Beginning of Gospel of Luke (لوقا المرتضى) From the “Four Gospels in Arabic”, written in 737/1335 for the Arabic-speaking Christians in Jerusalem (Palestine). British Library (Add. MS 11856)

It's the final supermoon of the year tonight, the Beaver Moon! Its name is thought to have originated from Native American traditions of preparing winter furs, & also the time of year when beavers prepare food stores for the long winter ahead. 🌕 Welsh Beaver Project Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol

A rare Roman knife handle depicting a gladiator has been discovered at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall. ⚔ The handle provides new proof that gladiators’ celebrity status reached the very edge of the Empire. #GladiatorII

Detail from the Winchester Hanging Bowl. Dating from the late C7th or C8th, the bowl was found as part of an Anglo-Saxon burial at Oliver's Battery, near Winchester in Hampshire. Now part of the collections at Winchester City Museum. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday

spread the word / vertel het rond: Looking for 2 enthusiastic book- and/or art historians to come join the team of the NWO OC Research Project "Images on the Move. Early Modern Friendship Albums as Pictorial Networks (1550-1700)" universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024…

The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The mega coral could be more than 300 years old and is longer than a blue whale. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A drone captured the incredible moment a whale pushed a paddleboard with its fin. Maximiliano Jonas filmed the amazing footage off the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina [📹 maxijonas]

31000 year old mummified sabre-toothed kitten found and he was SUCH A GOOD BOY/GIRL 🥹 nature.com/articles/s4159…

English photographic artist Susan Derges, the #FullMoon series, 2003, Derges submerges sheets of photographic paper in rivers, using a flashlight and the moon to create the exposure #womensart #November #FullMoon

Heb jij hem gemist? Dan heb je nog een kans! De tentoonstelling Doggerland is wegens succes verlengd tot 8 december! 🌲🌲🦣🦏🦬🌲🌲 ecomare.nl/ontdek-ecomare… #Texel #Doggerland

Pirates of the South Atlantic by Geographicsart

New Medieval Books: The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability, by Annette Kehnel published by Brandeis University Press medievalists.net/2024/11/new-me… #sustainability #MiddleAges #books

An unexpected benefit of representing KBR in the Vatican Library's "In dialogue" programme: being allowed to walk freely around one of the world's most beautiful library rooms, the Sistine Hall

** Sinterklaas kan het kabinet niet mee in de zak ** #kabinetscrisis #sinterklaasjournaal #loesje

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Today, 16 November = birthday of dr Olivier Nieuwenhuijse, brilliant Middle East archaeologist, kind & witty man & dear friend. 5th time we have to celebrate without him... So very missed. Please play this song he loved & think & talk about Oli4 today ♡ youtu.be/6Uzevb9mWbc?fe…

Happy #NationalFastFoodDay! Did you know ancient Romans had their own version of fast food? Thermopolia were street-side stalls offering ready-to-eat meals like meats, olives, & even fried dough! Customers grabbed takeout in clay bowls—Pompeii had over 90! #Trimontium

David seated and plucking a lyre, while his four companions Asaf, Eman, Aethan and Iduthun, are portrayed as scribes Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 343; Bobbio-Psalter; last quarter of the 9th century (?); Milan; p.28 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

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Now on Bluesky as well: amwillemsen.bsky.social