#invention of the wheel

[ancientstuff]

I'd assumed that the wheel was invented somewhere in the ancient Near East. I think the archaeologist is right, though, that multiple cultures invented the wheel at the same time.

[yaellaharpe-blog]

INVENCION DE LA RUEDA

INVENTION OF THE WHEEL

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Uno de los logros más importantes de la Mesopotamia fue la invención de la rueda por primera vez en la historia, y desde ahí se transmitió este invento a todo el mundo.

En la imagen superior vemos ruedas hechas de bronce que datan del año 705 a. C. durante el reinado del rey asirio Sargón II, y son las mismas ruedas que vemos en el mural en la imagen inferior.

Se encontró en Khorsabad, Irak. Actualmente ubicado en el Instituto Oriental de la Universidad de Chicago, América.

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One of the most important achievements of Mesopotamia was the invention of the wheel for the first time in history, and from there this invention was transmitted to the whole world.

In the image above we see wheels made of bronze dating from the year 705 B.C. during the reign of the Assyrian king Sargon II, and they are the same wheels that we see in the mural in the image below.

It was found in Khorsabad, Iraq. Currently located at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, America.

[tardisnamedjack]

Oh wow -- the new things I learn about every day! So cool!

[stuckinapril]

Went from being totally lost as a teenager to finding solace in aesthetics and fitting urself into a template in my late teens and now I think I struck a healthy intermediate where I know who I am as a person generally but I’m also completely subscribed to the idea of evolving and would never deny trying something just bc it doesn’t fit the image of myself I crafted in my head

[wibblyowzah]

Happy Birthday, Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike (January 28th, 1979)

[leletha-jann]

Headcanon to no particular purpose:

Editorial cartoons exist in the world of Girl Genius (we know newspapers do).

The Parisian newspaper cartoonists universally represent Gil as a wolf and Tarvek as a fox. Agatha is a lioness.

If they have more space for details, the imagery becomes winged wolf (control of the skies), crowned fox (authority and royalty), and lioness with a broken trilobite collar (power unchained).

[yasmeensh]

I finished reading 4 books from Earth's Children series. The last three were really hard to read. After finishing Plains of Passage, I have come to really appreciate Clan of the Cave Bear as a standalone. I miss all the Neanderthals and Ayla's character arc. Gotta do some fanart!

PS. I MISS IZA! Best character in the series.

[thatsbelievable]

[sergle]

why are my dumbest and most arbitrary tweets the ones that Blow Up

[msmoiraine]

listen listen LISTEN it was called DAES DAE'MAR okay? shh dont cry siuaraine is fine they are FINE they are doing what they do best there's NOBODY playing this game better than them the aes sedai INVENTED the game remember?????

[corrodedbisexual]

Ok we all know Eddie uses Stevie for cute reasons but what if for a while (before they start dating) Steve keeps thinking Eddie means it in an ironic/condescending way because of this right here. And he actually hates it even more than King Steve.

[dittolicous]

Also, like, if they do eebie Blue, you have to realize how much of a BIG DEAL that would be in the Pokemon World. Cuz ok, Anabel didn’t really leave anyone behind, no canon family and she even got to keep her mons. Ingo left behind his brother Emmet and his team, so that's more distressing of course. But Blue?

Blue wouldn't just leave behind a sister but also a GRANDFATHER. Y'know, motherfucking Professor Oak. AKA possibly the Biggest Name in canon, THE quintessential Pokemon Professor. And for all we joke about him forgetting Blue's name, lbr, he definitely loves both his grandchildren deeply. So if one suddenly went missing, there's absolutely no way he wouldn't cash in every favor and pull every string to bring them home safe.

And that doesn't even touch on Blue's connection with the Kanto League as both a former Champion and Gym Leader, his legendary friendship with Champion Red, and of course their work in the Battle Tree.

Blue Oak disappearing would be a National fucking Emergancy across numerous regions, the likes of which we have yet to see in Pokemon.

[divorceblogger]

wheel of time written by nuclear engineer robert jordan is actually about nuclear anxiety and the consequences of the development of new technology aiding and abetting unchecked usage of weapons of mass destruction. in this essay I will -

[amyrlinegwene]

I do understand some people don’t want to see any criticism of the show, but many of us like to analyze and critique the books and that obviously extends to the show as well, both on its own and as an adaptation. But most of us really enjoy the show as well even if we have criticisms of it. This is not reddit or twitter and the people on tumblr critiquing the decisions that show makes are not doing so in an effort to tear down the show but because that is how we like to interact with media and the text.

And I get that people are wary of complaints/critiques about the show after the racist and misogynistic campaigns against season 1, but that does not mean that all criticism of the show is coming from a place of hatred. And I think it’s natural with an adaptation that people will want to address what changes they didn’t (and did!) like and that’s okay!!

[fleetn-crab85]

Up next to the MST3K Major Arcana is:

GPC as Wheel of Fortune

[werewolfetone]

I've said this before but eighteenth century belfast was categorically insane. every single person was cutting about in the streets with 250 different jobs and running 5 committees for 12 separate organisations, some of which were illegal, on the side and still managing to have approximately a billion children and preach multiple sermons a week and spend every single night either gambling or writing more sermons until three in the morning. I take back everything I said about protestant work ethic because calvinismmaxxing is genuinely the only explanation other than lethal amounts of cocaine at this point