FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
We have a really good aquarium store in this town, so that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks!
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
I love that show. Who knew Norwegians could make such funny comedy in English?
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
Do you think I could create an ecosphere with ghost shrimp and a marimo moss ball? I've had that idea for a long time, but I don't know if it's viable.
> 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
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
It was larger than any of the European capitals in its day.
A 3D recreation of the capital of the Aztec empire, with comparisons with modern day Mexico City.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
Brought peace?
>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? > >Discovered in 1868 in France's Laugerie-Basse rock shelter, this tiny (only 3.1 cm) bone disc is like a prehistoric 'gif'! > >There is a mountain goat drawing on both sides of the disc and a hole in the middle. When you quickly turn the disc, it creates an optical illusion as if the goat is moving, due to the perfect proportions of the drawings and the alignment of the ridge lines. > >Here is a primitive but impressive predecessor of modern animation.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 90%
Oh like you can hit reverse.esrever tih nac uoy ekil hO
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
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!
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
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.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
Mindblowing. I never even thought of things that way!
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
They discovered an ancient movie theater right next to it.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
I agree, the article should have. I was speaking in generalities about the community.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 75%
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.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
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.” > > https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-early-iron-age/a-princely-dynasty-at-stevns/ Original: https://mstdn.social/@GJGreenlea/110949646646680238
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
It's not in the toilet...
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
This is from a real paper. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23003176?via%3Dihub
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 85%
That's actually smaller than I would have thought. I wouldn't have expected our solar system to even be visible in comparison.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
They do appear to be similar to me. They have the spout at the back.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
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.
> Prehistoric #baby bottles: marvellous feeding vessels in the shape of #animals from Vösendorf and Oberleis, Austria, dating 1200-800 BC. Baby bottles in the shape of animals are common in late Bronze and early Iron Age Europe. > >Photo: Wien Museum Original: https://social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillburger/110898039703393391
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
Wow.
Mercury arc valves remain in use in some South African mines and Kenya (at Mombasa Polytechnic - Electrical & Electronic department).
Amazing how we're still using such old technology in some places when we have semiconductors.
FlyingSquid 1y ago • 100%
That said, a microscope that generates its own light without electricity could be quite useful...