A Roman curse, written on metal and thrown into the sacred spring at Aquae Sulis (modern day Bath) as a plea to the goddess, Sulis Minerva. The text complains about the theft of ‘Vilbia’ - probably a woman, possibly a slave. #FindsFriday 📷 my own
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Sharing one of my all time favourites for #findsfriday. This eerily lifelike wooden statue of a priest by the name of Ka-aper dates to around 2,435-2,429 BC - making it more than 4,400 years old! 🤯 Discovered in Saqqara, Egypt 📸 Mine via Egyptian Museum Cairo egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/artefacts/st...
Triumph of Neptune and the Four Seasons, Late 2nd-century AD, from La Chebba, Tunisia #MosaicMonday 📸 my own via Bardo Museum, Tunisia
A lovely chunk of bog butter for #findsfriday Dated to 400-350 BC, it may have been a votive offering, a way of preserving a valuable commodity, or even a way of maturing the butter #Ancientbluesky 📷 my own via Nat Museum of Ireland. Found in Co. Kildare www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
An exquisitely crafted ceremonial macehead dated to around 3300-2800 BC. Found in Knowth passage tomb in Ireland, It bears spiral motifs similar to those found on the megalithic art surrounding the tomb 📷 my own via Nat Museum of Ireland #findsfriday #Ancientbluesky www.museum.ie/en-IE/collec...
A medieval wooden coffin embedded in a ruined wall at St John the Baptist Church, Chester, which dates to C11-12th Supposedly it was installed here after a church sexton unearthed it in C19th. The inscription reads ‘Dust to dust’ #mementomorimonday #MedievalMonday www.atlasobscura.com/places/25205
Caerphilly Castle, still not talking any shit after 700 years
Happy summer solstice! Had the privilege recently of filming early morning at Stonehenge. To stand in the centre with the trilithons towering over you, it feels like an open air cathedral. An immensely powerful place, even after 4,500 years #Standingstonesunday #summersolstice #summersolstice2026
The supposed severed hand of a 19th century card cheat clutching his final hand of cards. On display at the 15th century Salisbury pub, the Haunch of Venison www.atlasobscura.com/places/61475
Today, and every day, trans rights are human rights
The beautifully preserved/restored Prambanan temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, built 9th century CE by the Mataram Kingdom and dedicated to Siva, Vishnu and Brahma 📸 mine #archaeology #Ancientbluesky #temple
A beautiful Oriental Pied Hornbill (and doesn’t he know it!) 📸 my own. Pangkor island, Malaysia #birds #nature #birdphotography
Beautiful mossy forest in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia (jungle trail 3 - 5 is the way to go!) 📸 my own #forestfriday #treemagic #forests #moss
Sunset at Taman Negara in Malaysia, the second oldest rainforest in the world at 130 million years old (meaning it was a rainforest when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth!)
A short thread of street art from George Town, Malaysia 📸 my own 1/5 by Alex Face
The gleaming temple of Wat Pra That Doi Suthep, just outside of Chiang Mai Taken last Thursday (July 10) on the Buddhist holiday of Asalha Puja, also known as Dharma Day, celebrating the day the Buddha gave his first sermon. melting photographer not pictured, which is for the best 🥵
‘Personally I’m a big fan of their early material’ 250+ years before Angkor Wat, there was Bakong. It was the 1st Khmer temple mountain - a representation of Mt Meru, centre of the universe & home of the gods in Hindu myth 1/2 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_a... 📸 mine #ancientsite #Ancientbluesky
Ruins of the 11th century temple, Wat Banan, just outside of Battambang, Cambodia (built by King Udayadityavarman II) #ancientsite #Ancientbluesky 📸 my own en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Banan
A 10th century temple at the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary in Central Vietnam, built by the ancient Hindu kingdom of Champa 📸 my own (this is temple B5 I think) #Ancientbluesky #ancientsite more info here www.vietnamcoracle.com/my-son-sanct...
Entrance to Bich Dong Pagoda, northern Vietnam, a Buddhist site featuring cave temples dating from 15th to 18th centuries. 📸 my own
Exploring the 'City of Silence', Pakistan’s vast city of the dead Read my article about Makli, one of the largest necropolises in the world. Published by Globetrotters mag over on Medium medium.com/globetrotter... #Ancientbluesky #Findsfriday 📸 my own: Tomb of Nawab Shurfa Khan
One of the of the Bản Giốc Waterfalls on the border of Vietnam and China (on the Vietnam side)
