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odditiesoflife: Abandoned (Haunted) Hotel in Colombia The Hotel...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:35 -0400

Abandoned (Haunted) Hotel in Colombia

The Hotel del Salto is located near Tequendama Falls on the Bogotá River in Colombia. It was opened in 1924 and shut its doors in the 1990′s. The hotel’s Gothic design is perfectly enhanced by a river and waterfall. Some say the hotel is haunted and no one wanted to stay there. Others state that the adjoining river was extremely polluted and they had to close. For whatever reason, the hotel stands as a beautifully macabre landmark for lovers of classic architecture, urban exploration, and maybe a few ghosts.

Guardians of Peru’s Treasures Stake Out Post Office to Block Smuggling

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:49:24 -0400

archaeologicalnews:

LIMA, Peru — Gladiz Collatupa, an archaeologist, once stashed six mummies at her parents’ house for safe keeping. That was when she dug for artifacts in the dirt of Peru, rich with the leavings of past cultures like the Inca and the Moche. Now she digs through packages at the post office instead, searching for ancient treasure being smuggled out of the country.

Ms. Collatupa and a colleague, Sonia Rojas, an art historian, are a pair of Indiana Joneses in reverse. Instead of swashbuckling around the world looting ruins, they try to keep Peru’s ancient riches from being spirited out of the country by mail.

“With less danger,” noted Ms. Rojas, a petite woman in glasses with a keen interest in colonial Peruvian paintings. She wears a khaki vest with a large button that says, “I defend my cultural heritage.” Read more.

womeninspace: Video Material of the launch of Valentina...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:50 -0400

womeninspace:

Video Material of the launch of Valentina Tereshkova. This happened 50 years ago!

Work on Guangzhou Metro Line 6 destroys five ancient tombs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:44 -0400

archaeologicalnews:

Guangzhou Metro is facing a public outcry after contractors destroyed a group of ancient imperial tombs in the Menggang district during construction of Line 6 of its subway system.

The tombs, ranging from 2,200 to more than 3,000 years old and still being studied by archaeologists, were wrecked by excavators on Friday night.

The protected site, on the eastern slope of Da Gong mountain, had been sealed off by the Guangzhou Archaeology Research Centre, with warning signs posted and red lines marking the protected area.

It was fine when archaeologists left on Friday but had been torn up by the time they returned on Saturday. Read more.

lalala-kia: I am the night…. always and forever.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:37 -0400

lalala-kia:

I am the night…. always and forever.

todaysdocument: Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:57:34 -0400

[Sally Ride] America's first woman astronaut communitcates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the six day mission of the Challenger. 06/18/1983 - 06/24/1983

The space shuttle orbiter Challenger lifts off from Complex 39A at 7:33 a.m. EDT.

Challenger astronauts attend a press conference upon their return from space…Mission Specialists Dr. Norman Thagard, John Fabian, Dr. Sally Ride; Frederick Hauck, pilot, and Robert Crippen, commander

todaysdocument:

Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut to go into space, blasted off aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger 30 years ago, on June 18, 1983, as a mission specialist for Space Transportation System Mission 7 (STS-7).

ladyfabulous replied to your post: Guess who popped something in her jaw and now has… Oh...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:32:33 -0400

ladyfabulous replied to your post: Guess who popped something in her jaw and now has…

Oh no! Time to blend yourself a cake smoothie.

I think that is exactly what is needed.

Archaeological News: Librarians in Exile group launches appeal to save Timbuktu manuscripts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:39 -0400

Archaeological News: Librarians in Exile group launches appeal to save Timbuktu manuscripts:

archaeologistforhire:

archaeologicalnews:

A public appeal has been launched to save the hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts smuggled out of Timbuktu during the crisis in Mali, which are now facing a more insidious threat: moisture damage.

Dating back over 700 years, the fragile manuscripts range from poetry to commerce…

SIGNAL BOOST

This campaign only has a few days left and needs all the help it can get!

sebastienmillon: “Free Pandas”

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:27 -0400

sebastienmillon:

“Free Pandas”

Ancient stage in Aegean province brought back to life for art performances

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:43:03 -0400

archaeologicalnews:

The theater at Denizli’s ancient city of Hierapolis, known for its healing water, will be hosting artistic performances to celebrate the completion of restorations that started two years ago

Renovations at the theater of the ancient city of Hierapolis, which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, have been completed.

