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scorpio, 15, isfp, bisexual, slytherin, lover of all things eccentric

[frogshunnedshadows]

Archaeologists uncover 17th-century ‘vampire’ burial in Poland | The Past

According to Slavic folklore, sharp instruments such as sickles could be used to decapitate the deceased should it try to leave its grave.

[ishaapoetry]

I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.

George R.R. Martin

[shinhati]

cemeteries aren't creepy they're actually devoted to memory and rest and love and humanity

[balaclava-trismegistus]

"Are you more artistic or scientific" science is art and art is science bitch

[balaclava-trismegistus]

"this! im both artistic and scientific" no shut the FUCK up you don't get it

There is no difference. None. Science and art are both fueled by passion and romance. They are cycles of understanding, intimacy, and expression that have no beginning or end, that sustain one another in a wheel. Without artistic passion there would be no science. Without scientific understanding there would be no art. They are the exact same wonder and amazement with the world around us expressed through different yet interdependent media.

[balaclava-trismegistus]

Next person to reply to this like "op is right BUT they are different in this pedantic way" get blown up

[clioiotopia-deactivated20211116]

Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping.

──Julia Margaret Cameron, pre raphaelite photographer and Virginia’s Woolf aunt.

[thegrapeandthefig]

Neither at the time of Athenian hegemony nor under Alexander the Great nor during the Hellenistic period as a whole were Greek stories about their gods and goddesses gathered into a single, internally consistent narrative.

Ruth B. Bottigheimer - Magic Tales & Fairy Tale Magic From Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance

I need you all to learn this quote by heart. 

[mapsontheweb]

Countries whose name in Turkish has the suffix “-stan”

[theauthor97]

I fucking love this post

[antimonarchy]

(ID: A screenshot of a post in the old tumblr format in a list that reads: 

hindi is a language

hinduism is a religion

hindu is someone who follows it

not all indians are hindu

not all indians speak hindi

the ‘d’ in hindu and hindi is pronounced like the ‘th’ in ‘though’

desi, pronounced “they see” and not daisy or dessi, means south asian

south asian = pakistan, india, bangladesh, sri lanka, nepal, etc. for those of you who never have looked at world map

desis are asians and have every right to call themselves that. shocking, I know. take your time to digest that.

/End ID)

[vintageeveryday]

This 1890 photograph is the oldest-known picture of women playing hockey, taken at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Isobel Stanley, daughter of Lord Stanley, is seen wearing white.

[ancientegyptdaily]

Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro working on the conservation of the tomb of Nefertari, QV66, in the 1980s.

[eat-me-devour-me]

im in love

[saint-rouge]

If you reblogged the Stonehenge petition read this

As an archaeology student who studied Stonehenge, I was horrified by the news that they wanted to build a tunnel anywhere near Stonehenge. So, of course, I posted the petition here. I was glad to see it get near 70k notes, but those notes laid bare another issue that is demonstrative of why archaeological sites are so undervalued. Many sites across the world struggle to get funded and excavation seasons are relegated to a tight schedule with a minimal team and resources.

The tunnel at Stonehenge should be infuriating because the government will pour over 1b into building this tunnel but have consistently denied funding to excavations. The tunnel will destroy approximately half a million artefacts that have not yet been studied. No thought is given to excavating first. Who knows what history this will be wiped from the archaeological record.

Stonehenge is NOT just the surface level stones. It cannot be moved, and no, it can’t be tunnelled under without harm for the sake of reducing noise pollution or lessening traffic.

Stonehenge is an archaeological LANDSCAPE. This means that below the surface of the earth, there lies everything from the foundations of pre-historic villages, evidence of ritual feasting, cremated human remains, proof of long distance travel, and thousands of years of history of use and building. It is all vital to our understanding of our ancient ancestors and gives us a glimpse into their lives and beliefs that precious few other sites have given us.

Protecting Stonehenge isn’t about protecting a few strange rocks, it is about protecting our history.

[moryen]

Assyrian dog figurines with names carved on them, 650 BC “Expeller of evil” (mušēṣu lemnūti) with white pigment and red spots “Catcher of the enemy” (kāšid ayyāb) with red pigment “Don’t think, bite!” (ē tamtallik epuš pāka) with white pigment “Biter of his foe!” (munaššiku gārîšu) with turquoise pigment “Loud is his bark!” (dan rigiššu) with black pigment

[saint-rouge]

PETITION HERE

[historical-nonfiction]

Terracotta Warriors fresh from the earth, before their colors deteriorate from the exposure. Photograph from a 1974 excavation

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Architectural Vessel (This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands).

Date: A.D. 1–700

Place of origin: Central Andes (Perú)

Culture: Recuay people

Medium: Ceramic, slip, resist painting

[nolonelyroads]

R Panel, Emery County, UT. Definitely one of the most famous petroglyph panels in Utah, and equally one of the most impressive. The glyphs show characteristics of multiple styles including Fremont & Barrier Canyon, with some historic graffiti thrown in for good measure. This would imply that this panel has seen use for a period spanning thousands of years. The location of this site is also quite unique, with the panel being situated at the tip of a narrow ridge overlooking the confluence of two drainages. There’s just so much happening here that I’ll have to make a few other posts with some of my favorite details. You can see in the second & third photo that there was probably a lot more depicted, but a portion of the wall has either fallen off or been removed. One detail I will mention is the vertical line that runs through the panel on the left side, and reaches all the way up to the top of the wall, over 10 feet high. Just an absolutely amazing site that more than exceeds its reputation.

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