Coligny Calendar: Gallo-Roman Astronomy
- Published Wed 12 of Aug, 2026 07:18 EDT - (1129 Reads)Photograph of the Coligny calendar currently on display at the Lugdunum Museum, Lyon, France. LugdunumMTR, Public domain.
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Gallo-Roman Dodecahedrons: Cultural Context and Inspiration
- Published Fri 03 of Jul, 2026 16:13 EDT - (1861 Reads)Gallo-Roman Dodecahedron, Bronze (copper alloy), 1st to 4th century AD. The Hunt Collection, Limerick, Ireland. Public Domain. Unknown provenience (not Ireland), discovered before 1985.
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The Hopewell Octagon Earthwork at Newark Ohio
- Published Sun 24 of May, 2026 11:53 EDT - (1526 Reads)Octagon Earthworks, Avenue at Sunrise. 01/03/2021. Credit: Bradley T. Lepper. © Ohio History Connection.
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Kitab al-Fihrist Part II: Dipping into History
- Published Thu 23 of Apr, 2026 08:19 EDT - (1307 Reads)Part II: Dipping into the Kitab al-Fihrist entices the reader to take a closer look at some of the contents of this ancient manuscript.
This image is the bottom edge of the 990 CE copy of the first volume of Kitab Al-Fihrist, conserved as MS3315 in the Chester Beatty Online Collections. Image credit: Chester Beatty, Dublin, CC BY 4.0.
This image is the bottom edge of the 990 CE copy of the first volume of Kitab Al-Fihrist, conserved as MS3315 in the Chester Beatty Online Collections. Image credit: Chester Beatty, Dublin, CC BY 4.0.
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Cataloging the Rescue of Science: Kitab Al-Fihrist
- Published Mon 20 of Apr, 2026 07:46 EDT - (2008 Reads)Part I: History of an Ancient Manuscript delves into the thousand-year-old Kitab al-Fihrist, its origin story and its compiler, how it survived until today, and the physical aspects of the book itself during the time when Islamic scholars brought lost sciences back to life.
This image is the illustration and title page of the 990 CE copy of Kitab Al-Fihrist, signed by the Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi and conserved as MS3315 in the Chester Beatty Online Collections. Image credit: Chester Beatty, Dublin, CC BY 4.0.
This image is the illustration and title page of the 990 CE copy of Kitab Al-Fihrist, signed by the Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi and conserved as MS3315 in the Chester Beatty Online Collections. Image credit: Chester Beatty, Dublin, CC BY 4.0.
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Maryam al-'Ijiliyah, 10th Century Astrolabe Maker
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What is an Intihuatana?
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The Temple of the Condor at Machu Picchu
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The History of Plazas, Patios, and Open Spaces
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Matt's Thing
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