WorkLizard | History | Activity https://worklizard.com/groups/history/ Activity feed for the group, History. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:43 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7840fd0beaf717932e552f57bb106a8e Jonas • History: Vikings settled in America 500 years before Columbus #Vikings https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5909/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:41:35 +0000 Vikings settled in America 500 years before Columbus #Vikings

Vikings were in North America by 1021 CE | Ars Technica
An ancient cosmic ray event helped archaeologists pinpoint the date.

]]> 0 6727daa48bb3144ff12748722633aaa1 Jonas • History: Timgad, an ancient Roman city in North Africa, located on the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5857/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:51:46 +0000 Timgad, an ancient Roman city in North Africa, located on the territory of modern Algeria. #Rome #Roman #Ancient #History


]]> 0 b02684145bdb5ef02bf17ce3614d94a1 Jonas • History: Photographed in 1974, freshly excavated 2000 year old […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5832/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:57:41 +0000 Photographed in 1974, freshly excavated 2000 year old Terracotta warriors still showing the original color scheme before rapid deterioration #History #China #Ancient

]]> 0 0a01bbe70fe7f745f1d08c5d72b1fe7f Jonas • History: The roman wine of speyer is the oldest wine of the world that […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5822/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:28:58 +0000 The roman wine of speyer is the oldest wine of the world that is still liquid. The bottle has been dated between 325 and 350 AD. It was found in 1867 in a grave and is today in a museum. #Wine #History

]]> 0 e78e69c44e9d83d6b81945fa9a844f58 Jonas • History: The iceberg that sank the Titanic, photo taken by Stephen […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5782/ Fri, 28 May 2021 23:16:53 +0000 The iceberg that sank the Titanic, photo taken by Stephen Rehorek in 1912. #History #Titanic

]]> 1 bb1b52ee52c8efa55b6f83acbe10b394 Jonas • History: Before and after of the excavation of the Ancient Greek […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5781/ Fri, 28 May 2021 23:11:51 +0000 Before and after of the excavation of the Ancient Greek Stadium #Archaeology #History #Ancient #Greek

]]> 0 92bae298b5bc96c430f1ca0b2b99941e Jonas • History: A cabin on board the Aachen, a 19th-century steamship hit by […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5771/ Tue, 18 May 2021 19:46:24 +0000 A cabin on board the Aachen, a 19th-century steamship hit by a torpedo in July 1915. Now located at the bottom of the Baltic Sea #History #Ships #Archaeology

]]> 0 2d82a16c10fff8702098c07523b76cb6 Jonas • History: Viking's blacksmith tools and weapons found in grave, ca. […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5769/ Tue, 18 May 2021 19:43:25 +0000 Viking’s blacksmith tools and weapons found in grave, ca. 800 A.D. Norway #Vikings #History #MiddleAges #Medieval

]]> 0 82e6f80674a7215dbe20fabe7e0813e0 Jonas • History: Emperor of Japan Hirohito and Empress Nagako with their […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5768/ Tue, 18 May 2021 19:41:09 +0000 Emperor of Japan Hirohito and Empress Nagako with their children and grandchildren – 1970s #Japan #Royalty #Monarchs

]]> 0 9848820a7b5d6096210635d08aacdb3a Jonas • History: American soldiers reading about Hitler's death in the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5651/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:05:08 +0000 American soldiers reading about Hitler’s death in the newspaper. The title alone takes up half a page. #WW2 #History

]]> 0 426c54d862cd553a39d769ddf2f86d53 Jonas • History: The roof of the Dendera Temple, Qena, Egypt, dated to 1995 […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5630/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:31:46 +0000 The roof of the Dendera Temple, Qena, Egypt, dated to 1995 BCE #Egypt #History

]]> 1 4a3c48b191024fb2f1be5f925ca1b543 Jonas • History: Although made in newer times, this house was built to look […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5599/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 10:58:35 +0000 Although made in newer times, this house was built to look like a Medieval house. Argentan, Orne, France #Medieval #MiddleAges #Europe

