ChrisO_wiki

2023-03-29 20:15:39

1/ CONQUERING CRIMEA: PART 2

In this short series of threads, I'll look at the military history of Crimea to find lessons about the challenges that Ukraine will face if it wants to recover the peninsula by force. The first part is here:

https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1640428287200509961

Miss Jones @MissJonesTravel@norden.social

2023-03-29 17:43:00

Einer der Raubvögel von Tell Halaf.

Und ich könnte mich immer noch aufregen. Den einer der Raubvögel von Tell Halaf wurde bei einer Ölattacke von Schwurblern beschädigt🤬:

miss-jones.de/2021/11/05/das…

(Bild: Nacho Pintos (CC BY 2.0)

Das Rätsel um Ölspritzer in Museen | Miss Jones

"Was zum Geier soll das denn?" fragte ich mich vor einem Jahr als Unbekannte auf der Berliner Museumsinsel archäologische Artefakte mit Öl bespritzt haben.

^{www.miss-jones.de}

benji

2023-03-29 12:12:46

Paging @DPruess and @JesseKraai -
Will they outbid each other? 😂

https://twitter.com/Ingram_Braun/status/1640996724909961218

Rohit Jain

2023-03-28 13:32:03

@goel_cottonian Jao bhai Udaipur ke Silver museum me, sab cheez chandi ki he... chandi ka chess bhi he waha 😂😂😂👇👇

benji

2023-03-27 21:45:33

The amazing Women Chess player you've never heard of: Miss Fatima. thread 1/

ChrisO_wiki

2023-03-27 18:59:16

1/ CONQUERING CRIMEA: PART 1

Since 2014, Crimea has been under Russian control. Ukraine, naturally, wants it back. But what does history show about the challenges of reconquering it? In a series of threads, I'll look at the lessons of past wars.

Ticia Verveer

2023-03-27 15:36:08

The Sandomierz chessmen, a chess set from the 12th or 13th century discovered at Sandomierz Castle in southeastern Poland, were made from the bones of horses, cows and deer, DNA analysis has revealed.
thehistoryblog.com/archives/66860

DasPanzermuseum

2023-03-26 12:51:37

#pressespiegel

Ein langes Stück über das DPM und die neue Ausstellung in der Zeit.

zeit.de/kultur/2023-03…

Angela O'Brien

2023-03-27 08:30:00

The Roman 'Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower'. This tirricula is dated to the 4th century CE. The writing says "With the Picts defeated, the enemy has been destroyed, so play in safety". Discovered in Vettweiss, Germany in 1983. 📷 Rheinisches Landes Museum of Bonn.

Maik Jenner 🇲🇴

2023-03-26 18:05:07

Die 80er: als die Deutschen verrückt nach Schachcomputern waren perlenvombodensee.de/2022/12/25/die… via @Bodenseeperlen

Olimpiu Di Luppi

2023-03-27 00:33:06

In February of 1955, Dr. Dietrich Prinz (1903-1989) presented a two-move chess problem to his limited Ferranti computer. Despite its basic nature, the computer took a significant 15 minutes to arrive at the solution, which was 1.Rh6!. Interestingly, this particular problem can be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Anndra MacAmhlaidh MacLeòid (balach adag)

2023-03-26 14:23:00

@AlisonFisk @ToraYome1 A wooden replica - slightly larger - looking over the site they were found.

Ideas Roadshow

2023-03-26 09:53:25

@AlisonFisk Find out more about the fascinating history of #chess and the evolution of its pieces in THROUGH THE MIRROR OF CHESS: A CULTURAL EXPLORATION which comprehensively addresses the question of what makes the game so unique. Film page: ideasroadshow.com/chess/

Alison Fisk

2023-03-26 09:48:02

A wild-eyed, shield-biting chess piece from the famous 12th-century ‘Lewis Chessmen’, part of a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. A warder (rook) carved from walrus ivory. 📷 my own

#Archaeology

sara nylund

2023-03-25 16:46:15

I love seeing the Lewis chessman design out and about. Thanks for liking it @LankumDublin !
If anyone fancies a similar hoodie they can be found here: sara-nylund-graphics.teemill.com/collection/men…

https://twitter.com/LankumDublin/status/1639320206873960448

Ingram Braun @ib@friendica.ingram-braun.net

2022-09-05 14:42:51

@SchachHundPferd @SchachNotizen @NeukomJohannes Doch, die Entschärfung hätte 1 h später stattfinden sollen. Die Göttinger Bahnanlagen gehörten zu einer Hauptversorgungslinie im #WW2 und liegen direkt an der Leine. Viele Bomben sind in den weichen Auelehm eingedrungen und haben sich in einer U-förmigen Bewegung senkrecht …

