People Share 50 ‘Ancient Marvels Of Mankind’ That Continue To Fascinate Them To This Day

Roughly 4 Inches or Zoll.

So like a small banana? 🍌

Well, according to the title, yes. Spot on there.

Looks more like it's about 4 inches to me

Tbats what she said but it was cold

Hello Fantail!

I'm not religious either, but I love old architecture, and the UK is awash with ancient churches and other religious buildings. Within 10 miles of where I live are at least a dozen churches with structures that partially (or in a couple of cases entirely) pre-date the Norman invasion of 1066. Several of them are still in regular use.

As someone who spent a lot of time in the stacks of my college library, most of the books in this (and literally any major academic library) are very academic and mostly painfully boring. Unless you are interested in a statistical analysis of the impact of the Norman invasion of England on the production of leather products in Wales (written in 1897). Not that there isn't a lot of interesting stuff in there, but there is a huge amount of very niche publications.

*starts aggressively reading*

Scoot over Angela

now i wonder how many lifes are necessary to read every books in this beauty

Is that a challenge?

I see you're a man of culture as well.

Me too. We had stuff like this in my home city in the uk and they filled it in and put a holiday inn on top of it. Vandals.

See more like this in Kerry, Ireland too

Not the same but similar...did an Underground Tour of Seattle Washington. Bc of floods and fires they added onto existing land and kept rebuilding Up bc the water Port was important for every day life.

Dumbass me would've just thought I found a cool bear looking rock and kept it forever not knowing...

Think of the thousands and thousands of ships that have sunk over the last 15k years or so. And all of them had things on them. Some of them quite valuable things.

And in the reverse order. So the top details like the eye of the fish have to be painted first.

Thank you! I was wondering :)

Thnx for INFO, really! 😁

Oh, okay. I thought it was when you paint a picture while driving your car in reverse.

My mom did reverse painting on glass. The piece that sticks out to me the most was a deer in the woods drinking from a puddle. She had to put the folds in the deer’s skin first, and the shadows, before getting to the actual subject. It was just lovely, and I don’t have a single piece of art she created. A cousin (WTAF?) grabbed it all up. She also did tole painting and lotsa other arty things.

No, you can't have them! Back, back I say!

Looks like. Clever.

They look to be straight pins at the top because they're photographed straight-on, but they are actually bent hooks, just like modern earrings. This pair of intaglio dog earrings from around the same date shows the hooks in better detail (just be sitting down before you see their price 😯). https://www.antiquevelvetgloves.com/product/antique-victorian-animal-crystal-essex-reverse-intaglio-pinscher-dog-earrings/

A goddess dressed like that might make me renounce my atheism. I believe!

Thank your sharing, Scout! That was fascinating.

Not to mention the free waxing everywhere else! Looks hot but must be an absolute pain to wear

As someone with nipple piercings who wears stuff like this - it wouldnt “pinch” anything :) its just holes in string, it might catch on one of my nip rings but ladies with unpierced nips would find it comfortable enough. Nothing on this dress suggests any kind of “pinching” would take place, it’s just string lol. How would string pinch? 😂😂

Am grateful that a certain Kar trashian hasn't attempted to wear it to a Met gala event.....

I would totally wear this, it’s beautiful!