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Historian of Ancient Science & Human Curiosity
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#FirstFossilHunters #FossilLegends
#GreekFirePoisonArrows
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'Fascinating story of how various tribes encountered & interpreted dinosaur bones & other fossil remains...surprisingly relevant views of early peoples confronting evidence of prehistoric life. This pioneering work replaces cultural estrangement w belated understanding'--Booklist

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2019-05-07

lovely opalized pinecone fossils from Australia

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2019-03-23

love 's version of the witch Medea's getaway chariot drawn by dragons

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2019-03-13

nude showgirls and on stage
just 10 yrs after the word was invented!
London 1937
Paris 1935

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2019-03-07

Levitating Buddha
floating statues of Arsinoe suspended by magnets first imagined by Ptolemy II Philadelphus Alexandria 3rd c BC
Impossible until the invention of electro-magnetic levitation

thanks

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2019-03-04

Prometheus making the first human from the inside out--beginning with the framework, a skeleton

Ancient Etruscan carnelian gem in modern setting

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2018-12-08

Did you know female Centaurs were a Thing for the ancient Romans?
ancient mosaic and silver cup

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2018-11-30