DesignApplause

2023-03-24 22:55:45

👏🏻👏🏿 rt @lorenamassacane #Bauhaus Chess Set, Model XVI, 1923-24 designed by Josef Hartwig, Graphic Design by Joost Schmidt ⬜️ ⬛️ ⚪️⚫️ #FontFriday #boardgames @DesignMuseum

📷 Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum, A. Laurenzo via Sothesby

Alastair McKay

2023-03-24 18:02:32

Any Anglican Bishops recognise themselves?
(The Norse chess pieces are my very favourite treasures in the Museum of Scotland)
#Scottishheritage

Lorena Massacane

2023-03-24 16:45:21

#Bauhaus Chess Set, Model XVI, 1923-24 designed by Josef Hartwig, Graphic Design by Joost Schmidt ⬜️ ⬛️ ⚪️⚫️ #FontFriday #boardgames @DesignMuseum

📷 Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum, A. Laurenzo via Sothesby

Göttinger Tageblatt

2023-03-24 13:09:50

Göttinger Stadtarchäologie enthüllt gestapelte Tote und mittelalterliche Straftat goettinger-tageblatt.de/lokales/goetti…

Göttinger Stadtarchäologie enthüllt gestapelte Tote und mittelalterliche Straftat

Mehr als 7000 Jahre zurück reichen die Funde, die die Stadtarchäologie in den vergangenen Jahren im Göttinger Stadtgebiet ausgegraben hat.

^{Peter Krüger-Lenz (Göttinger Tageblatt / Eichsfelder Tageblatt)}

Nina Willburger

2023-03-23 21:32:27

A glimpse into #childhood in Roman #Egypt - some wooden action #toys from Karanis: a toy sword, a toy hammer, and a toy weaver's comb.
Dating 1st to 4th century AD.

Photo: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

#Archaeology

Henrique Köpke

2023-03-01 14:34:53

Arqueologia dos jogos de tabuleiro.

Esses dias o @gus_dorea me convidou para contribuir com 2 cents na @BanklessBR

👇Este exemplar que provém de Veneza e está exposto no Museu Arqueológico da Espanha é do século XV, mas o jogo de tabuleiro, em sua origem, remonta o ano 3000 a.C

Intermarium 24

2023-03-17 06:10:00

🇺🇦🕯️Yury Kovalenko, a famous historian, archaeologist and local historian from Sumy Oblast, died in Bakhmut in the battle for Donbas. RIP Hero

#UkraineWar #Ukrainian #UkrainianArmy #Ukraine️ #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiaIsCollapsing #Russia #Russian #RussianArmy

Olimpiu Di Luppi

2023-03-20 13:12:07

Edward Winter's exceptional "Chess Notes" began over 40 years ago. There is now a list online of all the items, nearly 12,000 of them. bit.ly/3LxjyKA

Beinecke Library

2023-03-18 03:59:05

Tarot Italien ca. 1910; complete work digitized: bit.ly/35pU0GP

Castleshaw 🇺🇦🌻🇺🇦Archaeology

2023-03-17 09:57:50

A lovely little blue glass gaming counter found during last year's excavations...anyone up for a game of Ludus Latrunculorum? #Castleshaw #FindsFriday #Roman

Verrückte Geschichte

2023-03-13 05:28:07

1957: Der französische Regisseur Albert Lamorisse bekommt den Oscar für das beste Originaldrehbuch. Im selben Jahr erfindet er das Brettspiel "Risiko".

Fascinating

2023-03-12 02:53:13

Archaeologists believe this 14,000 year old disc showing a deer running when you spin it was a children's toy. Read more: bit.ly/36PkpAz

Digital Maps of the Ancient World

2023-03-06 23:46:38

French Ivory Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess, c. 1325–1350.

Cleveland Art Museum.

#MedievalMonday #MedievalArt

David Llada ♞

2023-03-02 20:49:09

The Chess Game (1907), by John Singer Sargent

#chessart

WP Cerber Security

2023-03-04 15:18:27

🚨 Announcing our new bug bounty program! Earn $1000 for a critical vulnerability. Help us maintain a secure and trustworthy approach to WordPress security by reporting vulnerabilities in @wpcerber. Check out the requirements on our website: wpcerber.com/bug-bounty-pro…

#bugbounty… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Michael Lorenz 🇺🇦

2023-03-04 08:22:10

On 9 October 1652 Maria Copintsche, daughter of the Pallmaister Valentin Copintsche died aged 1 year. It seems that a Pallmaister organizes balls, but when in 1654 his wife Maria died, Valentin Copintschnig was referred to as "Pallnschlager". He was a tennis coach at the Ballhaus