Ryan Peter Evan White

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doctor who + notable quotes

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Chalk drum from 5,000 years ago is ‘most important art find’ in a century

Sculpture suggests artistic styles and ideas spanned huge distances even 5,000 years ago

The drums are all barrel-shaped cylinders of solid chalk that were found at burial sites – it is thought that they were not used for music, but rather decoration.

Carbon-dating of bones buried alongside the Burton Agnes drum placed it within the years 3005-2890BC.

Three children were found buried alongside the drum, suggesting it played a role in the mourning rituals of prehistoric Britons.

“The discovery of the Burton Agnes grave is highly moving. The emotions the new drum expresses are powerful and timeless, they transcend the time of Stonehenge and reflect a moment of tragedy and despair that remains undimmed after 5,000 years."

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Remains of man who was 'vaporized' by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago discovered

The skeleton of a man killed by the deadly eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed from an ancient beach at Herculaneum — possibly as he ran in an attempt to escape the disaster.

The man was killed just steps from the sea in the ancient Roman town, which like Pompeii was destroyed by the colossal eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

Archaeologists think the man was running from the “boat sheds” in the town — actually stone arches used to store nets and fishing equipment — when he was overcome by the intensely hot “pyroclastic” cloud from the eruption that engulfed Herculaneum at a speed of more than 60 mph (100 km/h).

“When the pyroclastic cloud arrived, the temperature was above 500 degrees [Celsius, 930 degrees Fahrenheit] — it was very, very hot,” Francesco Sirano, the director of the Herculaneum Archaeological Park, told Live Science. “It was so hot that everything living was vaporized immediately, like this man.” Read more.

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Doctor Who: 13th Dr’s Costume

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So I have been called in to do an overnight shift tonight! Looking forward to it as I haven’t done one in a couple of years. People just make sure that I have plenty of coffee please :)

This photo was taken about a week ago by my manager after I got a few positive ‘food for thought’ comments.

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The best day of my life was giving my sister away and doing a speech for her wedding. She looked absolutely amazing! It’s about time she settled down with someone as she deserves to be happy. Her husband Matt is such an amazing person.

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So, I have a tumblr account again!