]]> 0 5d3cd8a1fae7ebe20da648cc4b8f2ace Jonas • History: The Appian Way in Rome, Italy. Construction on the road […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5595/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 13:00:52 +0000 The Appian Way in Rome, Italy. Construction on the road started in 312 BCE by the Romans. #Rome #History

]]> 1 4ae6f8af2b4ac24f7fbb1ed55c26a668 Jonas • History: Advertisement from the 1930’s showing the advanced a […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5521/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:11:53 +0000 Advertisement from the 1930’s showing the advanced aerodynamic engendering of new cars #History

]]> 0 5c76617ca29e13fa8cd5027ab2e1b71e Jonas • History: Giant 137 feet (41.7 m) long unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5520/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:38:01 +0000 Giant 137 feet (41.7 m) long unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, Egypt. It is thought that female pharaoh Hatshepsut commissioned it 3,500+ years ago #Egypt #Ancient #History

]]> 0 15b7d4dde586c8d17f6bd48e88df5ef6 Jonas • History: An artists virtual reindition of Imperial Rome around 320 AD […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5514/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:42:57 +0000 An artists virtual reindition of Imperial Rome around 320 AD #Rome #History

]]> 0 1e68454d66d53f8515f3ac3b81971adb Jonas • History: The Vasa, a Swedish Warship lifted from its place on the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5494/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 01:51:18 +0000 The Vasa, a Swedish Warship lifted from its place on the ocean floor in 1961 after sinking from being too heavy in 1628, and is considered the world’s best preserved shipwreck, being 95% original material #Ships #History

]]> 0 0493df4de44bfe427a832b783473e6bf Jonas • History: A 2000 year old Egyptian 20 sided die with Greek characters #A […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5485/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 01:23:47 +0000 A 2000 year old Egyptian 20 sided die with Greek characters #AncientHistory

]]> 0 4d8908de212224005c932841148f9ed1 Jonas • History: A new archaeological discovery has been unearthed in Pompeii […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5481/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 01:04:17 +0000 A new archaeological discovery has been unearthed in Pompeii – an untouched “street food” shop with “food in pots” #Archaeology #History #Pompeii

]]> 0 4972ee255206c03228f86dfde9ad789c solum • History: Victorian England (1901) #History https://www.youtube.com/wat […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5480/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:28:04 +0000 Victorian England (1901) #History

]]> 0 559ee73b56aa299767ff864fce3a8a7f solum • History: The oldest doors in Rome, dating back to 115 AD. Human for […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5413/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:29:05 +0000 The oldest doors in Rome, dating back to 115 AD. Human for scale. #Rome #Italy #History

]]> 0 c2323d5a4c888b0e1761c057543367a5 Jonas • History: Egypt discovers 100 intact, sealed and painted coffins and a […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5383/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:08:22 +0000 Egypt discovers 100 intact, sealed and painted coffins and a collection of 40 wooden statues in 2020’s biggest archaeological discovery in Egypt.

In Photos: Egypt announces the biggest archaeological discovery in 2020 at Saqqara Necropolis – Ancient Egypt – Heritage – Ahram Online
‘We have discovered only one percent of the antiquities buried in the Saqqara Necropolis,’ Antiquities Minister El-Enany said, pointing out that many other discoveries will follow

]]> 0 66e40a3309e1e973191a1904ecb20910 Jonas • History: A German veteran soberly recounts how he killed a French […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5355/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:48:56 +0000 A German veteran soberly recounts how he killed a French soldier with his bayonet in WWI, giving a very frank and honest testimony of WWI combat. #WorldWarOne #Germany #Europe #History

]]> 0 a5b861465520aaf69c3825aa1d0af935 Jonas • History: Egypt unearths 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5293/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 09:17:10 +0000 Egypt unearths 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 years ago near Saqqara pyramids. #AncientHistory #Egypt

Egypt unearths 59 ancient coffins buried more than 2,600 years ago near Saqqara pyramids | World News,The Indian Express
Egyptian antiquities officials had announced the discovery of the first batch coffins last month, when archaeologists found 13 of the containers in a newly discovered 11 meter-deep (36 feet) well.

