Certe fotografie passano davvero alla storia, grazie all’enorme bagaglio di ricordi che serbano dentro di loro.
Abbiamo scelto alcune immagini davvero interessanti, che mostrano alcune curiose vicende del passato.
1 Un kabuto (elmo) da samurai del 18° secolo.
Samurai helmet with elaborate decoration of gilded wood in shape of octopus, Edo period (1603-1868), Japan, end of 18th century.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/WBkWHwQJV9
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 29, 2021
2 Quest’uomo ha realizzato un ecosistema in miniatura, totalmente indipendente. Non lo innaffia da 40 anni.
This miniature ecosystem has been thriving in an almost completely isolated state for more than forty years. It has been watered just once in that time.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/7V8VQPzUXl
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) October 20, 2021
3 21 Questa bottiglietta piena di olio di oliva ha ben 2.000 anni alle spalle ed è ancora sigillata.
A 2000-year-old olive oil bottle found in Pompeii. A glass bottle that still contains oil and has survived to the present day.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/WaKEXm0xRh
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 12, 2021
4 Questa è la cappella di pellegrinaggio di Maria di Lourdes. Era una meta per le suppliche delle persone, che chiedevano alla Santa Vergine la fine delle epidemie.
Pilgrimage chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes in Modlivý důl valley, village of Svojkov, Czech Republic.
Village of Slavonic origin was found by Mr. Svojek in 12th century.📸 : Jan Řehák #archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/58KG8g1XXR
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 29, 2021
5 In questa particolare Bibbia di Francesco Morozini, doge di Venezia del 1600, era nascosta una pistola per la difesa personale.
A gun hidden within a bible, made for Francesco Morozini, Doge of Venice (1619-1694). The owner of the bible could pull the silk bookmark to shoot while the book was still closed. Now on display at the Museo Correr in Venice, Italy.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/c7OT9tlkn2
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 14, 2021
6 Un anello egizio che risale agli anni tra il 1085 – 664 a.C.
Ancient egyptian gold finger-ring with cat, 1070 – 712 BC.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/qMfTF9jEoX
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 27, 2021
7 Un mosaico molto realistico realizzato da Gary Drostle, un artista britannico contemporaneo.
A highly used example of shadows in a mosaic, Gary Drostle's Koi Fish mosaic "Fishpond" used both types with a striking effect. Shadows in this design are used to give fish shape and realism, while 'shadow shadows' are used to connect them to the lake. pic.twitter.com/7TarRM1vAz
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 3, 2021
8 Il sigillo trovato sulla tomba di Tutankhamon. Venne aperto nel 1923, ovvero tremila anni dopo la sua sepoltura.
The seal of Tutankhamun's tomb before it was opened in 1923, it was unbroken for over 3000 years.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/qLjx2YflL4
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 17, 2021
9 Il castello abbandonato di Dracula a Brana.
The Dracula’s Castle Abandoned, Romania photo taken in 1920.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/5akm3K2epv
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 7, 2021
10 Un teschio ritrovato ad Agios Nikolaos a Creta. Apparteneva ad un atleta e pertanto era incoronato con delle foglie dorate.
Skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath from Agios Nikolaos, Crete, of the Hellenistic period. The flesh melted with time, but the wreath stuck and remained on the skull.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/DHzNgK7KBf
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) October 23, 2021
11 La grotta di Prohodna in Bulgaria e i suoi famosi “Occhi di Dio”.
The eyes of God.
Prohodna Cave – Bulgaria.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/NACpaLpjPj— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) October 23, 2021
12 Nel Mosè di Michelangelo si possono notare dei particolari sbalorditivi, come ad esempio un piccolo muscolo che è realmente percepibile soltanto quando si solleva il mignolo… proprio come fa la figura della statua.
Michelangelo's Moses is a marble sculpture made in 1513–15. One of many details of this masterpiece is one very small muscle in forearms that contracts only when lifting pinky, otherwise it is invisible. Moses is lifting pinky, therefore that tiny muscle is contracted. pic.twitter.com/lnJCeL0Ylz
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 20, 2021
13 Degli stranissimi guanti da battaglia di un guerriero persiano del XVI secolo.
Persian Warrior Gloves, possibly from Safavid Dynasty around 1500s.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/YVrvGJsfXH
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) October 18, 2021
14 Un certificato di nascita sumero risalente al 2.000 a.C.
This small piece written in cuneiform script represents details of birth certificate of a child in Sumerian era. This identifies gender of newborn and name of parents, in addition to a footprint of child made of clay that represents a silent imprint of his foot, dated 2000 BC. pic.twitter.com/rS1H16zZtX
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 1, 2021
15 Come sarebbe apparso il Colosso di Rodi. Una delle meraviglie del mondo dell’epoca antica, distrutto da un terremoto nel 227/226 a.C.
This is the artistic recreation of the statue of the Colossus of Rhodes, built on the island of Rhodes (Greece) and destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC, it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/rf9QMd5mhN
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) December 13, 2021
16 Durante la rivoluzione industriale, alcune persone avevano il compito di svegliarne altre, bussando alle loro finestre con una mazza, un bastone o usando degli oggetti particolari.
Knocker-up, sometimes known as a knocker-upper, was a profession in Britain and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable. A knocker-up’s job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get to work on time. from Damnthatsinteresting
17 I disegni della Luna, realizzati da Galileo Galilei nel 1609.
The first ever drawing of the moon by Galileo Galilei after viewing it through his telescope in 1609 CE.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/fcOPNfiYz3
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 22, 2021
18 Le meravigliose terme romane di Khenchela, in Algeria. Nonostante abbiano 2.000 anni sono ancora utilizzate.
A Roman bathhouse still in use after 2000 years in Khenchela, Algeria. #archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/yhY3T1Biti
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) October 20, 2021
19 Il modellino della città di Bologna del periodo medievale. All’epoca vi erano ben 180 torri a troneggiare sulla città.
Manhattan of the Middle Ages.
The Italian city of Bologna had 180 towers by AD 1200. The tallest, 320 (97 meters) feet high, still stands and was completed in AD 1119.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/vZuDcZaBjW
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 28, 2021
20 Questo treno americano era il Mercury. Tra gli anni ’30 e ’50 ha trasportato tantissimi passeggeri, ad una velocità di 160 Km/h. Ancora oggi sembra un veicolo fantascientifico.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRAIN IN THE WORLD THE MERCURY IN CHICAGO STATION IN 1936.#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/jCB2SxtXkf
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 5, 2021
21 Nel 1864 un gruppo di samurai si recò in visita in Egitto.
In 1864 group of Samurai went on a tourist tour in Egypt and took a photo in front of Sphinx.
© Historic Photographs#archaeohistories pic.twitter.com/q3811RqQWV
— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) November 28, 2021