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Progressive, liberal, retired public health professional, former archeologist born at CO2 315 ppm. Former citizen of Uruguay, Mexico, Hong Kong.
Unsurprising and really interesting.
Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 2d agoPsychiatrist Maura Dupont and her team analyzed nearly half a million individual cells from brains donated by deceased individuals, comparing those living with untreated major depression to individuals without the diagnosis.
The world map as depicted by the Greek historian Herodotus in 520 BC. North Africa is labeled as Libya and Herodotus once observed: "Out of Libya, something new always comes."
This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...
Created by the maritime hunter-gatherer Chinchorro culture of northern Chile, these mummies date from approximately 7020 BCE to 1300 BCE, peaking around 5050 BC, making them the world's oldest intentionally preserved mummies. The Chinchorro mummified adults, children, infants, and fetuses.
Finally! Cacao found at Etowah Site in GA.
Cacao in the Mississippian World: Archaeogenomic evidence for T. cacao consumption at the Etowah Site, Georgia
The discovery that people living at the great Ancestral Pueblo site of Chaco Canyon consumed cacao changed our understanding of the history of chocolate by demonstrating that networks moving cacao rea...
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The Natufian culture (c. 15,000–11,700 BP) marks the transition from hunter-gatherer Palaeolithic societies into fully-fledged agricultural economies of the Neolithic. Here are seven aerophones made of perforated bird bones from 12,000 years ago to produce a range of sounds similar to raptor calls.
The Phaistos Disc or Phaistos Disk is a disk of fired clay from the island of Crete, Greece, possibly from the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium BC), bearing a text in an unknown script and language. Its purpose and place of manufacture remain disputed. Museum of Heraklion.
Teotihuacán ritual mask was crafted during the Classic period, 300-600 CE. The vibrant Spondylus shell mosaic held deep religious value, symbolizing the sacred ocean, fertility, and rain, linking the deceased elite directly to the gods.
Carved from a single mammoth tusk around 35,000 to 40,000 years ago during the Aurignacian period, the Lion-Man (Löwenmensch) of Hohlenstein-Stadel is widely recognized as the oldest known animal-shaped (therianthropic) sculpture in the world. 12.2 inches tall
Archaeologists working at Arnold Research Cave in Missouri recovered woven footwear made from plant fibers. In 1997, University of Missouri researchers used accelerator mass spectrometry to date several of the shoes. Some were approximately 8,000 years old.
The Caral civilization (aka Norte Chico civilization) flourished around 3000 to 1800 BCE in the Supe Valley of Peru. This pre-Columbian society is recognized as the oldest known complex civilization in the Americas, emerging at the same era as the Egyptian pyramids and Early Dynastic Mesopotamia.
Some things never change! 😂 The oldest known written customer complaint dates back almost 4,000 years! An angry customer called Nanni complained to his copper merchant about poor quality product, lack of refund, and rude customer service! Sound familiar? 📷 Zunkir #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
“At any rate, civilisation has made man, if not more bloodthirsty, then certainly more hideously and more contemptibly bloodthirsty.” -Fyodor Dostoevsky (c. 1821-1881) thehistorianshut.com/2017/07/11/f... #history #quotes
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Historian's Hut
Fyodor Dostoevsky (c. 1821-1881) “At any rate, civilisation has made man, if not more bloodthirsty, then certainly more hideously and more contemptibly bloodthirsty.” From Notes from the Underground (...
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Belgian Malinois, one of the smartest dog breeds, excel at problem solving, like this one. Naturally, it makes them the global standard for K9, search-n-rescue, and detection work. Original post
This dog owner turned himself into his pet's favorite toy, and the reaction was pure joy. Dogs know their toys by shape, color and smell, so seeing their human become one is priceless.
Over time, the Trump formula for Venezuela is becoming clearer. In essence, the arrangements between Trump and the criminal syndicate that run Caracas are like those between a crime family boss and lesser criminal gangs that report to him.
‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover
A deal giving the U.S. majority control of vast Venezuelan reserves strikes at the heart of national identity.
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"PMC COVlD Update, Week of August 31, 2026 ▪️Outbreaks in 29 states/territories (see Alt) ▪️A projected 13th wave is under way ▪️1 in 95 Americans estimated actively infectious ▪️Peak anticipated around Labor Day" ~ Dr Michael Hoerger on Twitter More: pmc19.com #Covid2026 😷
Sandals recovered from dry cave sites in Oregon's Northern Great Basin. Woven from sagebrush bark and other fibers the sandals were found above and below a volcanic ash deposited by the explosion of Mount Mazama Dated to 10,200 to 9,300 years ago (BP)—the oldest directly-dated shoes in the world
In 1924 at Nevada's Lovelock Cave, 11 remarkable ~2,000 to 2,250-year-old duck decoys were found preserved in a cache, dating back to roughly 300 BC–100 BC. Made by indigenous hunters from bundled tule reeds, painted, and decorated with feathers, these decoys are among the oldest known in the world.
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Paul@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · last wk.A 2,500-year-old gold foundation tablet of Darius the Great, dating to circa 518–515 BC, was buried beneath the corners of the Apadana Palace at Persepolis. Written in Old Persian, Elamite & Babylonian Akkadian, it served as a royal time capsule preserving Darius’s legacy for eternity. #History
Jonathan Pie is a fictional character portrayed by English comedian Tom Walker.
The clay bison of Le Tuc d'Audoubert are among the rarest and best-preserved examples of Upper Paleolithic relief sculpture ever discovered. Modeled during the Middle Magdalenian period (circa 15,000–13,000 BCE), they sit deep within a subterranean limestone cave system in Ariège, French Pyrenees.
Dogs were the first domesticated animal, likely originating from human-associated wolves, but their origin remains unclear. Analyzing genomes revealed at least five different dog populations ∼10,000 years before the present show replacement in Europe www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Archaeologists have discovered around 25 turtle figurines believed to be up to 16,500 years old at an excavation site in northwestern Türkiye. www.aa.com.tr/en/life/25-t...
A 34,000-year-old Aurignacian lunar calendar carved on a bone-tablet, found in Dordogne in France
