Fruit in the Bible David Moster April 23, 2022 26 Comments 45989 views Share Carbonized raisins from Iron Age I (12th to 11th centuries B.C.) Shiloh were published by Israel Finkelstein in BAR in 1986. Seeds and fruit remains are exciting discoveries for archaeologists. Not only do they provide clues about ancient agriculture and diets, … Lire la suite
No matter where you served in Vietnam in the 1960s, the slashing rock ’n’ roll guitar of James “Jimi” Hendrix was heard on radios, record players and eight-track tape decks. Electric Ladyland, the critically acclaimed album released by Hendrix in 1968, sold millions of copies and showcased Hendrix’s incredible talents. More than a few GIs … Lire la suite
IT WAS SOME OF THE WAR’S most hellish fighting. On September 13, 1943, with just a few hours’ notice, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped near the front line to support the Allied landings at Salerno, Italy. Two battalions dug in on the commanding high ground around the town of … Lire la suite
One day in 1903, Monroe Rosenfeld paid a visit to the block of Manhattan’s West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Rosenfeld, a songwriter and journalist, had come to that neighborhood to call on fellow tunesmith Harry Von Tilzer, one of the day’s best-known songwriters. Von Tilzer kept an office in that locale, and … Lire la suite
Excavations uncover church’s original medieval altar Nathan Steinmeyer April 22, 2022 0 Comments 732 views Share The ancient altar from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. During building renovations in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, archaeologists came across a stunning discovery, a large section from the church’s original ancient altar. The … Lire la suite
Earlier this week I discovered a new(ish) Smarthistory video about Karel Van Mander, an early 17th-century biographer of painters who is sometimes referred to as the “Northern Vasari.” The video spends some time featuring a print which depicts the painter Jan Van Eyck. This portrait appeared in Van Mander’s publication Het Schilderboeck. Karel van Mander, … Lire la suite
The Shapira Fragments An artifact of 19th-century Jewish Christianity Jonathan Klawans April 21, 2022 12 Comments 11194 views Share By permission of the The British Library/add. ms. 41294, fol. 33In 1883, Shapira offered to the British Museum 15 fragments of what he claimed to be the oldest written Biblical text in the world—an abbreviated version … Lire la suite
On November 1, 1945, the crew of a Douglas C-47A on a flight from RAF Bovington in England to Schleissheim Airfield north of Munich apparently lost its bearings in bad weather. Thirty people were aboard—four crewmembers and 26 soldiers returning to their base at the airfield. At around 5:00 that morning the airplane should have … Lire la suite
La Città della Luce o la città dell’amore, dell’arte, della letteratura, del buon cibo, … Tutte queste cose sono associate a Parigi, una delle mete turistiche più popolari al mondo. Parigi è la capitale della Francia con una popolazione di più di due milioni di persone, situata nella parte centro-settentrionale del paese. Per secoli, Parigi … Lire la suite
The cap badge is a special part of British Army headdress that took shape in the late 1800s and continues to be worn today. Each regiment of the British Army has a rich historical lineage filled with accomplishments and traditions reflected by these unique badges. Recommended for you Cap badges have a long and complex … Lire la suite
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