Once upon a time, there was a Dodo.
Painting of the Dodo by Roelandt Savery executed in ca. 1626 and held at the NHMUK, London. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758) a giant, flightless pigeon endemic…
Epitaph of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales
Edward’s тιтle, the Black Prince, frequently used in history, was not found in evidence until the Tudor period, and so it would be wrong to use it…
This 5,500-Year-Old Leather Shoe is the Oldest Ever Discovered
PH๏τo by Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al. PLoS ONE 5(6): e10984. CC BY 2.5 The oldest leather shoe known to…
PH๏τographer Snaps Nearly A Hundred PH๏τos a Day With Homemade Camera
Miroslav Tichý, was a pH๏τographer that constructed his own homemade cameras out of cardboard tubes, tin cans, dress elastic and old camera parts he found. From 1960…
3,300-Year-Old Sandals of King Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who, in the New Kingdom of Egyptian history, was the last of his royal family to rule at the end of…
During World War II, Michelangelo’s David Was Entombed in Brick to Protect It From Damage From Airborne Bombs
In January 1943, a brick “hive” was built around Michelangelo’s David to protect it from incendiary bombs. Two and a half years later, preservationist Deane Keller wrote to his…
Crinoids: The Fossils That Inspired ‘Alien’
Crinoids are commonly known as sea lilies due to their “flower-like” appearance , though they are animals, not plants. Crinoids are part of a large group of…
(Petrified) Forests of Stone
Despite being comprised almost entirely of quartz, trace amounts of elements like iron and manganese give petrified wood its myriad of colors. I grew up about 90…
Limestone Wall In Bolivia Has Over 5000 Dinosaur Footprints Belonging To 10 Different Species
A wall in Bolivia is covered in thousands of dinosaur footprints, and it’s becoming a major tourist attraction PH๏τograph by Yatlik.com Cal Orcko, located 3 miles south of…
The Remarkable Wooden Roman Military Comb of Vindolanda: A Glimpse into Roman Life
In the rolling countryside of northern England lies the Roman Fort of Vindolanda, a treasure trove of archaeological finds that offers a glimpse into life on the…