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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by ceptimus

[JoeP]

Medieval Artists Really Loved Painting Battles With Snails... For Some Weird Reason

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Chewing Gum Reveals Look of Neolithic Scandinavian | Ancient Origins

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum”. According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA.

During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists have found a 5,700-year-old type of “chewing gum” made from birch pitch. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen succeeded in extracting a complete ancient human genome from the pitch.

I fully expect woolly mammoth and sabre-tooth tigers to be recreated from DNA, Jurassic-Park-style.

In addition, the researchers succeeded in extracting DNA from several oral microbiota from the pitch, including many commensal species and opportunistic pathogens.

‘The preservation is incredibly good, and we managed to extract many different bacterial species that are characteristic of an oral microbiome. Our ancestors lived in a different environment and had a different lifestyle and diet, and it is therefore interesting to find out how this is reflected in their microbiome,’ says Hannes Schroeder.

The researchers also found DNA that could be assigned to Epstein-Barr Virus, which is known to cause infectious mononucleosis or glandular fever.

... plus, ancient plagues.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by ceptimus

Finland FTW! Certain medium-sized countries are also well above average. The Isle of Man performs poorly, however. Albania is the clear loser.

Hevisaurus - Juranoid - YouTube

Finland so metal they have a metal band for kids in lieu of Sesame Street.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The amber bear amulet, 3500 years old. pic.twitter.com/9lZbShscWA

— Things from the past ���� (@moodvintage) January 27, 2020

... want gummy bears now

[JoeP]

PRETTY. WANT.

[JoeP]

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Look who turned up in a tweeter feed. It's not the Arc of the Covenant, but here's a thing.

The History Blog » Blog Archive » 30 curse tablets found in Athenian well

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Exclusive: 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries

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Germanic tribes went full Blair Witch on a Roman legion. Tracking down where the slaughter took place:

Scientist bids to rewrite history of Roman rout by chemical footprints | World | The Times

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New Fave Reddit:

EarthPorn: Amazing images of light and landscape

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Thrad:

This is Ted. For more than 90 years he was one of the thousands of fallen of #WW1 about whom we know very little. A few years ago Ted’s nephew found a case when clearing out his loft. He called me and asked if I wanted to see it. What I found was just incredible. Here’s the story pic.twitter.com/xQwHvItzAI

— Dan Hill (@DanHillHistory) April 24, 2020

[Kyuss Apollo]

Finally, some news about Mussolini.

On this day April 28:

Benito Mussolini executed
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, “Il Duce,” who, after a series of military misadventures, became unpopular even
among his fellow Fascists, was captured while trying to flee Italy and was executed on this day in 1945.

[JoeP]

became unpopular even among his fellow Fascists

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Fun little thrad:

In Disney's Hercules (1997), after Herc and Meg ditch Phil to go on a date, they stroll through a statue garden. They talk a bit, things are awkward, Meg trips down the stairs, and Herc catches her before carrying her over to a bench. But it's much, much more than a bench! (1/9) pic.twitter.com/fsT5gseww4

— Christopher Polt (@CBPolt) May 10, 2020

[JoeP]

Truly, you are a schola.

[mickthinks]

Someone called Denis Shiryaev has been using AI to clean up old cine film. This is the Lumière Brothers' spectacular view of Paris in 1890:

YouTube

More, and more info here: Neural Love

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The moving sidewalks at the 5 minute mark.

[slimshady2357]

This is amazing. A Virtual Tour of Pharoah Ramesses IV's Tomb.

It works like google street view in that you can spin around, zoom in spots, 'walk' down the ramp, etc....

Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb - Matterport 3D Showcase

If this has been posted before than

[Crumb]

Wow, that's awesome.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Thrad talks about both the models in this painting.

This is Olympia, by Édouard Manet. It was exhibited in the 1865 Paris Salon & caused an absolute scandal as it clearly depicted a sex worker. It was condemned as "immoral" and "vulgar”. But who were the women who modelled for Manet?

A thread. pic.twitter.com/WAEuQm2jV8

— Whores of Yore (@WhoresofYore) June 13, 2020

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

They were the holes dug as toilets for a huge neolithic music festival.

— ������Free Left (@NiSoc6655) June 22, 2020

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by Kamilah Hauptmann

Fun little thrad:

In Disney's Hercules (1997), after Herc and Meg ditch Phil to go on a date, they stroll through a statue garden. They talk a bit, things are awkward, Meg trips down the stairs, and Herc catches her before carrying her over to a bench. But it's much, much more than a bench! (1/9) pic.twitter.com/fsT5gseww4

— Christopher Polt (@CBPolt) May 10, 2020

Bigger and Moar.

Disney's Hercules (1997) was released on this date 23 years ago! In honor of its anniversary, here's a super-thread collecting all my threads on the ancient art in the film and its significance. pic.twitter.com/zbkrrxwbZJ

— Christopher Polt (@CBPolt) June 27, 2020

show spoiler

The Mighty Hercules Opening Theme | THE MIGHTY...

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Time capsule from 1894 found inside base of NC Confederate Monument in Raleigh

Rusty box hasn't been opened yet. But stay tuned!