovely plant. Here is…
Ark of the Covenant Ancient History / September 20, 2023 / Christian history This object, now in a musuem in Harare, Zumabwe, dates from 1300. Purely indigenous drum? Replica of the Ark of the Covenant? The ways we…
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…