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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 12

Vermeer’s The Little Street originally featured a shut door and a figure across the alley—later flipped and opened to draw us in. Recent imaging and archival research, highlighted in "Closer to Vermeer," reveal a master reworking his real‑life tableau. #Vermeer #ArtHistory

ArtDependence | Vermeer First painted the House in his Famous Painting "The Little Street" with a closed Door

Vermeer First painted the House in his Famous Painting "The Little Street" with a closed Door

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 11

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 11

Neanderthals basically made a prehistoric Swiss Army Knife… from lion bones. Cave-lion chisel, screwdriver, and meat scraper? This craftsmanship proves they were far more innovative than we once thought. #Archaeology #HumanOrigins

Neanderthals turned cave lion bones into multifunctional tools 130,000 years ago, study reveals

Neanderthals used cave lion bones as multi-purpose tools 130,000 years ago in Scladina Cave, revealing advanced skills

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 11

I posted about this discovery a while back, but now there’s a full documentary. History Hit’s new film explores the Melsonby Hoard, possibly Britain’s largest Iron Age find. Over 900 objects reveal stunning details of life, trade, and technology from 2,000 years ago. #Archaeology #MelsonbyHoard

Largest Iron Age Discovery Ever: Over 900 Artefacts!

YouTube video by History Hit

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 9

Talk about a grim souvenir. This Bronze Age arrowhead is still stuck in a rib after more than 4,000 years. Proof that even ancient disputes could leave a mark. #AncientDrama #BoneChilling

Detail of the flint arrowhead stuck in a human rib, found at the Roc de les Orenetes site

An IPHES-BÚSQUEDA team has found a flint arrowhead embedded in the rib of an adult human at the prehistoric site of Roc de les Orenetes in Ripollès. The projectile, according to researchers, is eviden...

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 8

In central Gdańsk, archaeologists discovered a gravestone from the 13th century. The stone shows a knight in detailed chainmail, armed with a sword and shield. Let's hope continued work leads to even more context for this astounding find. #TeutonicKnights #CulturalHeritage

Gravestone depicting 13th century knight unearthed in central Gdańsk

Archaeologists from ArcheoScan have unearthed a rare gravestone depicting a medieval knight during excavations in the centre of Gdańsk, Poland. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a well near Faenza, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Copper Age boy. Despite degradation, tooth enamel revealed his age, health, and rare maternal ancestry. It's hard to believe such details could survive millennia in an ancient well. #PrehistoricItaly #Archaeology

The Story of a Mysterious Copper Age Baby Discovered in a Prehistoric Well Is Uncovered

In a well near the Italian city of Faenza, close to Ravenna, archaeologists found the remains of a baby who lived during the Copper Age, approximately 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. What was surprising was...

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 5

Brilliant feed! Thanks!

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 4

New comet inbound from outside the solar system. Honestly, fingers crossed it’s here to fix things. I’m not sure how much more of this I can take. #3IATLAS #SpaceSavior #CosmicHelp

Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream

You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.

www.livescience.com

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you so much for the follow! I'm glad you enjoyed the post.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 3

AI strikes again! A Babylonian hymn, lost for nearly 3,000 years, has been reconstructed from more than 30 clay tablet fragments using AI. It praises Babylon’s grandeur, the floods of the Euphrates, and its powerful priestesses. The ancient city’s voice is singing once more. #AncientVoice

Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been discovered

In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been lost for a thousand years. A paper on this discovery is published in the jo...

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 2

A rare Etruscan tomb from the late 7th century BCE has been discovered near Rome. Inside were untouched ceramics, bronze vessels, and funerary objects. It’s amazing that this has remained intact for millennia. I honestly can't believe it.
#IronAge #CulturalHeritage

Intact 7th century Etruscan tomb discovered in San Giuliano necropolis near Rome

Intact Etruscan tomb found in San Giuliano Necropolis sheds new light on ancient burial rituals and social customs in central Italy.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 1

In a field in Slovakia in 1860, a farmer uncovered panels from the Monomachos Crown, featuring detailed enamel portraits of Constantine IX, Zoe, and Theodora. Once sewn to a diadem, they are now recognized as a major cultural treasure.
#MedievalArt #CulturalHeritage

Monomachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jul 1

It’s an archaeological paradise.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 30

Interesting, I had no idea.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 30

I know, it's insane!

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 30

There must have been so much sculpture in ancient Rome that people started using it like packing peanuts. "Oh look, another marble god, toss it in the foundation." Insane! #ArchaeologyWins #RomanRecycling #ViaAlessandrina

News - Colossal Marble Head Excavated in Roman Street - Archaeology Magazine

ROME, ITALY—A colossal marble head was uncovered beneath Rome’s Via Alessandrina, according to a report […]

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 29

Free speech assumes responsible use. As Holmes warned in Schenck v. U.S., harmful speech isn’t protected. Yet misinformation now pays too well to restrain. In a profit-driven system, truth is outbid—and we may be unraveling from the consequences.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 29

Skynet just got a firmware update. Quantum AI now outruns our fastest supercomputers. Great news for science, slightly worse news for humans in sci-fi movies.
#QuantumAI #EndIsNear-ish

'Quantum AI' algorithms already outpace the fastest supercomputers, study says

Researchers have successfully demonstrated quantum speedup in kernel-based machine learning.

www.livescience.com

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 28

Who needs seeds alone? Scientists are freezing over 1200 human poop samples in a Swiss doomsday vault so future generations can reboot our microbiomes. Talk about planning ahead... 🍱🧬 #PoopVault #GutHealth

'It is our obligation to future generations': Scientists want thousands of human poop samples for microbe 'doomsday vault'

The founders of the Microbiota Vault, a project that aims to preserve microbial diversity, have announced that they are ready to grow their frozen microbe collection to 10,000 samples by 2029.

www.livescience.com

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 27

You're welcome!

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 27

A 50-ft tree topples, and—hidden beneath—seven giant urns surface: human and animal remains alongside seeds, turtle shells, fish bones. Buried under flood-resistant islands, this ritual cache offers deep insight into Amazon’s ancient societies. #FloodplainEngineering #IndigenousHistory

Amazon tree fall reveals pre-Columbian Indigenous burial site in Brazil - Brazil Reports

São Paulo, Brazil – The fall of a tree deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest has revealed a valuable secret that is now being carefully analyzed by a team of Brazilian researchers and archaeologi...

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 27

I fear this as well.

MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 27

Fox News was the original malignancy. For years we clung to abstract ideals while it mainstreamed disinformation. Now the model is copied endlessly, and we’re left playing whack-a-mole. What needed excision in 2004 may now demand radical intervention.

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MythicBrush @efhoward.bsky.social · Jun 26

Behold TWA 7b, James Webb’s first planet discovery. A lava-red, Saturn-mass shepherd planet carving a ring gap 110 light-years away. Science and spectacle, all wrapped in infrared glow. #NASA #Astronomy

James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formation

Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.

www.livescience.com

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