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rawmeatbetweenmyteeth: The earliest known examples of tattoos...

Wed, 30 May 2012 23:27:52 -0400

The earliest known examples of tattoos were the Egyptians, having being present on numerous female mummies that date as far back as 2000 B.C. It was only until “Iceman”, a frozen body found at the Italian-Austrian border in 1991, was discovered with patterns adorned across various parts of his body that presented evidence of tattoos existing much earlier. Scientists have carbon dated “Iceman” to around 5,200 years old.

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Wed, 30 May 2012 23:11:30 -0400

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animals-animals-animals: Orangutans (by su-lin)

Tue, 29 May 2012 21:20:17 -0400

animals-animals-animals:

Orangutans (by su-lin)

art-of-swords: TEMPL Schiavona Original: Venetian, circa...

Tue, 29 May 2012 20:56:20 -0400

art-of-swords:

TEMPL Schiavona

Original: Venetian, circa 1750

This hilt of this complex schiavona, created by Patrick Bárta of TEMPL Historic Arms, is of a form categorized by Ewart Oakeshott as a Type 2 variant. It is characterized by its single row of chevron-shaped bars between the two diagonal upper bars forming the “basket”. All the hilt’s components are crafted from 300-year-old iron, showing the inclusions from the antique material, and is completely forge-welded in construction.

The various bars of the hilt are decorated with incised lines. The leather-covered grip is firmly stitched and fitted over a spiral-bound grip core. The rear quillon is left in-tact, and un-bent, as can be seen on many originals. A thumb-ring completes the hilt arrangement on the rear.

The blade is particularly detailed, having incised lines following its fuller and ricasso, stamped diamonds and crosses, and a F E R R A R A stamp within the fuller of one side of the blade. The brass pommel is of “cat’s head” design and is precisely decorated with a textured background and dots surrounding its edges. An eight-pedaled “flower-shaped” boss sits centered on each face.

The blade was made in accordance with an example mounted on a schiavona in Malbork, Poland. The hilt was inspired by an example in Lysice Castle, and the original pommel and scabbard that provided inspiration can be found in a Prague museum. The wood-cored scabbard, covered in leather and finished with decorative brass accents, was crafted to match an example found in Prague. It has decorative cutouts on its chape and a hook to hold it into its carrier.

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illustratedanatomy: Night Revelry at the Establishment of...

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:54:29 -0400

illustratedanatomy:

Night Revelry at the Establishment of Madame Deyrolle | Audrey Niffenegger on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/29493896

malformalady: Ohaguro is a Japanese aristocratic term...

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:47:07 -0400

malformalady:

Ohaguro is a Japanese aristocratic term describing the custom of dyeing one’s teeth black. In Japan, it existed from ancient times, and was seen among the civilians until the end of the Meiji period(1868 -1912). Pitch black things such as glaze like lacquer were seen as beautiful.

anthrocuriosities: erosum: Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil...

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:11:25 -0400

anthrocuriosities:

erosum:

Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson (youtube)

I highly recommend that everyone watches this interview. One can’t help but feel smarter listening to NDT

That, or at least better acquainted with what he’s discussing.

fuckyeahhgandmyka: “Guns have no place in a civilized...

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:34:05 -0400

fuckyeahhgandmyka:

“Guns have no place in a civilized society.”

#MONICA CONFIRM OR DENYDeny.

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:17:38 -0400

#MONICA CONFIRM OR DENY

Deny.

pseudointellectonpublictransport: TED Talks Rajesh Rao: A...

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:00:08 -0400

pseudointellectonpublictransport:

TED Talks

Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script

Rajesh Rao is fascinated by “the mother of all crossword puzzles”: How to decipher the 4000 year old Indus script. At TED 2011 he tells how he is enlisting modern computational techniques to read the Indus language, the key piece to understanding this ancient civilization.