The stage of the ancient theater in the Aegean province of Denizli, which has traces from the Hellenistic era and Christianity, has been renovated. The ancient city of Hierapolis is known for the healing water in its springs. Renovations there started two years ago with the aim of restoring the stage in accordance with its original form. The area, which draws many tourists every year, will be hosting cultural activities from now on. Read more.

bibliofeminista: This is awesome! The Seattle Public Library...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:27 -0400

bibliofeminista:

This is awesome! The Seattle Public Library set a 2,131-book domino-chain world record.

Scientists uncovering ancient culture in Interior Alaska

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:28:54 -0400

archaeologicalnews:

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - On a small hill surrounded by boggy muskeg in the Tanana River Valley, prehistoric skin scrapers made of schist, polished slate tools and glass beads were uncovered in the last week.

Based on the design of the tools and the way the animals were butchered, it appears to be an Athabascan campsite from the turn of the 20th century.

“These are very typical Athabascan tools. But you usually think of polished stone tools with the Eskimo area, not in the Interior, so it’s very interesting,” says Chuck Holmes, the archaeologist who first discovered the site several decades ago.

He’s leading a team of 10 graduate students and volunteers at the excavation through June. Read more.

lahusnaaa: unimpressedcats: halp Lmfao

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:49 -0400

lahusnaaa:

unimpressedcats:

halp

Lmfao

Egyptologist risks life, career to expose looting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:21 -0400

archaeologicalnews:

ABU SIR AL MALAQ, Egypt — Monica Hanna’s reputation as an archaeologist has grown far beyond her native Egypt — but not without risk.

As she and several journalists documented looting at an ancient burial site here, several men – one with a shotgun slung over a shoulder — threatened her.

“I heard one man say, ‘Beat her and take her camera,’ ” Hanna said afterward. When the men phoned for police, she hid her camera’s memory card in her shirt. After 45 minutes of argument, she was allowed to leave.

“The locals, who are a part of the looting, don’t want the photos out there because then their business stops,” she explained.

Hanna, 30, is a leader in exposing the antiquity-looting that has exploded since Egypt’s 2011 revolution. She appears on Egyptian television debating government officials, takes reporters to looted sites, and encourages Egyptians to protect their heritage. Read more.

mermaidamalthea: The Abbey Cape May, NJ 1870 Gothic Revival |...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:15:27 -0400

mermaidamalthea:

The Abbey Cape May, NJ 1870 Gothic Revival | via Facebook on @weheartit.com - http://whrt.it/11GAtJw

motivatedslacker: lostinhistory: motivatedslacker: I’m on...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:44:44 -0400

motivatedslacker:

lostinhistory:

motivatedslacker:

I’m on eBay looking at brooches to attach to a sash for my wedding dress. I came across this skeleton mermaid thing.

How much?

$10.45. There are 8 available!

Oooooh. So very tempted.

motivatedslacker: I’m on eBay looking at brooches to attach to...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:41:05 -0400

motivatedslacker:

I’m on eBay looking at brooches to attach to a sash for my wedding dress. I came across this skeleton mermaid thing.

How much?

shmemson: vernacular-manslaughter: octospider: Gwendoline...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:40 -0400

shmemson:

vernacular-manslaughter:

octospider:

Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and took swordfighting, horseriding, and stagefighting lessons for her part, as well as gaining 14 pounds of muscle, to accurately portray Brienne. (x)

She was also terrified of cutting her hair because she’d spent her life believing it was one of the only things that would make people see her as feminine despite her height. In an interview with TV Guide she said:

I struggled for a long time with [cutting] my hair, but then I’m grateful for the opportunity to realize that femininity doesn’t have to come from hair or any of those traditional female archetypes of appearance, So, that’s been exciting actually. I can’t speak with any kind of authority whatsoever because I’m just an actor and I only have my opinions, but I do think it’s really refreshing to have a woman depicted on a mainstream TV show that doesn’t obey typical aesthetics of females and the way they have been portrayed in the past. And I’m really excited to be portraying one of those women. And I hope that her popularity signals a greater expansion of people’s views about men and women and that gender types can be more flexible.

She’s so so so so great. I think she’s just incredible.

Guess who popped something in her jaw and now has to live on a liquid diet for five days? This...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:05:58 -0400

Guess who popped something in her jaw and now has to live on a liquid diet for five days? This bitch right here!

I’m hungry just thinking about it.

dinosaurwatson: #thats it thats the show

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:23:12 -0400

dinosaurwatson:

#thats it thats the show