A safe haven for fandoming

Archaeology And Histroy Graduate! Loving the East Midlands and their Sprawling landscapes. Usually Sh*!posting about a show or some amazing pieces I LOVE! 😆 But also Archaeology and history related issues. This blog is too celebrate all that is Archaeological, Cultural & fandom. With some identity questions thrown in for good mix.

[two-thirtyy]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Look buddy, i’m just trying to make it to Friday.

[taykoutmccleod]

reblog if its friday and you made it

[nuggsmum]

[justanotherweirdarchaeologist]

I made it!

[quotemadness]

“Let go of the people who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama. Cancel your subscription to their issues.”

— Steve Maraboli

[quotemadness]

“I take much pleasure in being alone but there is also a strange warm grace in not being alone.”

— Charles Bukowski (via quotemadness)

[bookeworm94-deactivated20200223]

May your bookshelves be full and your tea always warm.

[daily-shitpost-bakery]

[archaeologistproblems]

Public use of Nazi salute rocks archaeology conference

Virtual format meant offensive words and gesture were recorded

Archaeologist problems: We were so busy punching Nazis in Hollywood movies that we forgot to check that there wasn’t a Nazi at one of our conferences.

[archaeologistproblems]

Hard to be certain but I think I may have lost a few followers (and gained a few more) by sharing this. So just to be clear, this blog is anti-Nazi. As a child of Dutch and German immigrant families myself, I can’t believe that needs saying in 2021. If you think white supremacists have the right idea, if you think Tr*mp is a pretty okay guy, and so on, do us both a favour and hit the unfollow button, and start doing some hard thinking about how you’ve been radicalized to believe other people are your enemies based on their appearance, genetic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. You are not the target audience for my crappy archaeology jokes.

[met-medieval-art]

Jug, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art

Rogers Fund, 1925 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Earthenware, slip decoration

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/476285

[archaeologicalnews]

Man who died of constipation 1,000 years ago ate grasshoppers for months

A man who lived in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas sometime between 1,000 and 1,400 years ago may have died from a horrible case of constipation, according to a study of his mummified remains.

And during the painful months just prior to his death, he ate mainly grasshoppers, the study researchers found.

Apparently, Chagas disease, which is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, had blocked up the man’s gastrointestinal system. That blockage caused his colon to swell to about six times its normal size — a condition called “megacolon.” The man was unable to digest foods properly and gradually became malnourished, scientists found. The condition would have made it difficult for the man to walk or even eat on his own. The researchers think that in the last two to three months of his life — either family or members of his community — helped the man eat by feeding him grasshoppers whose legs had been removed. Read more.

[met-greekroman-art]

Head and neck from a marble figure, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

Purchase, Arthur Darby Nock Bequest, in honor of Gisela M. A. Richter, 1969 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Marble

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255280

[ihaveemotionalmotionsickness]

[emptiable]

HOT Mesopotamian singles in YOUR AREA !

[whatisarchaeology]

6,000 years of arrows emerge from melting Norwegian ice patch

The record-setting discovery of 68 projectiles from the Neolithic to the Viking Era also upends ideas on how ice both preserves and destroys archaeological finds.

“Since archaeologists started systematically surveying melting ice sites 15 years ago, ice patches from Norway to North America have yielded almost perfectly-preserved artifacts from long-ago time periods. In isolation, the individual finds contain information about craftsmanship and long-ago hunting traditions.”

[books-n-quotes]

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” — Robert Heinlein

[archaeologychannel-deactivated2]

Audio News from Archaeologica (4/4): Race to excavate Viking longship is up against long odds. Find out more on our website, or on your favorite podcast service, like Apple Podcasts.

[catchymemes]

[archaeologicalnews]

New evidence found of the ritual significance of a classic Maya sweat bath in Guatemala

Sweat baths have a long history of use in Mesoamerica. Commonly used by midwives in postpartum and perinatal care in contemporary Maya communities, these structures are viewed as grandmother figures, a pattern that can also be traced to earlier periods of history. At the site of Xultun, Guatemala, a Classic Maya sweat bath with an unusual collection of artifacts led archaeologists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Archaeology Program at Boston University and other collaborating institutions to gather new evidence of these beliefs and an early example of the related ritual practices.

Indigenous people of Mesoamerica see the natural world as a place populated by ancestors and supernatural beings, many of whom live within natural features and ancient buildings. This was certainly the case for the Classic Maya. Dating to the Early Classic period (250-550 A.D.), the sweat bath at Xultun, named Los Sapos, appears to have been embodied by an amphibian goddess. Read more.

[justcatposts]

“I was worried how my older male cat would react to the new female kitten. This is their first night together:” 

(Source)

[nerianasims]

She’s his new baby. Domesticated male cats have strong parental instincts too.

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

“Gotta get that shelter stink off you. Humans know nothing. Poor smelly baby. It’s alright kid, there’s *one* responsible adult in this house”

[catchymemes]

[woodelf68]

All of this delights me to no end.

[neddea]

…I’m actually speechless.

I wasn’t looking for any information about railroads and now I’m left with that + knowledge about spaceships, Roman chariots and one (1) unexpected but welcome joke.

[songspinner9]

I am now trying to figure out how to share this (the age-appropriate parts) with my middle school history students. What a great chain of facts!