David Picker-Kille
@dpickerk.bsky.social
PhD Student in Classical Archaeology at FSU • Roman Archaeology & History Nerd • Star Wars Nerd • Probably Other Types of Nerd
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Reposted by David Picker-Kille
Traveling in #Roman times: For #ReliefWednesday a relief depicting a carruca, a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses. Using a carruca was a rather comfortable way of travelling: the carriage body was suspended on leather straps - a kind of shock absorber. 🧵1/2
🏺#archaeology
🏺#archaeology
June 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Traveling in #Roman times: For #ReliefWednesday a relief depicting a carruca, a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses. Using a carruca was a rather comfortable way of travelling: the carriage body was suspended on leather straps - a kind of shock absorber. 🧵1/2
🏺#archaeology
🏺#archaeology
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(I had to double check that it wasn't yet April 1...I've been burned before...)
(I had to double check that it wasn't yet April 1...I've been burned before...)
Longest Known Inscription in the Undeciphered Linear A Script of Minoan civilization, Found on an Ivory Scepter in Knossos
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Longest Known Inscription in the Undeciphered Linear A Script of Minoan civilization, Found on an Ivory Scepter in Knossos
A team of archaeologists has discovered in Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete, the longest Linear A inscription found to date. The script appears on a circular ivory object with an attached handle,...
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March 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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(I had to double check that it wasn't yet April 1...I've been burned before...)
(I had to double check that it wasn't yet April 1...I've been burned before...)
To inaugurate my new account here, here is an old Twitter post that I will continue to repost every holiday season until it gets the attention it deserves
December 1, 2024 at 11:37 PM
To inaugurate my new account here, here is an old Twitter post that I will continue to repost every holiday season until it gets the attention it deserves