Radiocarbon timestamps left in #ancient tree rings by cosmic ray bombardments can date historical events with unprecedented precision https://www.science.org/content/article/marking-time-cosmic-ray-storms-can-pin-precise-dates-history-ancient-egypt-vikings #Science #Physics #Archaeology #archaeodons #History #histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/NewsfromScience/status/1646566425241190408
"the earliest printed map specifically of Wales and was compiled by Humphrey Llwyd (1527–1568) shortly before his death." https://www.library.wales/discover-learn/digital-exhibitions/maps/maps-of-wales/cambriae-typus#:~:text=Cambriae%20Typus%20is%20the%20first,great%20improvement%20on%20earlier%20maps #Map #History #Wales #mapstodon #histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/NLWales/status/1645320971044134913
Spanish Flu: The Deadliest #Pandemic in #History https://www.medicalexamprep.co.uk/spanish-flu-deadliest-pandemic-history/ #histodons #science
Source: https://twitter.com/MedicalExamPrep/status/1644988521311244289
Londinium, the capital of Britannia https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/londinium-the-capital-of-britannia/ #History #Roman #Britain #histadons
Source: https://twitter.com/LondonStone/status/1644395864788717568
Europe’s Oldest Map Shows Tiny Bronze Age Kingdom https://atlasobscura.com/articles/europe-oldest-map-shows-tiny-bronze-age-kingdom #Map #Archaeology #History #Europe #histadons #archaeodons #mapstodon
Source: https://twitter.com/bibliolater1452/status/1645033819236335616
Early ships and the spread of Indo-European and Anatolian #languages https://www.academia.edu/73100916/EARLY_SHIPS_AND_THE_SPREAD_OF_INDO_EUROPEAN_AND_ANATOLIAN_LANGUAGES #Archaeology #History #histadons #archaeodons
Source: https://twitter.com/Jorrit_Kelder/status/1644729204020244480
Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of #medieval volcanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05751-z #Science #History #Histodons
Hakenbeck, S., & Büntgen, U. (2022). The role of drought during the Hunnic incursions into central-east Europe in the 4th and 5th c. CE. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 35(2), 876-896. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759422000332 #Climate #Migration #Roman #Archaeology #History #Histodon #OpenAccess
Michelle Pfeffer, Astrology, #plague, and prognostication in early modern #England: A forgotten chapter in the history of public #health, Past & Present, 2023;, gtac044, https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtac044 #OpenAccess #OA #History #Article #Histodons
The Winds in Western Tradition https://rutter-blog.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-winds-in-western-tradition.html #Geography #History #Science #Histodons
Rees, L. (2023). ‘Aspire, persevere and indulge not’: New wealth and gentry society in Wales, c. 1760–1840. Rural History, 1-16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793322000267 #History #Wales #Article #OpenAccess #OA
The Earliest Mention of the Placename Sinai: The Journeys of Khety
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/02/sinai-journeys-khety #History #Histodons #Egyptology
#Horses and #dogs sailed with #Vikings to #Britain, say #scientists - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64431142 #History #histodons #Science
Archiving People. A Social #History of #Dutch Archives https://archivistics.home.blog/2019/12/14/new-e-book/ #book #ebooks #archives #bookstodon
Source: https://twitter.com/EricKetelaar/status/1618156993252044801
"The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old". https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iconic-viking-horned-helmets-actually-3000-years-old-180979339 #Vikings #Ancient #Archaeology #Denmark #Europe #History #Histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/SmithsonianMag/status/1619530780870320133
"Bernard Lamy was a French mathematician who wrote on geometry and mechanics." https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lamy/ #History #Maths #Math #Mathematics #France
Source: https://twitter.com/mathshistory/status/1619642265235849216
‘Armada’ Review: The Fate of the Spanish Fleet
https://www.wsj.com/articles/armada-book-review-the-fate-of-philips-mighty-fleet-11674844489 #History #Book #Books #BookReview #Histodons #England #Spain #Europe
Source: https://twitter.com/BrumwellStephen/status/1619285190253350917
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