On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw the cargo of tea overboard. This act of defiance was a response to the British government’s decision to tax the colonies without giving them representation in Parliament.

@USNatArchives

#BostonTeaParty

🐋A Cape Cod Lobster Diver Was Swallowed by a Humpback Whale—and Then Spat Back Out.

Except for severe bruising and a dislocated knee, the survivor is in good health and ready to return to work, he says

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/… #whales #CapeCod

The grinch? Not exactly: This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco!

It inhabits parts of south-central Africa, finding its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on fruit.

Males & females are similar in appearance, with bright green-yellow plumage & tall crests.
@AMNH #birds #Africa

Wyoming Dinosaurs Sold For $15 Million In Europe, But How Legitimate Are They?

Collectors might want to beware when bidding on #dinosaurs at auction houses.

How much of the dinosaur skeletons are legitimate vs 3D printed material?

cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12/1… #auctions #collections

Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4… #Benin #Beninbronzes

As well as filling in your profile, it's a really good idea to also pin an introduction post about yourself to your profile.

Pinned posts let you write a lot more than profile texts, and let you attach photos, audio or video. You can even reply to your own pinned post to create a pinned thread.

More info including how to pin posts:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-post…

For technical reasons, pinned posts and pinned threads are distributed much more widely than ordinary posts.

#FediTips

Happy 249th birthday to Jane Austen!

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

If you don't know which Darcy this is, this is Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. (Which is a hella lot of fun!)

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

Why is this blade 600 years older than its hilt?

You can also find a deeper dive into this particular sword over on our YouTube channel for our Up In Arms series here... youtu.be/UrKAFSDNjNc

#armsandarmour #royalarmouries #sword #samurai #museum #history

Royal Armouries
@Royal_Armouries #swords #armaments #museums

Find a selection of skates and snowshoes on the Pitt Rivers Museum's Wonderful Winter Trail, including these snowshoes for horses! Originating from Norway, they were donated to the museum in 1906.

bit.ly/3GB7aW4 Pitt Rivers Museum
@Pitt_Rivers #museums #winter #snowshoes #horses

#FestiveTraditions at #Hogmanay in Fetlar, Shetland in the early 1900s. Straw-clad guisers would go from house to house.
📷 @NatMuseumScot ow.ly/zUBN50UnEZO

#ArchiveAdventCalendar
@ARAScot #museums #Scotland

The Bezos Learning Center Is Taking Shape on the National Mall.

The design by Perkins + Will would add a spiral galaxy-shaped pavilion and observatory to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. bloomberg.com/news/newsletters… #museums #architecture

An Anglo-Saxon brooch (6th-7th Century AD), it was found in Wingham, Kent - England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Garnet, glass, shell, gold, silver and niello, which is a black mixture of sulphur, copper, silver, and lead used as an inlay on engraved metal. Added as a powder or paste, it melts when fired, thus flowing into the engraved lines. (W: 5cm)
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