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12/22/2024

The perfect gift for "Bogart Fans: Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes."

Narrated in his own words, the first official documentary to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Hollywood legend and cultural icon Humphrey Bogart. Framed around the five key women in his life, the film intricately weaves together his most important relationships against a backdrop of world events, giving a fresh and captivating perspective on one of Hollywood's most revered stars.

Narrated in his own words, the first official documentary to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Hollywood legend and cultural icon Humphrey Bogart. Framed around the five key women in his life, the film intricately weaves together his most important relationships against a backdrop of world e...

12/22/2024

Tongues of Gold: Methodology of The Ancient Egyptians and their obsession with gold explained.
Ancient Egyptians thought gold was the flesh of the gods. I would be interested in learning more about how they came to this conclusion and the stories for mythology they have and explaining how did the flesh of the gods wind up in the ground for an ancient miners to uncover.

“ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES DISCOVERED IN OXYRHYNCHUS - “CAIRO, EGYPT—Thirteen mummies with gold tongues and fingernails have been discovered in a cemetery at Oxyrhynchus by a team of Spanish and Egyptian archaeologists led by Esther Pons Mellado and Maite Mascort. - Gold tongues were believed to help the dead to speak in the afterlife, the researchers explained, since gold was thought to be the flesh of the gods. Amulets in the shapes of scarab beetles and the deities Horus, Thoth, and Isis were also found with the mummified human remains.”

CAIRO, EGYPT—Thirteen mummies with gold tongues and fingernails have been discovered in a cemetery at […]

12/21/2024

Merry Yule, Happy First Day Of Winter, Happy Winter Solstices.

12/21/2024

Flashback Friday: I was going through some older projects and I came upon this gem from five years ago. The assignment was to create a cover that was out of my comfort zone that's inspired by another magazine, then give it my own spin. I thought a light and breezy life style magazine "inspired" by Martha Stewart's LIVING publication.

12/20/2024

The Etruscans don’t get the attention they deserve.

Pre-Rome artifacts aren’t really my thing, I am more interested in Mayan/pre-Columbian and Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians. But recently I’ve been looking at the Etruscan Era while wondering if they had an idea what was in store for that region. It’s like the Etruscans are the over-looked Oldest son of a large family.

“'Truly extraordinary' ancient offerings, including statues of snakes and a child priest, found submerged in 'healing' spring in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Archaeologists in Italy have dug down deeper into a hot spring that was used, over two millennia ago, by a people known as the Etruscans as a sacred place to leave their votive offerings.”

The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.

12/20/2024

Sadly, they use the word “gateway“ metaphorically. This is not a portal to another period of time.

Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb That May Be a Gateway to a Prehistoric Kingdom Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. Experts believe the size of the tomb and wealth of the artifacts show the owner was a prehistoric king. The diversity of artifacts within the excavation offers cultural connections beyond one region.

It’s also a gateway to a huge collection of pig jaws.

12/19/2024

You know when we're reaching the end of the year when we're winding down with an "exciting" news story about a two thousand five hundred-year-old rug that was recovered in 1948. But not just any rug—the Pazyryk Rug!

"World’s Oldest Rug Ever Found Unveils Secrets of Ancient Pazyryk Culture!"

The Pazyryk Rug, believed to be the world’s oldest rug, dates back to the 4th to 3rd centuries BC and was discovered frozen in Siberia.

12/19/2024

Jennifer Connelly as a Femme Fatale.

12/18/2024

Now this headline is being mysterious and obtuse for a reason. It’s either an asteroid or some man-made space debris.

“Astronomer Captures Incredible Moment an Unknown Object Lights Up the Moon - An astronomer in Japan has captured a breathtaking moment when an unknown object struck the Moon, creating a brilliant flash of light. The event, filmed with remarkable precision, has sparked curiosity about its mysterious origin.”

An astronomer in Japan has captured a breathtaking moment when an unknown object struck the Moon, creating a brilliant flash of light. The event, filmed with remarkable precision, has sparked curiosity about its mysterious origin.

12/18/2024

After today, it would be just my luck this would be the my “Sail off into the sunset” I should expect.

“Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano - A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.”

A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.

12/15/2024

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12/14/2024

An ancient symbol for “Unity” recovered in The Holy Land? This reads like a synopsis of a Dan Brown novel or something George Lucas and Philip Kaufman scribbled down back in 1978…

“35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behavior - The grooves carved into the boulder look strikingly similar to the pattern of a tortoise shell. While it's unknown what this design means, it's possible that this was an ancient symbol of unification, according to study co-author Israel Hershkovitz, a physical anthropologist at Tel Aviv University.”

A carved boulder found deep in a cave in Israel may have been used for rituals more than 35,000 years ago.

12/13/2024

today I’m assigned to the town where I grew up, Brattleboro, Vermont. Good memories coming back…

12/13/2024

State-of-the-art Arrt X-ray technology helps preserve and provide data needed to decipher ancient silver scrolls.

Mysterious ancient amulet turns out to be the oldest trace of Christianity north of the Alps -

Via The MiamiHerald: “Archaeologists in Frankfurt unearthed the small silver amulet in a 1,750-year-old grave during excavations in 2018, the City of Frankfurt am Main said in a Dec. 11 news release. Immediately, they noticed a small silver scroll tucked inside. But reading the ancient note proved to be a years-long process. Experts couldn’t unroll the brittle scroll by hand for fear of crumbling. They tried using X-rays and microscopes initially but still didn’t make much progress.”

“Eventually, researchers decided to try a newer 3D X-ray method known as computed tomography. This involved scanning narrow sections of the scroll and piecing the scans together digitally, allowing the note to be “unrolled” virtually.”

German archaeologists spent years trying to read a fragile silver scroll found inside the amulet. They finally succeeded.

12/12/2024

I’ve been married for more than 25 years and believe me when I tell you that this is a trap! - Me stolen from somebody else sorry about that!

12/11/2024

All of this has happened before, all of this will happen again “5,000-year-old structures in Iraq reveal collapse of early centralized government.”

5,000-year-old structures in Iraq reveal collapse of early centralized government: “At the archaeological site of Shakhi Kora, located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, excavations have shed light on the emergence and eventual rejection of some of the world’s earliest centralized governing institutions.”

5,000-year-old artifacts from the archaeological site of Shakhi Kora in Iraq reveal evidence of early government-like rule and its collapse.

12/10/2024

The Second Greatest Archaeological Dig for Christmas: The Tomb of Saint Nicolas…

What genuine arifacts would you expect to find at this site?

“Sarcophagus of ‘real Santa Claus’ found at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey - Recent excavations at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Antalya, Turkey, have revealed a limestone sarcophagus that may be the burial site of Saint Nicholas, the Greek bishop whose life and deeds inspired the legend of Santa Claus.”

Excavations at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey uncovered a sarcophagus, possibly the tomb of Saint Nicholas who inspired the legend of Santa Claus

12/09/2024

Fedora Chronicles Strange New Worlds: I swear they write these headlines on purpose.

“The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell - For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and its moons should be NASA's highest-priority new flagship mission for startup in the decade 2023-2032!”

"Every component of that system has features that violate some of our ideas about how planets work."