Mira Blake

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[funnytwittertweets]

[unexplained-events]

Researchers have used Easter Island Moai replicas to show how they might have been “walked” to where they are displayed.

VIDEO

[smileforthehigh-deactivated2017]

Finally. People need to realize aliens aren’t the answer for everything (when they use it to erase poc civilizations and how smart they were)

[desiremyblack]

(via TumbleOn)

[pearlsnapbutton]

What’s really wild is that the native people literally told the Europeans “they walked” when asked how the statues were moved. The Europeans were like “lol these backwards heathens and their fairy tales guess it’s gonna always be a mystery!”

[kiwianaroha]

Maori told Europeans that kiore were native rats and no one believed them until DNA tests proved it

And the Iroquois told Europeans that squirels showed them how to tap maple syrup and no one believed them until they caught it on video

[theopensea]

Oral history from various First Nations tribes in the Pacific Northwest contained stories about a massive earthquake/tsunami hitting the coast, but no one listened to them until scientists discovered physical evidence of quakes from the Cascadia fault line.

[thegirlthewolfate]

Roopkund Lake AKA “Skeleton Lake” in the Himalayas in India is eerie because it was discovered with hundreds of skeletal remains and for the life of them researchers couldn’t figure out what it was that killed them. For decades the “mystery” went unsolved.

Until they finally payed closer attention to local songs and legend that all essentially said “Yah the Goddess Nanda Devi got mad and sent huge heave stones down to kill them”. That was consistent with huge contusions found all on their neck and shoulders and the weather patterns of the area, which are prone to huge & inevitably deadly goddamn hailstones. https://www.facebook.com/atlasobscura/videos/10154065247212728/

Literally these legends were past down for over a thousand years and it still took researched 50 to “figure out” the “mystery”. 🙄

[archaeologistforhire]

Adding to this, the Inuit communities in Nunavut KNEW where both the wrecks of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were literally the entire time but Europeans/white people didn’t even bother consulting them about either ship until like…last year. 

“Inuit traditional knowledge was critical to the discovery of both ships, she pointed out, offering the Canadian government a powerful demonstration of what can be achieved when Inuit voices are included in the process.

In contrast, the tragic fate of the 129 men on the Franklin expedition hints at the high cost of marginalising those who best know the area and its history.

“If Inuit had been consulted 200 years ago and asked for their traditional knowledge – this is our backyard – those two wrecks would have been found, lives would have been saved. I’m confident of that,” she said. “But they believed their civilization was superior and that was their undoing.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/16/inuit-canada-britain-shipwreck-hms-terror-nunavut

“Oh yeah, I heard a lot of stories about Terror, the ships, but I guess Parks Canada don’t listen to people,” Kogvik said. “They just ignore Inuit stories about the Terror ship.”

Schimnowski said the crew had also heard stories about people on the land seeing the silhouette of a masted ship at sunset.

“The community knew about this for many, many years. It’s hard for people to stop and actually listen … especially people from the South.”

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sammy-kogvik-hms-terror-franklin-1.3763653

[crazythingsfromhistory]

Indigenous Australians have had stories about giant kangaroos and wombats for thousands of years, and European settlers just kinda assumed they were myths. Cut to more recently when evidence of megafauna was discovered, giant versions of Australian animals that died out 41 000 years ago.

Similarly, scientists have been stumped about how native Palm trees got to a valley in the middle of Australia, and it wasn’t until a few years ago that someone did DNA testing and concluded that seeds had been carried there from the north around 30 000 years ago… aaand someone pointed out that Indigenous people have had stories about gods from the north carrying the seeds to a valley in the central desert.

[fluffmugger]

oh man let me tell you about Indigenous Australian myths - the framework they use (with multi-generational checking that’s unique on the planet, meaning there’s no drifting or mutation of the story, seriously they are hardcore about maintaining integrity) means that we literally have multiple first-hand accounts of life and the ecosystem before the end of the last ice age

it’s literally the oldest accurate oral history of the world.  

Now consider this: most people consider the start of recorded history to be with  the Sumerians and the Early Dynastic period of the Egyptians.  So around 3500 BCE, or five and a half thousand years ago These highly accurate Aboriginal oral histories originate from twenty thousand years ago at least

[ironbite4]

Ain’t it amazing what white people consider history and what they don’t?

[gluklixhe]

I always said disservice is done to oral traditions and myth when you take them literally. Ancient people were not stupid.

[sexioto]

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Oh shit. No. Shit. Thank you

[villianext-deactivated20190407]

Just gonna reblog this out of gratitude because I actually did forget…

[novacaineandabelle]

Fffffffff let me get right on that. 

and then reblog for the next forgetful son of a bitch

[blondiez-b-deactivated20171118]

I’m so great full for everyone that is reblogging this. I totally forgot to take mine

[optimysticals]

I think that there is some sort of unspoken fairy godparent thing where you see this, realize that you forgot your meds, and rebagel it because if you forgot someone else must have. And in our turn we all take care of each other, even if we don’t know it.

