Category Archives: History

Portrays A Preserved Head

Posted on August 14, 2022 by ubu507

Once thought to be war trophies, severed heads among the Nazca (100 BC–AD 800) were ritual objects of unknown purpose. The figure portrayed on the vessel has its mouth sewn shut with cactus spines. The Field Museum, photographer John Weinstein

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Outside Boston City Hall

Posted on September 12, 2021 by ubu507

9/12/01 Original Photo…Ira Wyman/Sygma, via Getty Images

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Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 6, 2021 by ubu507
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History is at the Core of Propaganda

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ubu507

Photograph by Gilles Sabrié

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Catalogue

Posted on March 4, 2021 by ubu507

In the spring of 1945 American armies advancing through Germany discovered a cache of paintings from Berlin museums hidden in a salt mine. The works were transported to the United States for “safekeeping.” Under supervision of the Army, they were … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu-Do

Posted on January 9, 2021 by ubu507

John Otterbridge via Tilton Gallery

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Figure of a Female in Oak

Posted on June 1, 2019 by ubu507

from Ballachulish, 725 – 500 BC National Museums Scotland

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MAR 28 1966

Posted on January 1, 2018 by ubu507

Mrs. Ruth Muirhead, secretary, examines the damage Vandals Make Shambles Of School; $4,000 Loss

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Trump’s First 100 Days

Posted on April 29, 2017 by ubu507

(Flip) FLOP The Precipice Francis Danby (1793–1861) Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

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The Dawning Moon of the Mind: Unlocking the Pyramid Texts by Susan Brind Morrow

Posted on August 9, 2016 by ubu507

The “Pyramid Texts” are a group of hieroglyphics that were inscribed on the insides of the Old Kingdom pyramids at Saqqara 4,000 years ago, and, as such, some of the oldest writings that we are aware of. Intended only for … Continue reading →

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