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Ancient Automata: The Magic of the Mechanical Realm and Machines Brought to Life — 14 Mar 2016

Ancient Automata: The Magic of the Mechanical Realm and Machines Brought to Life

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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When the dark magician was wheeled out before the audience—with an eerie and inscrutable expression on his face, and dressed in mystical robes and bejeweled turban—a hush fell over the court of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. It was 1770, and...
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Ancient Automata: The Magic of the Mechanical Realm and Machines Brought to Life — 14 Mar 2016

Ancient Automata: The Magic of the Mechanical Realm and Machines Brought to Life

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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When the dark magician was wheeled out before the audience—with an eerie and inscrutable expression on his face, and dressed in mystical robes and bejeweled turban—a hush fell over the court of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. It was 1770, and...
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Deriv; Egyptian couple wearing formal wigs of the 4th of 5th dynasties and Bust of a Roman woman wearing a — 10 Mar 2016

Big Wigs and Hairpieces: Artificial Hair of the Ancient World

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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For thousands of years humans have been reinventing their image with various headdresses, wigs, hair extensions and hats, for a multitude of purposes. Preserved wigs reflect the fashion and cultural expressions of societies, and reveal the everday...
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Deriv; Egyptian couple wearing formal wigs of the 4th of 5th dynasties and Bust of a Roman woman wearing a — 10 Mar 2016

Big Wigs and Hairpieces: Artificial Hair of the Ancient World

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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For thousands of years humans have been reinventing their image with various headdresses, wigs, hair extensions and hats, for a multitude of purposes. Preserved wigs reflect the fashion and cultural expressions of societies, and reveal the everday...
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Deriv;The Quest for Immortality. Malczewski and Alchemy LXXXVIII – Alchimie — 01 Mar 2016

Defeating Death: The Ancient Quest for Eternal Life through Artifacts, Divine Foods and Elixirs

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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The very earliest written histories reveal that humanity has had the universal desire to live forever, and has sought countless ways in which to defeat the utterly relentless inevitabilities of time and mortality.Whether bestowed by deities,...
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Deriv;The Quest for Immortality. Malczewski and Alchemy LXXXVIII – Alchimie — 01 Mar 2016

Defeating Death: The Ancient Quest for Eternal Life through Artifacts, Divine Foods and Elixirs

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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The very earliest written histories reveal that humanity has had the universal desire to live forever, and has sought countless ways in which to defeat the utterly relentless inevitabilities of time and mortality.Whether bestowed by deities,...
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A woman seeks healing compounds at a French apothecary, 15th century illustration. — 24 Nov 2015

Medicine Macabre: The Healing Magic and High Value of Human Fat

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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What now seems macabre and grisly to many, harvesting parts of the freshly dead human body for use in healing was an old, traditional practice by doctors who claimed it was excellent in treating and curing a host of ailments. Between skull powder...
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A woman seeks healing compounds at a French apothecary, 15th century illustration. — 24 Nov 2015

Medicine Macabre: The Healing Magic and High Value of Human Fat

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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What now seems macabre and grisly to many, harvesting parts of the freshly dead human body for use in healing was an old, traditional practice by doctors who claimed it was excellent in treating and curing a host of ailments. Between skull powder...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 21 Nov 2015

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons. Warfare was brutal, but effective, in...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 21 Nov 2015

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

0

One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons. Warfare was brutal, but effective, in...
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The magical unicorn, legend around the world. — 21 Nov 2015

The Fierce Mythical Unicorn Travelled the World and Through Cultures, Killing and Healing

By lizleafloor

Mythology & Mystery

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Legend speaks of a powerful creature, a wild beast that is both an unpredictable, deadly foe and a gentle and innocent spirit. The unicorn, a creature with a single, spiraling horn centered on its forehead has become one of the most popular and...
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The magical unicorn, legend around the world. — 21 Nov 2015

The Fierce Mythical Unicorn Travelled the World and Through Cultures, Killing and Healing

By lizleafloor

Mythology & Mystery

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Legend speaks of a powerful creature, a wild beast that is both an unpredictable, deadly foe and a gentle and innocent spirit. The unicorn, a creature with a single, spiraling horn centered on its forehead has become one of the most popular and...
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Battle between Mongols & Chinese mounted on war horses (1211). — 21 Nov 2015

Dogs of War: Ancient History of Animals in Warfare

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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Man and beast have partnered for various reasons over tens of thousands of years—almost always for food or protection. The dirty history of animals in warfare is sometimes inspiring, sometimes disturbing, but without the aid of creatures in war,...
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Battle between Mongols & Chinese mounted on war horses (1211). — 21 Nov 2015

Dogs of War: Ancient History of Animals in Warfare

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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Man and beast have partnered for various reasons over tens of thousands of years—almost always for food or protection. The dirty history of animals in warfare is sometimes inspiring, sometimes disturbing, but without the aid of creatures in war,...
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