]]> 0 051de134d48aa47eaa709e93af2a335d Jonas • History: A newspaper article from England, January 22, 1909, detailing […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5276/ Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:58:29 +0000 A newspaper article from England, January 22, 1909, detailing the gravitas of having hair and what it means. #History #England #MachineAge

]]> 0 85ca339aba3cadcdfb4191b992b8e526 Jonas • History: Atomic Bomb Cannon test with Shockwave in 1953. #Atomic #Histo […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5262/ Sat, 19 Sep 2020 11:50:42 +0000 Atomic Bomb Cannon test with Shockwave in 1953. #Atomic #History

]]> 0 48f18fd6201f7d991bf258ce8d159b3c Jonas • History: One of the oldest ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs in the world, fou […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5259/ Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:44:03 +0000 One of the oldest ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs in the world, found in Pompeii ruins, Italy. #Rome #AncientHistory #History

]]> 0 cc52ac91fa6e219b080a0c965fe2963f History • History: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico ca 1900. #History https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5258/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:26:08 +0000 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico ca 1900. #History

]]> 0 09d280ed2baadb68c3bf76e753f6a14e History • History: Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and his third wife, Dagmar […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5257/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:21:43 +0000 Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and his third wife, Dagmar Cohn -1947. #History #Explorers #Denmark

]]> 0 26ae1fcb9000e15b60e109ca344d0200 History • History: October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5256/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:09:54 +0000 October 29th, 1929 the last day of the stock market crash that would become known as Black Tuesday. #History #America

]]> 0 a5bed6bbdd1cb6cf8f1d24bb1ffd6df1 History • History: The Statue of Liberty - Paris, France - 1886 (before it was […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5255/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:08:17 +0000 The Statue of Liberty – Paris, France – 1886 (before it was transported to America). #History #America

]]> 0 d18d642a4d9ded9b93baba9a7fa45847 History • History: Charlie Chaplin & Walt Disney at the Santa Anita Race Track - […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5254/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:04:21 +0000 Charlie Chaplin & Walt Disney at the Santa Anita Race Track – Arcadia, California, U.S. – 1939. #History #Artists

]]> 0 ba7686838438089ffa04e3a8fc68cd27 History • History: Bardi-Jawi men on Jayirri island, King Sound gulf, in the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5253/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:02:44 +0000 Bardi-Jawi men on Jayirri island, King Sound gulf, in the north of Western Australia – 1917. #History #Australia

]]> 0 1642c4249271a83b1f7cb66876aea9f0 History • History: Street car conductor in Seattle not allowing passengers […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5252/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:58:54 +0000 Street car conductor in Seattle not allowing passengers aboard without a mask, during Spanish Flu Pandemic in 1918 #History #Pandemics #Health

]]> 0 0a8fe20e2ebc6c40fe9c4c78942e2965 History • History: Young Brigitte Bardot visits Pablo Picasso at his studio near […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5251/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:56:44 +0000 Young Brigitte Bardot visits Pablo Picasso at his studio near Cannes, 1956. #History #Artists #Painters

]]> 0 a86827a610efb969ba29623bf9bd92a8 History • History: Howard Carter examines the innermost coffin of Tutankhamun, […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5250/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:51:47 +0000 Howard Carter examines the innermost coffin of Tutankhamun, 1925 #AncientEgypt #Egypt #History

]]> 0 5d09b1716abaed16e5e446233cbae080 History • History: The delegations signing the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5249/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:48:28 +0000 The delegations signing the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors, 28 June 1919. #WW1 #War #History

]]> 0 a7cfcfac71a39a747cd2d617133cce0f History • History: A policeman in San Francisco scolds a man for not wearing a […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5248/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:38:21 +0000 A policeman in San Francisco scolds a man for not wearing a mask during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, 1918

]]> 0 411c19ea1912c4408250e52ed47d6246 History • History: Footage of a World War 1 smoke curtain used to hide naval […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5247/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:32:22 +0000 Footage of a World War 1 smoke curtain used to hide naval ships during battle. #War #History #WW1 #Military

The smoke is generated when the chemical Titanium tetrachloride gets into contact with the air. The resulting smoke \”floats\” when the air around it has a similar density.

