2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird From The Altai Mountains Of Siberia, C.400-300 BCE: This Figure Was Crafted

2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird From The Altai Mountains Of Siberia, C.400-300 BCE: This Figure Was Crafted

This plush bird was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.

This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.

Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.

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2 years ago

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so what sent me down this rabbit hole is earlier on a walk with my husband we saw some glorious "palms" in a garden that were about 6 feet high, once i inspected the fern-like leaf pattern and saw the new leaves were curled i was blown away because it was so similar to a fern but had a trunk and i didnt know ferns could grow like that. (see the last two images, i took them so i could identify it later using an app + research, it might be sphaeropteris brunoniana) look how hairy that frond is! i love plants 🤎ferns my beloved🤎

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7 years ago

لهذا السبب يجدر بك التخلي عن أفكارك القديمة النصف منجزة أو غير المنجزة

"تنظيف حياتك" (أو التخلي عن الأشياء غير الضرورية في حياتك) هي عملية أكبر بكثير من مجرد تحديد الأشياء التي تؤدي أو لا تؤدي إلى الفرح و التسلية. يمكنك أن "تنظف" أمتعتك العاطفية: لقد أظهرت الأبحاث أن التخلي عن الضغينة تجاه شخص ما، على سبيل المثال، يمكن أن يجعلك حرفيا تشعر انك أخف وزنا. يمكنك "تنظيف" عاداتك التنظيمية مثلا، عن طريق تضييق لائحة الأعمال التي عليك إنجازها لتتضمن الامور الاكثر اهمية فقط. وكما كتب (نيك دوغلاس) مؤخرا في مجلة (لاييف هاكر)، يمكنك تنظيف المساحة العقلية التي تكرسها للمشاريع الإبداعية من خلال أن تأخذ بالاعتبار ما يسمى (مفهوم الديون الفكرية)

"الديون الفكرية"، كما يفسر الكاتب، "هي الكومة من الأفكار التي نعود باستمرار لإعادة النظر فيها و التفكير فيها ولكن لا ننجزها، وربما لا نبدأ بانجازها ابدا. يمكن أن يكون كتابا، تطبيق، عمل تجاري، أو أي مشروع ينمو في عقلك ولكن ليس في الواقع. "الديون الفكرية هي الملاحظات التي تكتبها على هاتفك و ترفض حذفها على سبيل المثال" و على الأغلب أن هذه الأشياء تجعلك أقل سعادة. يقول الكاتب:

" يمكن لهذه المشاريع أن تبدو أكثر إثارة من المشاريع التي تقوم بتنفيذها في الواقع، بسبب كل خيبات الأمل والتنازلات التي تأتي مع المشاريع التي تنفذها. كما يقول كاتب السيناريو (كريغ مازن)، "السيناريو الأكثر إثارة في العالم هو السيناريو الذي كنت على وشك كتابته. والكتاب الأقل إثارة هو الذي أنت تكتب في الصفحة 80 منه". وهكذا فإن الديون الفكرية تهدد بوقف المشاريع الحقيقية، أو توقفها لفترة طويلة بحيث تصبح هي الأخرى ديون فكرية أيضا.

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لديك طريقتين لمنع ذلك: يمكنك إما جلب فكرتك إلى الواقع والبدء بتنفيذها، أو يمكنك التخلي عنها.

ولا يتوجب على أي من الخيارين أن يكون جديا و صارما إلى حد كبير.لنقل أنه لديك فكرة نصف منجزة لرواية كنت قد اجلتها أكثر من مرة. البدء بانجازها لا يعني أنه عليك الجلوس في مرة واحدة و كتابة الرواية بأسرها في ليلة واحدة - كما يقول (دوغلاس)، قد تكون قادر على دمج أجزاء من مشروعك غير المنجز في مشروع آخر، أكثر تطورا و منجز بنسبة أكثر. ربما يمكنك نقل الشخصية الرئيسية من الرواية إلى شيء آخر،أو ربما نقل الحبكة لتصبح فكرة مكثفة فرعية في حياة شخص آخر. أو ربما يمكنك تحويلها إلى قطعة من قصة قصيرة.

