Tomb of Kha sekhemwe,last king in 2nd dynasty at Abydos.Egypt

Even before the internet there was 'too much information'. From Description de l'Égypte (published 1829) via the State Library of NSW.

Troy, Early plan of excavations.

Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess, stretches across the temple ceiling, surrounded by the enduring deep blue pigment known as Egyptian Blue, a synthetic color that has remained vibrant for millennia. Built around 54 BC, the Temple of Hathor at Dendera is one of Egypt’s best-preserved x.com/xmuse_/status/…

Frösö Runestone The Frösö Runestone (Frösöstenen) is Sweden's northernmost and Jämtland's only preserved Viking-era runestone. Read more at paganplaces.com/places/froso-r…

This building was meticulously crafted using ancient construction techniques, revived from historical texts and archaeological findings. The full video is available here (in Danish, subtitles available): youtube.com/watch?v=8yg6zJ…

He wasn’t a king. He wasn’t a priest. But this man’s tomb tells the story of one of the most fascinating expeditions in Egyptian history. Over 4,000 years ago, Harkhuf crossed the desert on a mission to Yam— and left behind a record that we can read today.

Dear Elon Musk, Please unban Mark Collett. He's an intelligent commentator who deserves free speech.

Following the Peruvian Ministry of Culture's decision to reduce by more than 40% the size of the protected area of Nazca, where the famous lines and geoglyphs are located, potentially putting some of them at risk of destruction by mining activities, I wanted to share two examples

I've been spending a few hours each night shooting this: A globular cluster in our galaxy. Like mini galaxies, these clusters have a black hole in the middle and are home to hundreds of thousands of stars. I always wondered what the sky would look like from near the core.

"Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus emphasize the import of being astonished (θαυμάζω). And this is not trivial when it refers to general questions about the world as a whole; for, indeed, it is given us only once, we have no other one to compare it with." - Schrödinger (Nature and

The imposing 5m tall granite menhir of Conguel-Goulvarc’h in Quiberon (Morbihan) is the tallest of several in the Quiberon peninsula. This card by Levy in Paris c. 1916.

"We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars." 一 Elon Musk

Happy summer solstice! 🌞 This year's solstice happened at exactly 04:42 AM CEST, the moment the Sun reached its northernmost point in the sky. Seen from space, Earth puts on quite the show. These views capture a full year of shifting light and shadow, from one June solstice to

One of the iconic Caryatids overlooking the city of Athens. Photographer: Walter Hege.

Wow that is impressive

The menhir of Men-Marz (aka Pierre du Miracle) in Brignogan (Finistère) is an 8.5m slab of local granite once thought to mark the spot where St-Pol forbade the sea to encroach any further on his land. This card by Neurdein shows the broad northern face. #StandingStoneSunday.

Yep Pluto is small. Here’s a size comparison!

Glen Parry I love this amazing statue of King Djoser at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Photo by me 📸