January 16th, 2013 at 5:02PM
Random Fact of the Day: Did you know the Moai (heads of Easter Island) have full bodies? But the land on the island has become so unstable over the years, due to the fact that all the trees on the island were removed and used to move the Moai, that the dirt has slide down hill and covered up most of the relics. You can see, at the top of this picture (cliff along the top of the hillside), where the ground level used to be and how it’s fallen/slide over the years.  All of Easter Island has been deforested and many archaeologists believe that this lead to the eventual inhabitable conditions of the island. 

Random Fact of the Day:

Did you know the Moai (heads of Easter Island) have full bodies? But the land on the island has become so unstable over the years, due to the fact that all the trees on the island were removed and used to move the Moai, that the dirt has slide down hill and covered up most of the relics.

You can see, at the top of this picture (cliff along the top of the hillside), where the ground level used to be and how it’s fallen/slide over the years. 

All of Easter Island has been deforested and many archaeologists believe that this lead to the eventual inhabitable conditions of the island. 

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December 4th, 2012 at 12:17PM
Despite the variety of deities, the Egyptians conceived the origin of the world as singular. Only one god (Atum) was responsible for the emergence of the universe as a bubble of air in the vast, limitless, inert ocean and everlasting darkness of the undifferentiated primordial waters (Nun) that existed before creation. These waters continued to exist thereafter, for they surrounded creation in all directions and were characterized as an infinite flood (“HHw”). —

How can you read this excerpt, realize the scientific relations in the quote and not be blown away by the tremendous knowledge the Egyptians had thousands of years ago. 

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September 24th, 2012 at 1:29AM
Never seen this angle. 

Never seen this angle. 

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September 11th, 2012 at 3:06PM

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September 7th, 2012 at 11:43PM

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August 22nd, 2012 at 3:01PM
Abu Simbel, Egypt. 

Abu Simbel, Egypt. 

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August 13th, 2012 at 4:31PM

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ancientart:

The Kailashnatha Temple, the oldest temple in Kanchipuram, India. The temple is devoted to Lord Shiva, and dates to the early 8th century.

Ahh I want to go to India!

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August 13th, 2012 at 4:08PM
Patterns. 

Patterns. 

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July 6th, 2012 at 4:15PM
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June 12th, 2012 at 4:31PM
becomeagent: ♠ ♡ ♣ ♢ nikolawashere: Ancient artwork seriously blows my mind. Where do they find their inspiration!?  That’s not just art, it’s history and language you’re looking at. Egyptians were big fans of tracking their history through pictures and scenes and putting these moments of history on the walls of their buildings.  I bet if the Egyptian Empire still existed, they’d make a million youtube videos a day and have them play on loop on flat screens plastered all over their walls. 

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Ancient artwork seriously blows my mind. Where do they find their inspiration!? 

That’s not just art, it’s history and language you’re looking at. Egyptians were big fans of tracking their history through pictures and scenes and putting these moments of history on the walls of their buildings. 

I bet if the Egyptian Empire still existed, they’d make a million youtube videos a day and have them play on loop on flat screens plastered all over their walls. 

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