They said, "Human beings are constantly evolving"... πŸ€” #archaeohistories image
Ruins of Saint Andrews Cathedral, Fife, Scotland. Built in 1158, it fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th Century Scottish Reformation. Once it was the biggest cathedral ever built in Scotland. #archaeohistories image
The fig is believed to be oldest cultivated fruit in Mediterranean area and has left evidence of its importance in art, culture and religion since the dawn of time. Their sweetness and virtues did not fail to seduce ancient Romans who over time spread their cultivation throughout Italian peninsula and whole Empire. πŸ“· : Upside-down fig tree in Bacoli, Italy. "No one is quite sure how the tree ended up there or how it survived, but year after year it continues to grow downwards and bear figs." image
A lamp lighter at work in Brest, Belarus πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ύ Public street lighting was developed in 16th Century AD.Β During this time, lamplighters toured public streets at dusk, lighting outdoor fixtures by means of a wick on a long pole.Β At dawn, lamplighter would return to put them out using a small hook on same pole. Other duties include carrying a ladder and renewing candles, oil or gas mantles. Their jobs became obsolete when these street lamps were replaced with electric lamps. πŸŽ₯Β© kfotech (IG)
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A cool guide to cycles of political revolution, Anacyclosis by Polybius (160 BC), Ancient Greece. #archaeohistories image
Sculpture of a seated man with two dogs (one of the dogs is seen in the image). Dated (400-800 AD), from Veracruz, Mexico. It could depict a warrior, as the man wears a full head mask that represents a (prairie) wolf. Cleveland Museum of Art #archaeohistories image
The earliest surviving Celestial Globe made by the Andalusian Ibrahim ibn Said al-Sahli in 1085 CE, brass and wood. Museo Galileo, Florence #archaeohistories image
This Black Woman Who Rode Across America Alone ... In the 1930s is a Total Bad-AssIn a list of heroic actions, riding a motorcycle across the country might not seem like a remarkable feat. However, in 1930s America, for an African-American woman, it was more than just impressive. Β© Vintage American Photographs #archaeohistories image
"It took me years to realize that Inca and pre-Columbian architecture is directly related to the structure of the corn kernels. In a western model of thought, one might judge the shapes as irregular, but in a universal thought, everything is a correlation between the cosmos, science, art and humanity." (Fractal Nature) As you can see, organic growth forms are represented in a logarithmic way and fact that these pentagonal, hexagonal and heptagonal blocks coincide with corn forms. - Juan Casco image