It's All Ancient History

just a goon who appreciates some history and humor

[localadmin]

oh you like history? name everything that ever happened

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

I can't get over this little girl.....pretending to be long dead while someone digs up her body out of the ground. The jewelry laid out beside her...the hair clips....this is everything

[bapouro]

i was looking through medieval drawings of demons the other day and i found the demons that make you gay  

[teamrocketing]

this is what an ally looks like

[yellovv]

they’re officiating their weddings

[yesterdaysprint]

Chicago Tribune, Illinois, June 11, 1916

[mockwa]

Some countries have trained builders in the informal sector in safe building techniques.

[riallasheng]

Took me a bit but I was able to find their youtube channel! ^^

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vasuRFx3t3NTISG6iwUeA

They REALLY like making pools of one kind or another, it’s fun to see.  Plus they have a few tree houses they’ve made and the like

[nyabbycat]

oh my god

[systlin]

SUBSCRIBED

[geekandmisandry]

I just spent over an hour lost on that channel. It’s actually super soothing. They don’t talk ever, just ambient building noises.

[lady-feral]

I love this

[stimman4000]

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[whiteanti]

translation of what he’s saying in case anyone cares:

hello everyone, I am a traditional craftsman from Yixing in Jiangsu province. My ancestral home is Zishahu and growing up and listening/watching my father I have learnt this craft, now playing with dirt/mud has become my job as an adult as well. Even though my work is very dirty and tiring, traditional culture needs the new generation to continue its legacy and help it grow ever larger. In the future I hope that I will try to update/help traditional culture grow. Even your smallest compliments are the greatest support for me. Thank you.

(note: he’s speaking in a very formal/flowery manner that’s incredibly hard to convey into English but this is the essence of what he’s saying)

(double note: what he’s making is a traditional Chinese clay teapot, with this kind of clay specifically from Zishahu. they’re a key part of Chinese tea culture more so in the south than north and can be worth millions. this kind of craftsmanship dates back to the 10th century and is generally regarded as the precursor of porcelain)

[yupthatexists]

Harvard’s Pigment Library is one of a kind, and is used to protect rare colors that might one day be forgotten. Just imagine the paintings you could make with these colors! (photo: Jenny Stenger) 

Follow us (http://instagram.com/yup.that.exists) for more.

[sixpenceee]

“The harbor town of Unalaska is home to over 600 eagles, making them as common as pigeons in most other cities. Unfortunately this isn’t as magical as it sounds. The eagles constantly cause havoc in their disputes over fish guts and gang up to attack people. Nesting season is specially hellish.”

Source

[steampunktendencies]

Horse drawn bus from the 1890’s

[fleurdulys]

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Fighting - Walter Crane

1912

[adhd-deluxe]

2 months ago I got an assignment on ADHD in Psychology. It’s due tomorrow and I have written one paragraph…

[adhd-community]

I had to write an email to my professors in my final year asking for an extension on an essay about adhd because of my adhd.

It began: “So I’m aware of the irony here…”

[adhd-community]

Just revisiting this to point put that they did give me an extension. I handed in the assessment, did pretty well on it, and the professor I most respected in the university (who ran the class) never said a word about it to me.

It turns out they didn’t care at all about the extended deadline, just that I was trying and that I gave them a heads up when I needed help.

Remember to ask for help when you need it, even if it makes you feel a little silly. Ask early if you can so that the people you’re asking have time to think about a response/plan of action, but if you find yourself stressing out 24hours out from a deadline still just ask.

This has been one of the hardest and most important things I have learnt over the last 10 years.

Ask for help. Ask early. Even if it’s scary.

You are not a burden.

You are not dumb.

You are not expected to already just “know” everything.

Needing help does not make you weak and asking for help makes you incredibly strong.

[flavoracle]

A few points here that bear repeating:

“Ask for help.”

“Ask early.”

“Even if it’s scary.”

And finally, and perhaps most importantly…

“Needing help does not make you weak and asking for help makes you incredibly strong.”

[trashboat]

[artist-dali]

Aurora’s Head, After Michelangelo (detail of a Figure on the Grave of Lorenzo Di Medici), 1977, Salvador Dali

https://www.wikiart.org/en/salvador-dali/aurora-s-head-after-michelangelo-detail-of-a-figure-on-the-grave-of-lorenzo-di-medici

[myteachersquotes]

I don’t know how bread works...pounds? YOU HAVE 12 LBS OF FLOUR !

Mr. Ferguson

[artist-magritte-deactivated2020]

The blank signature, Rene Magritte

Medium: oil,canvas

[conan-doyles-carnations]

‘In 1778, two Irish gentlewomen put on men’s clothing and ran away together.  Lady Eleanor Butler had received several offers of marriage but was determined to share her life with her friend Sarah Ponsonby. […] They spent the rest of their lives in a black and white house called Plas Newydd outside Llangollen, cultivating their garden, improving their minds and filling the house with clocks, cabinets and “whirligigs of every shape and hue”.  [They also had] a little dog called Sapho.’

[blottsandquill]

“Friend”

[lolita-princess]

They literally named their dog Sapho

[marxistbarbie-deactivated202109]

just 18th century gals being pals

[awesomacious]

Hope this hasn’t been posted already. Press f