mythologyandhistory, 11 months ago to Gold

Do you know how serious the belief in unicorns was?

In ~1100 #Vikings started trading narwhal with Inuits to sell on to merchants.

The tusks look like #unicorn horns, which were thought to neutralise poisons. The tusks were made into cups & sprinkled into food.

By the 13th c., the tusks had become relics.

When Danish #King Christian V. was crowned in 1671, his throne was made of “unicorn” horn to show his power.

The value had reached 20x that of its #weight in #gold.

#mythology #history

tess_machling, 11 months ago to Archaeology

325 reads of the pre-print between Friday afternoon and now.

I'm very, very happy with that! 😊

And in case you missed it.....

#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold

https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2023/06/23/beyond-snettisham-a-reassessment-of-gold-alloy-torcs-from-iron-age-britain-and-ireland/

peggycollins, 11 months ago to Cats

Happy #Caturday! I did a few color variations of this kitten. This is the original version. I named her Goldie.

Artwork is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/a-kitten-named-goldie-peggy-collins.html

#cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #art #gold #psychedelic #pets #kittens #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #PeggyCollins

tess_machling, 11 months ago to Archaeology

Recently, I've lost my spark. But, research recently, working with collaborative folks, has brought it back.

Later today, on BBoT, we're going to release a pre-print of a thing we wrote ages ago that's got caught in the system & we're going to release it in a way that works with how we do things: in full colour - unlimited images - glory:

"Beyond Snettisham: a reassessment of gold alloy torcs from Iron Age Britain and Ireland"

(As ever, thanks to Roll: he gets it.)

#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold

Upgrade today! (lemmy.world)

OC Aztec Gold (flic.kr)

First bloom of the season for this aztec gold plumeria.

PatriciaPhotos, 11 months ago to photography

Blue Venitian mask

YOU CAN FIND IT HERE IN FULL:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/blue-venitian-mask-patricia-hofmeester.html

By https://pixels.com/profiles/patricia-hofmeester/shop #WallArt #homedecor #fineart #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LoveArt #BuyArtNotCandy #photography #SpringIntoArt @PatriciaPhotos #mask #venice #venetian #blue #gold #beautiful

Canada - 0 US -[2] - Folarin Balogun 34’ (dubz.co)

Balogun also getting his first goal for the USMNT.

Canada 0 - US [1] - Chris Richards 12’ (dubz.co)

Richards gets his first goal for the US National team.

Glastomichelle, 11 months ago to Gold

Molton gold sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor.
#glastonbury #glastonburytor #somerset #gold #goldenhour #goldenhourphotography #sunrise #sunrisephotography

insiderua, 1 year ago to random Ukrainian

😎 Щодо швидкості ухвалення рішень в ЄС

Скіфське золото з крамських музеїв застрягло в Нідерландах у 2014 році, ще напередодні війни.

Майже 10 років потрібно було для судової системи Голландії, аби вірішити, що золото не варто повертати в окупований Крим, а віддати Україні

Зрештою, суд #MH17 теж тривав довгі роки

з хуйлом якось швидко вийшло, але це Міжнародний кримінальний суд

#Ukraine #gold #Netherlands

tess_machling, 1 year ago to random

We've been kindly invited back again to teach on the IAMS Summer school at UCL.

A day of replicas, torcs and gold from Roll and I on the 26th, but a lot of other fun stuff too, and even a field trip this year! (You lucky things!!)

#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/2023/jun/iams-summer-school-2023

GottaLaff, 1 year ago to random

Biden says debt deal ready to move to Congress, urges passage

https://breaking.iavian.net/article/337642

aisocio, 1 year ago to random

UK set to lose solar investment after developer criticises lack of incentives

Source link #Gold #rush

https://aisocio.com/a-new-gold-rush/

art_history_animalia, 1 year ago to Gold

It’s #WorldTurtleDay, on a #TurtleTuesday + #TwoForTuesday!
Check out this gorgeous pair of nearly 2000-year-old cast #gold repoussé #turtle earrings, probably from the Taxila region (in modern day Pakistan), 1st-2nd c. CE, 5.72 x 1.27 x .95 cm.
From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) collection: https://collections.lacma.org/node/251482

bephep, 1 year ago to random German

Das Goldene Zürihorn (Aureum Taurinum Turicense) fühlt sich vor allem im Schilfufer des Zürichsee wohl. Um diesem scheuen Wesen das Rückzugsgebiet zu gewährleisten, wurde am Zürichsee eine Schutzzone, die sogenannte "Goldküste" eingerichtet.
#Zürihorn #Schweiz #Zürich #switzerland #Goldküste #Nashorn #gold #fotomontag #photomonday #midjourney #generated

tess_machling, 1 year ago to random

Something for the weekend: a recent torc talk Roll and I gave to Kilmartin Museum.

We're getting more confident in our new ideas! 😊

#Archaeology #Gold #Prehistory #Torcs

https://youtu.be/HSa2B4mnh8o

fractalart, 1 year ago to art

Luxe Fractal Spiral 🧡 Wall Art Prints & more: https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/luxe-fractal-spiral-brown-and-gold-matthias-hauser.html #spiral #gold #golden #fractal #fractalart #art #mastoart #mathart #wallart #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters #SpringIntoArt

zsk, 1 year ago to random

So legacy blue ticks have now gone from Twitter. BBC News is going to follow BBC journalists as a form of authentication. It is not planning to pay for verification as an organisation or subscribe. Will be v interesting to see how others respond!