]]> 0 4e0510eaa96ee307b295e2e89680f465 solum • History: The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5115/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 01:26:04 +0000 The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 2000 years.

]]> 0 b74a28237f0cc30ffe83cdae06ca673e Jonas • History: African countries and colonies in 1880 compared to 1913. https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5099/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:24:33 +0000 African countries and colonies in 1880 compared to 1913.

]]> 0 56dc062ccad6d9d95ee07929698ae7f1 Jonas • History: June 22, 1941, at 4:31 AM. An unauthorized photo taken of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5090/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:37:57 +0000 June 22, 1941, at 4:31 AM. An unauthorized photo taken of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that Germany had began their invasion of the Soviet Union.

It was taken by Komsomolskaya Pravda, editor in chief. He was ordered to destroy it, but instead saved it.

]]> 0 12a665831b9d668ca1a89693168123dd solum • History: Women in ancient Rome didn’t have unique first names, but i […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5089/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:12:15 +0000 Women in ancient Rome didn’t have unique first names, but instead were just named after their family name. (For example, all women from Gaius Julius Caesar’s family were named Julia. Sisters were told apart by using nicknames, such as ‘Julia the Younger’, ‘Julia the Elder’, etc.)

Naming conventions for women in ancient Rome – Wikipedia
Naming conventions for women in ancient Rome differed from nomenclature for men, and practice changed dramatically from the Early Republic to the High Empire and then into Late Antiquity. Females were identified officially by the feminine of the family name (nomen gentile, that is, the gens name), which might be further differentiated by the genitive form of the father’s cognomen, o…

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]]> 0 516b0f1446dcf009f58c0e8bc075c810 Jonas • History: French archeologist Joseph Hackin exploring The Buddhas of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/5037/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:00:19 +0000 French archeologist Joseph Hackin exploring The Buddhas of Bamiyan (6th century), Afghanistan, 1931.

Source: Buddhas of Bamyan

]]> 0 56b3ca7e48e80ea8356a24f8b54ca9c1 Jonas • History: The size of the flag flown on a Spanish ship during the […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4941/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:24:22 +0000 The size of the flag flown on a Spanish ship during the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.

]]> 1 60de572be36aec765d54eae10de3769f Jonas • History: For the first time ever, archaeologists have used […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4891/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:07:21 +0000 For the first time ever, archaeologists have used ground-penetrating radar to map an entire city while it’s still beneath the ground.

A preliminary map of Falerii Novi, an ancient Roman city located 31 miles north of Rome, has been compiled with data taken from ground-penetrating radar. It’s “preliminary” because it wasn’t humanly possible for the researchers to fully analyse the 28 billion data points collected during the course of the project, explained Martin Millett, a co-author of the study and an archaeologist at the University of Cambridge, to Gizmodo

The researchers were able to document the locations of buildings, monuments, passageways, and even water pipes – all without having to pick up a single hand trowel. In…Read more

]]> 0 64a1c3872eb4954874ceb5fd0a477bd8 Jonas • History: An ancient Roman mosaic villa floor was just found just […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4860/ Tue, 26 May 2020 19:58:57 +0000 An ancient Roman mosaic villa floor was just found just outside of Verona, Italy.

]]> 0 bec18b5f039868def1d0907b6a32d819 Jonas • History: The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4584/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:45:26 +0000 The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple of the Goddess Hathor, Egypt. 2300 years old.

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]]> 0 06680c6214569594d3fae9e45d17272c Jonas • History: Amun Ra temple at night God of the sun & wind in Luxor, Egypt https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4583/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:44:09 +0000 Amun Ra temple at night God of the sun & wind in Luxor, Egypt

]]> 0 a318c5b4e1df67d20d0bcdabdf66b947 Jonas • History: The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of […] https://worklizard.com/activity/p/4582/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:42:40 +0000 The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of H.M.S Sussex. 1945

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