Toddler and I stopped at Ravning, the site of a millennium old viking bridge. There I stepped inside a patch of nettles.

That makes me wonder how prevalent nettles were in viking age Denmark. I'm sure they used them for fabric etc, but would your average Gorm / Gunhild constantly step into nettles?

Maybe a archobotanist (that a thing?) can answer this?

edit: some excellent comments already. And it's palaeobotanist 😉

#history #archeology #viking #denmark

Toddler and I stopped at Ravning, the site of a millennium old viking bridge. There I stepped inside a patch of nettles.

That makes me wonder how prevalent nettles were in viking age Denmark. I'm sure they used them for fabric etc, but would your average Gorm / Gunhild constantly step into nettles?

Maybe a archobotanist (that a thing?) can answer this?

edit: some excellent comments already. And it's palaeobotanist 😉

#history #archeology #viking #denmark

A long shot, but do I have any followers with a lot of knowledge about ancient Greece, and/or Roman empire (~200BC-200AD)?

Am trying to find some info on Archeological finds, and well, Google search is essentially useless now, so I'm hoping the amazing power of the fediverse can help.

#History#Romans#AncientGreece#Archeology

A long shot, but do I have any followers with a lot of knowledge about ancient Greece, and/or Roman empire (~200BC-200AD)?

Am trying to find some info on Archeological finds, and well, Google search is essentially useless now, so I'm hoping the amazing power of the fediverse can help.

#History#Romans#AncientGreece#Archeology

Unique 3D mural 3,000-4,000 years old found in Peru – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73769

"The mural is more than 16 feet wide and 6.5 feet high. It was found on the side of a hill in the village of Tanguche. It is in an excellent state of preservation because it was buried in antiquity in order to build another structure on top of it, a common practice at the site."

#History#Archeology

Unique 3D mural 3,000-4,000 years old found in Peru – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/73769

"The mural is more than 16 feet wide and 6.5 feet high. It was found on the side of a hill in the village of Tanguche. It is in an excellent state of preservation because it was buried in antiquity in order to build another structure on top of it, a common practice at the site."

#History#Archeology