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Jonas • Documentaries: How did the early settlers of America overcome the harsh […]

Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:47:24 +0000

How did the early settlers of America overcome the harsh wilderness of the country? Bushcraft expert Ray Mears decides to figure it out in a three-part wilderness series.

How The Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears – WorkLizard

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Travel through the united States wilderness with Ray Mears as we explore how the wild west was won.

Jonas • Museum of Artifacts: A 4.500 years old Egyptian beadnet dress. (Dynasty 4, Reign […]

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:44:08 +0000

A 4.500 years old Egyptian beadnet dress. (Dynasty 4, Reign of Khufu, 2551 – 2528 BCE) The dress was found in about 7,000 pieces in a tomb at Giza (G7442, Shaft Z).

After it was excavated in 1927, the archaeologists assembled the dress slightly different than how it’s shown today. The dress’ design was corrected over time thanks to archaeologist George Reisner’s meticulous documentations and excavations.

Here’s how the burial chamber and the sarcophagus it was found in looks like. Notice it’s not decorated, just like the vast majority of burial chambers of the time including the Great Pyramid.

A short article was written about the dress (p.15+16).

The dress is the earliest surviving example of a garment with the…Read more

Jonas • Museum of Artifacts: Jade Mayan Mask, ca .600 AD

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:06:25 +0000

Jade Mayan Mask, ca .600 AD

Jonas • Museum of Artifacts: Armet - The Horned Helmet (1512). Originally forming part of […]

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:03:17 +0000

Armet – The Horned Helmet (1512). Originally forming part of an armour presented to King Henry VIII by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 and made by Konrad Seusenhofer.

Jonas • Museum of Artifacts: Statuette of Thoth in ibis form wearing an Atef Crown. It's […]

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:59:38 +0000

Statuette of Thoth in ibis form wearing an Atef Crown. It’s made from Wood (Body), silver, stucco and glass (eyes). Ancient Egypt, 26th dynasty. 664 to 525 BC. Found in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. More info.

Thoth, as the embodiment of wisdom, and the art of writing, was the patron of scribes. The ibis is next to the baboon the sacred animal of the god Thoth.

The body of this statuette is made of wood, which was covered with fine stucco. The head with the atef crown, the neck, the tail feathers and the legs are made of silver. The eyes are in stucco with black glass.

Jonas • Documentaries: What happened after World War 2 ended? This documentary […]

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:52:38 +0000

What happened after World War 2 ended? This documentary series looks at the years between 1945 and 1949 where Europe rebuilt itself from the war. Showcased through real restored, colourized, footage, After Hitler is for anyone interested in World War 2 history.

After Hitler – WorkLizard

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What happened after Hitler and the nazis were removed from power? After Hitler takes on the monumental history after World War Two finished, showing how violence continued and the devastation the war had brought.

Jonas • History: Possibly world’s first customer service complaint, nearly 4 […]

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:32:52 +0000

Possibly world’s first customer service complaint, nearly 4,000 years old.

A translation of the tablet from Leo Oppenheimer’s Letters from Mesopotamia is given below:

Tell Ea-nasir: Nanni sends the following message:

When you came, you said to me as follows : “I will give Gimil-Sin (when he comes) fine quality copper ingots.” You left then but you did not do what you promised me. You put ingots which were not good before my messenger (Sit-Sin) and said: “If you want to take them, take them; if you do not want to take them, go away!”

What do you take me for, that you treat somebody like me with such contempt? I have sent as messengers gentlemen like ourselves to collect the bag with my money (deposited with you) but yo…