This morning my whole life, musical and otherwise, has been encapsulated by two directly adjacent posts on my BlueSky feed. First this...
“When syphilis swept Europe after the 1495 Naples outbreak, no nation would own it — each named the disease after a neighbour or enemy. This interactive map traces who blamed whom, with every arrow coloured by the name a population actually used”
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... immediately followed by this.
I wonder what she's thinking.
#punkrockhistory
An unusually chirpy looking “grotesque” mask, from the hand of 16th-century. Flemish engraver Frans Huys. More (less chirpy examples) here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
I'd love some tips on delightful places to visit in central France for medievalists and their families. Especially grateful for less obvious places, small idyllic spots in the countryside, etc!
But when the disaster occurs, people are too ignorant even to realise it's because of their ignorance.
A classic.
Archaeochums! I'm doing a bit of research and need someone to do some Bayesian analysis on some old scientifically-derived dates from a pottery kiln (2 C14 and 1 TRM). Quite happy to pay for it, so any recommendations for someone you've used where I can get them done? #archaeology