Pippo Agosto

Flash-bike-packer, bibliophile, ailurophile, coffeephile, freelance writer... verba volant, scripta manent.

[Pippo Agosto @PippoPhoenix]

God gives, gives, gives and Forgives.
Human gets, gets, gets and Forgets.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How colors change as you go deeper underwater, because water selectively scatters and absorbs certain wavelengths of visible light

[📹 Kendall Roberg]

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

This rare and ROSETTE calcite specimen is a testament to the amazing diversity of minerals in our world.

FROM Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Photo: Fine.minerals .international/IG

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Bronze Statue of Shiva, in form of Natraja (850-1278 CE), belonged to Chola Dynasty, from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Of the three gods of the Hindu trinity - Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Siva the Destroyer and Restorer - Siva was especially popular and widely worshiped in throughout southern India.

Siva dances in an aureole of flame that rises from a lotus pedestal, symbol of primordial being and creation. The arched aureole and its three-tongued flames represent the universe and its ultimate destruction by fire. In his upper right hand Siva holds the drum representing the primordial sound at the creation of the universe; the second right hand makes a gesture of reassurance. His upper left hand holds the flame of destruction. The lower one points to his left foot, refuge of the soul, and shows the path of salvation through Siva's trampling of the demon that personifies ignorance.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas, USA

#archaeohistories

[UHN Plus @UHN_Plus]

❤️ Su primera vez usando calzado. A menudo no valoramos lo que tenemos, por muy poco que nos parezca. https://t.co/P5WVtD7r43

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Nazi school map, claiming all major civilizations originate from Germany.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Tallest Mountain in the Solar System captured by UAE's Hope probe.
https://t.co/xA8yUvt5JK

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Unification of West Germany and East Germany. Caricature, 1990.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Incredible reaction time. https://t.co/tuxUxDT2zh

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Then vs Now :

Sumerian city of Uruk, considered first civilized city in the world 6500-4000 BC.

Uruk is located in southern Iraq. This city was first discovered in 1849 AD, by english archaeologist William Lofts.

#archaeohistories

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite of Knidos with jewellery in the shape of snakes entwined around her left arm and left leg. Dated to the Late Hellenistic Period (2nd century BC). Found in the Dardanos Tumulus, excavated in 1959 and consisting of a long entranceway and a rectangular burial chamber.
Troy Museum, Turkey.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Sakya Monastery Library; one of most incredible ancient libraries one can encounter is located inside Sakaya Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet.

Built in 1073 CE, Sakaya library is home to 84,000 scrolls that have remained untouched for hundreds of years.

Over 40,000 volumes of scriptures and books, handwritten in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese and Mongolian, tell story of Tibet through prism of philosophy, opera, poetry, medicine and geology, among other disciples.

Being examined by Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences, it is now known these ancient scrolls contain valuable knowledge on various subjects.

© @insidehistory_
@visuals_china

#archaeohistories

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Evolution of Dublin from 800 to 1500 AD, Ireland.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Sanctuary of Goa Gaja, in Indonesia.

Goa Gajah, also known as Elephant Cave, was built in 9th Century CE, and served as a sanctuary. This complex contains both Hindu and Buddhist imagery, as cave contains lingam and yoni, images of Shiva and Ganesha.

Menacing faces that adorn temple served as protection against evil spirits. Cave is accessed by going down a log flight of steps that leads into main area of sanctuary.

#archaeohistories

[Chapps @chapps]

For #ReliefWednesday, this funerary stele for a much-loved #horse.

'You, who outran the wandering birds and beat the winds, graze no longer in the Tuscan or Siculan woods, but in this tomb.' 😢

2nd c. CE, Brescia.
Maffeian Lapidary Museum, Verona, Italy.

[Ghost of Hellas @ghostofhellas]

Tetradrachm from Ephesos, Ionia, c. 390-325 BC.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Chockquirao - Inca's last refuge ;

Chockquirao, considered "Twin Sister of Machu Picchu", its name in Quechua means Golden Cradle. It is archaeological remains consisting of buildings and terraces distributed at different levels on a platform of about 150 square meters.

#archaeohistories

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Relocation of Abu Simbel temples at Aswan, Egypt, between 1964-1968.

Twin temples were originally carved out of mountainside in 1264-44 BC, during reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Relocation avoided their submersion due to building of Aswan High Dam and creation of Lake Nasser.

#archaeohistories

[Ivan S Jayawan, PhD @ivanjayawan]

@tirta_cipeng Ini video untuk visualisasinya untuk bantu ngerti hukum Newton pertama. Kereta itu isinya besi semua + orang, butuh gaya yang SANGAT BESAR untuk menghentikan suatu kereta, mirip kayak kenapa truk kontainer ga bisa rem mendadak kyk mobil penumpang
https://t.co/WAf0abKlvJ

[Zulfikar Akbar @zoelfick]

Masinis jadi trending topic sejak kejadian KA Brantas tadi malam hingga pagi ini.

Tindakan heroik masinis dan asisten masinis yang menyelamatkan banyak nyawa sebelum menyelamatkan diri menuai apresiasi besar dr publik.