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.
Original: https://mstdn.science/@furqanshah/111051554688611414
It was larger than any of the European capitals in its day.
Brought peace?
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.
Anyway, the photos are quite impressive.
I watched this whole series (Minuteman's, not Hancock's) when it came out and it's terrific. I really enjoyed it.
“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.”
Original: https://mstdn.social/@GJGreenlea/110949646646680238
A well-preserved example of a caliga – a #Roman soldiers' leather shoe with hobnails hammered into the leather sole, providing a good traction both in dirt and on rough surfaces. However, on smooth surfaces such as pavement, they were quite slippery. Found in Mainz, dating 1st c. AD
Photo: Musée d'Archéologie nationale et domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Original post: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/110937694374863992
They do appear to be similar to me. They have the spout at the back.
Maybe so. I don't think it's evidence that anarchy is the best solution, just that neolithic societies without hierarchies were still able to achieve amazing things.
But it's not like they were making cars and computers, this is a drainage system. It's very impressive for stone age people, but they are still stone age people.
A skein is a coil of yarn or other thread.
Shameful that this is so upvoted.
Zeitgeist Movie: This is a documentary film that explores various conspiracy theories related to religion, politics, and economics. It challenges the viewer to question their beliefs and assumptions about the world.
Zeitgeist is nonsense.
This is going to sound weird, but I would say in a real sense that would be Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, a book about how to write engagingly. It opened my eyes about writing and about doing it in ways that an audience would appreciate over ways that just make you sound pseudo-intellectual. The advice is all very simple, but it definitely made me a better writer and also a better reader.
I love that show. Who knew Norwegians could make such funny comedy in English?