Roman hematite "magic" gem - Lemmy.World

[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/afe8385e-2f83-4e2c-83d6-2dfda3101d02.jpeg] The artifact is part of a private collection; it’s 3 cm long, and it’s dated 3rd century AD. In ancient Rome, magic gems were used as protective amulets and harbingers of good fortune. The obverse of this gem depicts the cock-headed Anguipes in armor. The reverse shows a mummiform figure with a snake encircling its body. The inscriptions, a mixture of Latin, Greek and other languages on both sides are typical of magic gems, in that only a few can be recognized as words with semantic meaning (such as seµesea on the front, meaning “eternal sun”). The inscriptions are so called voces mysticae, invocations and secret names, which would only be understood by the spirits themselves who are being invoked.

Majestic baobabs - Lemmy.World

[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/eef9c060-6ecf-4e3e-bf3e-f775647f1898.jpeg] Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries. They can live for up to 5,000 years, reach up to 30 metres high and up to an enormous 50 metres in circumference. Baobab trees can provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans, which is why many savannah communities have made their homes near Baobab trees.

Roman d20 was a thing - Lemmy.World

Roman rock-crystal icosahedron (20-sided dice) used in fortune-telling. Each face has a Latin letter on it and a corresponding Roman numeral. Such polyhedral dice were thrown to obtain a number, which was then matched with pre-prepared oracle answers in a divination handbook.

2,000-year-old skull of a Peruvian warrior found to be fused together by metal - Lemmy.World

Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull is reported to have been that of a man who was injured in battle before undergoing surgery to implant a piece of metal in his head to repair a fracture.

A Roman “hologram” effect ring found in the grave of 1st century AD noblewoman, Aebutia Quarta. - Lemmy.World

The ring is thought to depict her son, Titus Carvilius Gemello, who passed away at age of 18. Found at the Grottaferrata necropolis close to Rome.

Hundreds of elongated skulls found in Perù - Lemmy.World

One of the hundreds of elongated skulls that were discovered in 1928 at Paracas Peninsula in Peru. Cranial deformation was practiced by the Paracas civilization (800-100 BCE) by tightly wrapping the head in cloth, during the first few years of life, in order to elongate the cranium

Ever heard about Argentavis Magnificens? - Lemmy.World

Oldest bonsai in the world - Lemmy.world

The Bonsai in the picture is a 3.5 mt (10 feet) Ficus retusa linn that’s over 1000 years old. It is also known as the Crespi Ficus, because it is exhibited at the entrance of the Crespi Bonsai Museum in Milan, Italy. The owner of this museum, Luigi Crespi, fought for decades for this unique Bonsai tree, and finally got ownership in 1986. This tree was carefully crafted by the Chinese masters, and once it got to Italy it was properly taken care of by a man called Shotaro Kawahara, a Bonsai master from Japan who carefully pruned the tree to maintain its shape. Though there were negotiations between China and Italy about the ownership of this Ficus Bonsai tree, Italy managed to keep its prized Bonsai beauty!

Husky and grey wolf comparison - Lemmy.world

Have I been hacked? - Lemmy.world

I woke up this morning and I found that my account and my alt displayed no posts, they all seems just gone! My comments are there though and it seems like I can access my post through them… I worked pretty hard on my sublemmy [email protected] [/c/[email protected]] and [email protected] [/c/[email protected]]. Can you guys see the posts on them? Is all my work gone?