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— Steve Maraboli

— Charles Bukowski (via quotemadness)

Archaeologist problems: We were so busy punching Nazis in Hollywood movies that we forgot to check that there wasn’t a Nazi at one of our conferences.

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/476285

Apparently, Chagas disease, which is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, had blocked up the man’s gastrointestinal system. That blockage caused his colon to swell to about six times its normal size — a condition called “megacolon.” The man was unable to digest foods properly and gradually became malnourished, scientists found. The condition would have made it difficult for the man to walk or even eat on his own. The researchers think that in the last two to three months of his life — either family or members of his community — helped the man eat by feeding him grasshoppers whose legs had been removed. Read more.

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255280

“Since archaeologists started systematically surveying melting ice sites 15 years ago, ice patches from Norway to North America have yielded almost perfectly-preserved artifacts from long-ago time periods. In isolation, the individual finds contain information about craftsmanship and long-ago hunting traditions.”

Audio News from Archaeologica (4/4): Race to excavate Viking longship is up against long odds. Find out more on our website, or on your favorite podcast service, like Apple Podcasts.

Indigenous people of Mesoamerica see the natural world as a place populated by ancestors and supernatural beings, many of whom live within natural features and ancient buildings. This was certainly the case for the Classic Maya. Dating to the Early Classic period (250-550 A.D.), the sweat bath at Xultun, named Los Sapos, appears to have been embodied by an amphibian goddess. Read more.

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I wasn’t looking for any information about railroads and now I’m left with that + knowledge about spaceships, Roman chariots and one (1) unexpected but welcome joke.