Unearth the #Cairo Toe! 🦶 Dating back to 950-710 BCE, this wooden prosthetic toe from ancient #Egypt, now in the British Museum, reflects remarkable innovation. More than art, it’s functional, enhancing mobility. A testament to resilience through the ages....
I read that ages ago. Back in high school, in fact (I’m 46). I don’t remember it except the chapter where time is a flock of birds that you have to try to catch to stay youthful. The children can catch them but always let them go and the adults can never catch them.
I remember it was in the new books section of the school library and I was attracted to it immediately and spent the day reading it instead of paying attention in my classes. I need to read it again. Thanks for bringing it up!
No offense meant here, but I think it is fair to either know or figure out archaeological terms yourself if you’re going to be reading articles, even lay articles, in an archaeology community, not to expect them to be defined each time.
I agree that in this case, since it is the main subject of a lay article, it should have been defined, but I don’t think it should be expected to be defined.
“Roman glass cup from the Himlingøje burial site in Denmark, from 2nd and 3rd century, found in graves of a rich or princely family. [Cups like this one] are so well-preserved that finders have used them mistakenly as vases for flowers, without realizing that they were ancient productions.”...
fly like paper get high like Exocoetidae (mander.xyz)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish...
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
The Cairo Toe (mander.xyz)
Unearth the #Cairo Toe! 🦶 Dating back to 950-710 BCE, this wooden prosthetic toe from ancient #Egypt, now in the British Museum, reflects remarkable innovation. More than art, it’s functional, enhancing mobility. A testament to resilience through the ages....
A portrait of Tenochtitlan (tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl)
A 3D recreation of the capital of the Aztec empire, with comparisons with modern day Mexico City.
Mysterious ‘skin-like’ golden orb found on ocean floor off Alaska coast (www.theguardian.com)
Metal detectorist makes Norway’s ‘gold find of century’ (www.theguardian.com)
4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition" (www.cbsnews.com)
Ancient animation (www.instagram.com)
When you think of animation, do you think of modern technology and computers? What if we showed you an animation dating back 14,000 years?...
Why there are no time travelers. (mander.xyz)
Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden' (www.kuow.org)
Maybe stick to the stuff that comes out of the tap. (mander.xyz)
The Closest Planet To Neptune Turns Out To Be... Mercury (www.iflscience.com)
Ancient Popcorn Discovered in Peru | Smithsonian Institution (www.si.edu)
Ancient priest's remains are a first-of-a-kind find for Peru team (phys.org)
Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old (www.reuters.com)
Restored Roman glass cup (mander.xyz)
“Roman glass cup from the Himlingøje burial site in Denmark, from 2nd and 3rd century, found in graves of a rich or princely family. [Cups like this one] are so well-preserved that finders have used them mistakenly as vases for flowers, without realizing that they were ancient productions.”...
I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1) (lemmy.world)
VIDEO on YT / Link on Invidious...