Jen

A whole lot of Scottish History, Archaeology, Folklore, and a wee bit of Magic. 🔮🌿

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

The Urban Park of Palmenti - Pietragalla, Italy.

Cellars-caves dug into the rock dating back to the 18th and 19th Centuries CE, and were once used for the production of wine. Still used today for the conservation of wine.

#archaeohistories

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

A Scythian Gold Comb with Battle Scene from the Solokha Kurhan. Date: Late 5th-early 4th century BC. Technique: casting, chasing. Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.2 cm. Collection & Credit: Hermitage Museum.

[Jen @TheHistorienne]

@notcapnamerica They will never get tired of that.

[Jen @TheHistorienne]

@Readful_Things Oh man! I would get all of these!!

[Garstang Museum @GarstangMuseum]

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientGreek #aryballos painted black and brown on white background. This type of vessel was used for #Perfume or #Oil, and it is often seen in vase #paintings being used by #athletes during bathing.

C.624

#bathtime🛁
#Museum

[The Roaming Ninja @theroamingninja]

Beltany Stone Circle, County Donegal, Ireland #StandingStoneSunday

#Archaeology #Ireland

[Ioanna Papadopoulou @IoannaP_Author]

Fairy Rings and Toadstools by Richard Doyle, 1875

A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. A great deal of folklore surrounds them.

#FairyTaleTuesday

[Star Wars @starwars]

A personal message from Ewan McGregor.

[Astro Realm @ineed__spacee]

Beauty of the Night Sky 😲

[Kevin Wilbraham @KPW1453]

The ‘Ardross Wolf’ or ‘Wolf stone’- a Pictish carving dating to the C6th or C7th. The stone was found in a field dyke near to Ardross in Ross-shire, and is now part of the collections at Inverness Museum and Art Galley. #FindsFriday

[Jen @TheHistorienne]

🎨 Holly Dunn

[anna 🏹 @myelessar]

oh to be a hobbit

[Astro Realm @ineed__spacee]

Mount Fuji and Meteor 😲

[Geology Tweets @GeologyTime]

Unique Smoky Quartz (Elestial) •
from Minas Gerais, Brazil •

Credit: Dust77 ~ CEK /Scott Maller

#minerals #crystals

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

Good night, dear magical Twitter folk. Tonight I will leave you with this piece by Loetitia Pillault.

[Stonehenge U.K @ST0NEHENGE]

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (2nd May) was at 5.38am, sunset is at 8.22pm

[Ye Wise Olde Witch @witchwalk]

Bright #Beltane blessings be upon thee and thine! From the May Queen and the Green Man the Creative Fires of blessing and fertility are kindled - from the union of the Feminine and the Masculine in thee, all magic and manifestation comes to be! 🤗🧡🔥🌸

[Stonehenge U.K @ST0NEHENGE]

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (1st May) was at 5.40am, sunset is at 8.20pm #Beltane

[Wild Atlantic Wisdom @WildAtlWisdom]

A Fairy Ring, in Celtic folklore is a ring of mushrooms, If a human enters a Fairy ring, the faeries will force them to dance until they drop from exhaustion or drop dead. #FolkloreThursday #Ireland

[NASA Ames @NASAAmes]

Solar eclipse out of sight, not out of mind.

🌎 🌒 ☀️

People in parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will have a chance to witness a partial eclipse of the Sun just before and during sunset tonight, April 30: https://t.co/3ghkNvjNTQ