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Our early 18th century impression was just featured on "Wars of Louis Quatorze", a blog of late 17th century and early 18th century military history. Go give them a look! Thanks for checking us out!

#history #reenacting #reenactor #18th century

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Old sand

Today I looked at a handwritten account book from 1717. It listed a series of expenses paid by the city of Leiden (the Dutch city where I live) to various suppliers - of books, papers, pens. Being a medieval book historian, any source made after 1500 is alien. Because I am used to handling parchment books, it was odd to handle a book that was made out of paper - and a lot of it, for that matter (Pic 1). Also new to me was the fact that related materials were held together by needles (Pic 2) and to see dozens of rare actual receipts, small slips that were crossed out when paid (Pic 3). The biggest surprise, however, was the material that came falling out of the account book: sand (Pic 4). It turns out that this sand was used to dry the wet ink at the time. It was sensational to see a modest mountain of sand, put on the sheets by individuals long gone, appear from the pages as I flipped through them.

Pics (my own): Leiden, City Archives, SA 8207, dated 1717.

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Archaeologists excavating a tomb dating to the era of Alexander the Great in ancient Amphipolis in northern Greece have found human remains, the Culture Ministry said Wednesday.

The skeleton was found inside a rectangular grave with pieces from the wooden casket and bones scattered around the...

#archaeology #reading

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i really really strongly despise academics who perceive themselves as leftists, activists, etc who refuse or are otherwise incapable of making their dialogue and interventions accessible

like if you can’t give a definition of what you mean by the term ideology without...

might-bite

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I will never not reblog this when I see it.

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So freaking true.

thatrandomalix

I always get told that I “Don’t look autistic” oh I’m sorry, should I wear a fucking sign over my neck saying I am?

disastergwenom

"You’re deaf? But you don’t look deaf?" What the fuck does deaf look like??

medievalistsnet

Who Would You Fight For in 1066?

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A skeleton called the "Ring Lady" was unearthed in Herculaneum, an ancient town in Rome that was destroyed by volcanic hot gas & rock flow in 79 A.D. (Source)

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More than a thousand years ago ancient Maya went deep inside this cave to perform sacrificial rituals

Actun Tunichil Muknal is a giant limestone cave in the jungle of western Belize. Over the past 50 years, archaeologists have discovered vestiges of religious…

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NASA released a satellite image of India from the evening of the festive holiday of Diwali, the celebration of lights

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relevant again

#still though #go vote

Update

I think my queue is empty. Sorry, I'll try to get some interesting things lined up. Good news on the job front, but I don't want to say anything yet as nothing is certain. Sweatpants that look like dress pants and feel like lined tights are truly wonderful things. #Blessed