In 2016, a study based on 28 Greenland sharks determined by radiocarbon dating of crystals within the lens of their eyes, that the oldest of the animals that they sampled had lived for 392±120 years and was consequently born between 1504 and 1744 [more: buff.ly/2JfG7AR]

Centuripe; an ancient town in eastern Sicily with a history that goes back to 5th Century BC. Town is spread out across ridges of several hills so town has a 'starfish' shape or if viewed from air, shape of a man with outstretched arms and legs. #archaeohistories

Inter arma enim silent leges A Latin maxim commonly attributed to Cicero, meaning laws fall silent during war.

Thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus on Via del Abbondanza with serving counter with holes that contained amphora of food for sale. Thermopolium was an eating & drinking house. Pompeii (1st Century BC) #archaeohistories

1,200 stone sculptures with different facial expressions at the nenbutsu-Ju Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

On this day in 1814, a defeated Napoleon Bonaparte reluctantly signs the Treaty of Fontainebleau and agrees to go into exile. "The Empire of France, no more it is mine," he laments. Spoiler alert: He'll be back.

For #TombTuesday a visit to the ancients at Belas Knap Long Barrow. An early Neolithic burial mound built around 5,500 years ago, with false entrance and forecourt at the northern end and four stone side chambers. The setting sun warms the western burial chamber. #Archaeology

Restoration works on the 2,200-year-old theater in the ancient city of Laodicea, a largely unknown archaeological site before 2003, located in western Denizli province, Turkey, have been completed. This is a before & after overview [read more: buff.ly/2X02dTp]

At age 16, Elie Wiesel was one of the more than 21,000 people liberated from Buchenwald #OTD in 1945. "I knew I would have to bear witness. Everyone who was there is a witness, and everyone who was there is a true witness," he told NPR in 1988. 📷: National Archives

Then vs Now : The Great Pyramid of Giza (26th Century BC), tomb of 4th Dynasty  Pharaoh Khufu. The pyramid of Giza were originally covered with highly polished white limestones, with the capstones at the peak being covered in gold. #archaeohistories

Skulls of 2 Ancient Greek girls and 2 women with a ceramic flower wreath has been discovered. These remains have been dated circa 400 to 300 B.C. kept in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece. More info: greek-museums.tumblr.com/post/623029354…

Detail of The Delphic Sibyl, 1509, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)

The United States accounts for less than 5%of the population. Yet consumes 25% of the world’s recourses.

Holy Roman Empire in 1648.

The Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium.

hellmouth, netherlands, 15th century

The Empty Room by Mia Bergeron