[velmasdinkleys]

the queen has returned

[switchingtogeico]

[jehovahhthickness]

I’m so happy she’s still collecting those Disney checks!!!!!!!!

[falconpunchyourmom]

Disney + needs to give her, her own show. 

[8pxl]

i added a wallpaper pack to my shop w some favorites of mine!

$15 for 30 2K+ backgrounds :D

http://8pxl.co/products/29768128-wallpaper-pack

[8pxl]

heya! i had to go to the dentist today 🤕 and got a pretty big bill to match it so if you’d considered purchasing and supporting me i’d really appreciate it!! american healthcare sux (esp when you’re uninsured) thank u for reading and any help you’re willing to give 💕💕 even a reblog helps a lot !!

[kittens-jpg]

[coast-modern]

BIG

Focking

EARS

[pocket-deer-belly]

I immediately had to draw him

[midtown120blues-deactivated2018]

judging by how angry the headline is I think he was actually successful

[maxknightley]

[through gritted teeth, veins visibly bulging] Actually you’ll find that I’m not mad at all, and also, that everyone who disagrees with me is a moron anyway

[opossumqueer]

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[fionnas-fat-ass]

It doesn’t end there:

[funimationentertainment]

another addition

[cs-inactive1-deactivated2020060]

do you ever just like. feel unbelievably proud of someone you’d never even heard of previously

[eroscestlavie]

oh my god

[catchymemes]

[rendezvousrawmen]

[hime-fleabag]

IN THIS HOUSE

WE LOVE AND RESPECT

TOM NOOK

[dragongirltitties]

self care is [incredibly unhealthy behaviour] and [implausible feat]

[internet-recluse]

Self care is blaming yourself for your parents death and taking on multiple opponents in unarmed combat whilst dressed as a bat.

[wetwareproblem]

[dragongirltitties]

so this is why this post has eighty fucking thousand notes

[seabasse]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Your Island Escape, Your Way - Nintendo Switch (currently privated)

[tsukiyumi]

A quick Hapi

[jeureza]

Eisner.

//me, ugly sobbing at the corner ; ^ ;

[illumancer-deactivated20200426]

dragon dad take me by the hand lead me to th

[winsbuck]

Notes / guide to faces / whatever

What it is - basically line tracing of sprites so it would be easier for you to understand shapes of faces. Muriel and Portia can be not so accurate cause we have only ¾ view of them, so i drew side and front view by myself haha … Also Asra’s page outdated  cause we only recently got front view of him.

Anyway maybe for someone this will be helpful.

[lovelikeyoursfest]

Introducing Love Like Yours ~ a week-long celebration of Arcana fan apprentices and their love interests.

No one relationship is just like yours, and this fan festival is an open celebration of MC’s and the people who love them. Whether you write fic and headcanons, draw or create moodboards, even create cosplay or playlists; this event is a celebration of all the individual romances that make up The Arcana fandom.

WHO: Open to everyone, at any skill level. Revel in the romance between your MC and their favourite Arcana love interest(s). And you’re not restricted to the main six, side characters are also welcome, for all those who wish to woo Nahara, or get giggly over Valerius.

WHEN: May 17 - May 24th, 2020

WHERE: Follow along at @LoveLikeYoursFest here on Tumblr!

WHAT: Create fan-works of your fan apprentice and their love interest. Write fanfic, draw artworks, make animatics or cosplays or playlists and more! Any form of artistic expression is welcome and encouraged. If you don’t feel like making anything, you can still join in by reblogging other fanworks and sharing the love!

Each day will have a theme; a small prompt to help spark your imagination.

17th: Start of Something New (Beginnings/Crushes: awkward hand touches, exchanged glances, remember when we first met) 18th: Caught Red Hearted (Caught: either caught feels or caught by others being romantic) 19th: Say It Like You Mean It (Confessions: both confessing too or accidentally admitting feels) 20th: Fiery Kind of Love (Passion and Fighting: argument leading to sex, If you die I will kick your ass) 21st: The Day to Day (Domestic: Soft, gentle prompts, flirty couple things. Like snuggling, hugs at breakfast etc) 22nd: Nothing Can Harm You (Protect: fighting for, comfort from nightmares etc) 23rd:Play it Again, Sam (Tropes: all ya favs. Only one bed, fake dating etc) 24th: Freestyle!  (Pick whatever you want! This day is up to you! )

These themes are just guidelines, so don’t limit yourself if you’ve got other ideas. Once you’ve made your fanworks, post them online and tag @LoveLikeYoursFest and #LoveLikeYours2020