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Fascinating History

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4 months ago

Pink topaz and diamond Beetle brooch, mid-19th century.

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Elon Musk

@elonmusk

7 months ago

The Sun is an enormous, free fusion reactor in the sky. It is super dumb to make tiny fusion reactors on Earth. Even if you burned 4 Jupiters, the Sun would still round up to 100% of all power that will ever be produced in the solar system!! Stop wasting money on puny little reactors, unless actively acknowledging that they are just there for your pet science project jfc.

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Archaeo - Histories

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7 months ago

A 4500 year old Egyptian dress that was painstakingly reassembled from approximately 7000 beads which were found in an undisturbed tomb (G7442, Shaft Z), at Giza and not put together for more than 60 years after it was discovered in 1927. Originally" it was put together slightly differently. Dress is thought to have belonged to a female contemporary of King Khufu (2589–2566 BC). Original strings had disintegrated over years but beads were still in their original position, which allowed for an accurate reconstruction. Color of beads had faded, but they were originally blue and turquoise. Dress was initially believed to have been worn for a dancing ritual but after it was assembled, the heavy weight suggested otherwise. Archaeologists now believe it may have been worn during funerals. The MFA writes : “Depictions of women in Egyptian art occasionally feature garments decorated with an overall lozenge pattern. This design is believed to represent beadwork, which was either sewn onto a linen dress or worked into a separate net worn over the linen. This beadnet dress is the earliest surviving example of such a garment. It has been painstakingly reassembled from approximately seven thousand beads found in an undisturbed burial of a female contemporary of King Khufu. Although their string had disintegrated, a few beads still lay in their original pattern on and around the mummy, permitting an accurate reconstruction. The color of the beads has faded, but the beadnet was originally blue and blue green in imitation of lapis lazuli and turquoise.” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston #archaeohistories

archeohistories's tweet photo. A 4500 year old Egyptian dress that was painstakingly reassembled from approximately 7000 beads which were found in an undisturbed tomb (G7442, Shaft Z), at Giza and not put together for more than 60 years after it was discovered in 1927. Originally" it was put together slightly differently.

Dress is thought to have belonged to a female contemporary of King Khufu (2589–2566 BC). Original strings had disintegrated over years but beads were still in their original position, which allowed for an accurate reconstruction.

Color of beads had faded, but they were originally blue and turquoise. Dress was initially believed to have been worn for a dancing ritual but after it was assembled, the heavy weight suggested otherwise. Archaeologists now believe it may have been worn during funerals.

The MFA writes :

“Depictions of women in Egyptian art occasionally feature garments decorated with an overall lozenge pattern. This design is believed to represent beadwork, which was either sewn onto a linen dress or worked into a separate net worn over the linen. This beadnet dress is the earliest surviving example of such a garment. It has been painstakingly reassembled from approximately seven thousand beads found in an undisturbed burial of a female contemporary of King Khufu. Although their string had disintegrated, a few beads still lay in their original pattern on and around the mummy, permitting an accurate reconstruction. The color of the beads has faded, but the beadnet was originally blue and blue green in imitation of lapis lazuli and turquoise.”

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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