May142013

voiceofnature:

Book of Kells

(Source: birdsongintheforest, via faeryteahouse)
May132013
blastedheath: Vlad Gradobyk, Drunk Skeletons

blastedheath:

Vlad Gradobyk, Drunk Skeletons

(Source: zombiecatlady, via champagnetastebeerpocketbook)
8PM
feed-well: marshmallowsandbubbles:lunarvibrations: Snail fossil that has completely transformed into Opal-C beeeautiful!

feed-well:

marshmallowsandbubbles:lunarvibrations:

Snail fossil that has completely transformed into Opal-C

beeeautiful!

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8PM

erikkwakkel:

The Chained Library of Zutphen

I took these pictures during a visit to the 16th-century chained library of Zutphen, in the east of the Netherlands. It is one of three such libraries still in existence in Europe. Nothing much has changed here for 550 years.

More info: http://www.librije-zutphen.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=14&Itemid=111

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8PM

ancientart:

Panoramic shots of the Temple of Bel in the Palmyra ruins, Syria, which was dedicated in 32 AD.

Photos courtesy & taken by Yvonnefm

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8PM
medieval: Bamberg Apocalypse: Angel and the Serpent Ottonian 11th Century Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Ms. Bibl. 140

medieval:

Bamberg Apocalypse: Angel and the Serpent

Ottonian 11th Century

Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Ms. Bibl. 140

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8PM
dead-men-talking: atlasobscura: Morbid Monday: Mummified Charms and Amulets of the Lovett Collection. Displayed for the first time to the public in 1917, the mummified heart was once the property of Edward Lovett, an eccentric British erudite and wealthy chief cashier in the bank of the City of London who, in his spare time, was the most relentless archivist of his era. A member of the Folklore Society since 1900, Lovett had one very unusual obsession: once off work, he would spend his free time strolling through the slums of Edwardian London to collect evidence of magic and medicinal practices, vernacular beliefs that the century of industrialization and rational sciences hadn’t eliminated. From his urban explorations, conversation with street sellers, sailors, and working classes witches, Lovett accumulated an astonishing array of charms, an incredible collection of odds and ends that proved superstitions were an invisible, yet persistent, practice, even in modern England. Read more about the magic relics of modern England here ! Awesome!

dead-men-talking:

atlasobscura:

Morbid Monday: Mummified Charms and Amulets of the Lovett Collection.

Displayed for the first time to the public in 1917, the mummified heart was once the property of Edward Lovett, an eccentric British erudite and wealthy chief cashier in the bank of the City of London who, in his spare time, was the most relentless archivist of his era. A member of the Folklore Society since 1900, Lovett had one very unusual obsession: once off work, he would spend his free time strolling through the slums of Edwardian London to collect evidence of magic and medicinal practices, vernacular beliefs that the century of industrialization and rational sciences hadn’t eliminated. From his urban explorations, conversation with street sellers, sailors, and working classes witches, Lovett accumulated an astonishing array of charms, an incredible collection of odds and ends that proved superstitions were an invisible, yet persistent, practice, even in modern England.

Read more about the magic relics of modern England here !

Awesome!
8PM

Archaeological News: Rune stone rediscovered after 300 years

archaeologicalnews:

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A nearly 1,000 year-old rune stone has been rediscovered at Bogesunds brygga west of Vaxholm in Sweden.

The rune stone was found during an excursion which was part of a course in landscape archaeology at Stockholm University. The stone has previously been known, but had been missing since…

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8PM
finethankyouandyou: A Stallion (detail) Illustrated album leaf painted by Habiballah of Sava  (active ca. 1590–1610) ca. 1601–6. 

finethankyouandyou:

A Stallion (detail)

Illustrated album leaf painted by Habiballah of Sava  (active ca. 1590–1610) ca. 1601–6. 

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8PM
victusinveritas: breakingnews: Bulldozer destroys Mayan pyramid in Belize AP: A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near the border with Mexico. Archaeological world stands back and says in a unified voice: “What the fuck?!?!”

victusinveritas:

breakingnews:

Bulldozer destroys Mayan pyramid in Belize

AP:

A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.

The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near the border with Mexico.

Archaeological world stands back and says in a unified voice: “What the fuck?!?!”

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