Posts tagged "history"

Jul 14, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Lincoln Colony

After 1066 there was more fighting to do. Once William the Conqueror took over England, he had to go about the island defeating various resistance groups. Part of his strategy was to build castles ...

Jul 14, 2026 from The Public Domain Review

Archie G. Norcross’ Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)

Circular maps custom-made for the fire towers that once dotted the American wilderness.

Jul 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Archaeologists Decipher an 8th-Century Inscription in Guatemala and Discover the Name of the First Known Maya Astronomer

Ancient civilizations around the world developed sophisticated systems of astronomical calculation, but while in Greece, India, China, or Iraq it is possible to attribute these advances to specific...

Jul 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

5 Iron Shackles Found at the Allonnes Site Prove the Slave Trade by the Gauls Before the Roman Conquest

The secondary agglomeration of Allonnes, located at the crossroads of several major communication routes in the French Loire Valley, occupied an estimated area of around twenty hectares, making it ...

Jul 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Latrine from Hadrian’s Villa Reveals that Carbonation is the Key to the Millennial Durability of Roman Concrete

Roman concrete has defied the passage of time for nearly two millennia. Ports, aqueducts, markets, and entire buildings remain standing, while many modern constructions show signs of deterioration ...

Jul 14, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The SS United States Ocean Liner, Which Has Held the Transatlantic Crossing Speed Record Since 1952, Will Become the Largest Coral Reef in the World

At the time of writing, a giant is undergoing its final preparations for its ultimate rest beneath the sea. It’s not a giant of flesh and blood, of course, but of aluminum: the SS United States, th...

Jul 14, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

DRM-Free Ebook Sources

I read a blog post on Schemascape titled Using the Xteink X4, a minimalist e-reader. I have one, and I will have everyone know that I ordered mine in fall 2025 after reading about it in Liliputing ...

Jul 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 07-13-26

It has been 12 days since I last published “daily” Pook-Emu Bee links due to some combination of being busy and not feeling my best. Both of those blockers exist today, but I have time to squeeze i...

Jul 13, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Aaron of Lincoln

In the pipe rolls (the records of royal finances in Medieval England) for 1166 is a mention of £616 12s 8d owed to Aaron of Lincoln by King Henry II, who borrowed from him for projects in nine coun...

Jul 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Bronze and Iron Age Seals with Cuneiform Writing and Hieroglyphs That Mean Nothing: Created for Those Who Could Not Read

In ancient Mesopotamia, cuneiform writing was the domain of a small elite. Scribes, trained for years, mastered a complex system of signs used to administer, record, and communicate. But what happe...

Jul 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Euclid Telescope Discovers the Oldest and Most Distant Quasars at the Dawn of the Universe

The Euclid space observatory, launched into orbit by the European Space Agency in 2023, has achieved a discovery that rewrites the limits of observational astronomy by identifying 31 quasars belong...

Jul 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Roman Guardian Genius Hidden for 1600 Years Discovered in Vindolanda

Archaeological discoveries are often measured by their scientific importance, but there are also finds that remain in memory for the exact instant they emerge from the ground. The relief of a Roman...

Jul 13, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Sealed Tomb of a High Official or Priest Filled with Paintings and Inscriptions Discovered on Luxor’s West Bank

The Dutch archaeological mission working in the Theban necropolis, led by Dr. Carina van den Hoven of Leiden University, has brought to light a tomb in the lower sector of Sheikh Abd al-Qurna, on t...

Jul 13, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Favorite Summer Songs

Laura Cameron at The Well-Apportioned Desk is wrote a post titled Journal Prompt July. She decided to tackle July journal prompts compiled at the BaronFig blog in 2024. While I do not have a journa...

Jul 12, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

The Sinking of Victory Chimes

In late 2024, I wrote a research article on Victory Chimes, a historic schooner that was docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park and was in the process of being converted into a restaurant boat. My article ...

Jul 12, 2026 from Daily Medieval

The Archa System

The Exchequer of the Jews was created in 1194 by King Richard I of England in order to keep track of all records of debts owed to Jewish moneylenders (as well as possessions and property of every J...

Jul 12, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Nagoya Basho Predictions

The Nagoya Basho grand sumo tournament is about to begin. I watched the first three tournaments of the year (January, March, and May) and am excited for the fourth. I would not yet deem myself comp...

Jul 11, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Keeping Track of Jewish Debts

The catalyst for the 1189 tragedy in York after the coronation of King Richard I was three men who wanted to criminally erase the debts they owed to the Jewish moneylender Aaron of York. Richard Ma...

Jul 11, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

How Ancient Is Being Right-Handed? First Evidence of “Right-Handedness” Discovered in a 550-Million-Year-Old Fossil

Scientists from the American Museum of Natural History, Florida State University, Harvard University, and the University of California, Riverside, have documented what could constitute the earliest...

Jul 10, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Friday Friday, July 10, 2026 (On the Chud Vision of Roman History)

Hey folks, Fireside this week! I’ve been a bit behind because we had some family travel followed by an issue with a water leak in the basement which has pushed me out of my normal home office space...