التخلي عن فكرة ما يمكن أن يكون أكثر متعة من مجرد أن نضع الفكرة في سلة مهملات خيالية في عقلنا و نسيانها. إذا كنت تعرف أنك لن تفعل أي شيء بخصوص الفكرة، يقول دوغلاس، لماذا لا ندعها تجد منزل حيث تجد فرصة للتنفيذ؟ يمكنك الإفراج عن فكرتك إلى "براري شبكة الإنترنت" من أجل أن يلتقطها شخص آخر. أو، أفضل من ذلك، أن تفعل ذلك مع كل افكارك. وإذا كان هناك مشروع حقا لا يمكن أن تتحمل فكرة التخلص منه - حسنا، إذا كان يشعرك بالفرح والتسلية، إذا على الأرجح الوقت قد حان للبدء بتنفيذه.

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6 years ago

“Have you ever hoped for something? And held out for it against all the odds? Until everything you did was ridiculous?”

— Ali Shaw (via purplebuddhaquotes)

2 years ago

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I’ve heard of this concept in sci-fi, but thought it was absolutely made up. I know some fish and frogs can change genders, but not in cycles like this. Wild. If I slapped this down in some alien world without explanation, I’d laugh in my own face. But no, real biology IS that bizarre.

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4 years ago

A Beginner’s Guide to Dark Academia

tips for the baby aesthete’s out there

academia

actually study! study the things you love, the things you like, the things you know nothing about — the pursuit of knowledge lasts a lifetime, and there is so much to learn

visit your professor’s office hours! it always helps to make yourself known to your teachers (i’ve been given grade bumps and had great conversations with my university lecturers)

avoid and check yourself for the pretension that can often accompany academia — it hurts no one to be kind and mindful

delve into the realm of philosophy (for starters: metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics) it will broaden your mind

stay late at your university library studying (if you can do so safely, preferably with a friend). university campuses feel magical in the evening

style

wear darker, muted colours

plaid coats, pants, or skirts

button-up shirts (Peter Pan collars are a bonus)

turtlenecks

tie your hair with a bow

accessorise! a vintage watch adds sophistication to any outfit. try wearing it with a ring or three

practice good posture — standing tall creates an air of elegance, confidence, and if paired with the right amount of nonchalance, mystery

media

films

dead poets society

cracks

the dreamers

thoroughbreds

breathless (à bout de souffle)

cléo from 5 to 7 (cléo de 5 à 7)

handsome devil

tv shows

gilmore girls

chilling adventures of sabrina

black mirror

the good place

the politician

books

the secret history

the picture of dorian gray

the goldfinch

the line of beauty

persuasion

the collected poems of oscar wilde 

ovid’s metamorphoses

music

listen to classical music as you sleep/read/study

you can check out this dark academia playlist for inspiration

aesthetic activities (think of this as a little checklist to get you underway as a fledgling aesthete)

make yourself tea in pretty teacups (you can find plenty in secondhand stores!)

light candles in your bedroom, and read by candlelight 

dry flowers for your room/desk

explore secondhand bookstores for old, pretty editions of novels you may or may not have heard of

give handwritten letters to your lovers/friends/yourself

wake up before the sun rises to watch dawn break

brood during a thunderstorm, and write extravagant, flowery poetry on parchment

join a secret society

exist in the real, with your books and art, and your turtlenecks and plaid coats, as a mystery. social media can give too much of you away

host an unceasing bacchanal for you and your pals

I hope this serves as a nice little guide for some of you wanting to get more into the aesthetic! There’s no real right or wrong way to go about it, these are just my suggestions from my own experience and perception of and within the community. 

Enjoy, 

Juniper x

2 years ago

Turn on the sound on the video and listen 👂

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2 years ago
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