#ancient crypts

[0hmanit]

When you think about it the memory crypts by concept alone are like a graveyard, and the cabinet beasts are like some kind of tombstones. Lifeless tissues manipulated to contain the memories and experiences of beings far gone, in ways that we are unable to fathom. Well the last time I checked graveyards didn't have giant scissor birds protecting large plant like beings with the qualia of the deceased, stuck in cabinets. But there is still a comparison to make, like graveyards the memory crypts are a grim and dark mark on the world, a constant reminder that even the cycle is not eternal, since the ones once roamed the world found a way to depart from it, leaving stories and memories never to be experienced again, inserted into bio-engineered tissues purposed to this and this alone. Perhaps the cabinet beasts vividly dream of it, the same life over and over again, but I highly doubt it. They are like the physical bodies of those who ascended in a poetic way, since while ascending there isn't a body left behind, but their earthly possessions are. Maybe it was their way to store memories of specific individuals, knowing well after ascending that only their superstructures and the leftovers of their civilization will be left, a general look on their culture and accomplishments as a civilization but not enough detailed about their day to day lives. So they left physical traces that are even not part of their own, with the memories of faceless individuals, in hope to bring their memories to rest but not entirely forgotten, placed in grey boxes scattered around, like tombstones. Buried under the shadows casted by one of their greatest achievements, where they used to live before.

#rain world #text #I wish more people talked about this #I think it's a great implication of how the ancients valued life itself even when they found a way to surpass it #or how the videocult scholars like to call them the “noble benefactors” #I think storing the qualia of once living individuals is very important to them #since the entire purpose of the miros birds is to protect the memory crypts #It shows how their opinions about the concept of ascension were split in their own societies #And there is also the echos who didn't quite leave didn't quite stay

[monstermoviedean]

this is the kind of thing i wish they'd picked up again in me2/me3 because me1 drops all these hints about past cycles that never come up again (with the exception of the leviathan, which barely counts because it's in a dlc). these all could have been clues to stopping the cycle but! they never went anywhere meaningful with them!

#there's another planet with superstructures that disappear when observed and another with crypts from ancient civilizations #the great rift planet hit by an indescribably massive weapon #HAESTROM'S SUN #ugh. ugh. it kills me. it kills me that instead they prioritized multiplayer and mass reaper slaughter #mass effect

[ancientorigins]

Excavations at Exeter Cathedral have uncovered a previously unknown of medieval crypt with VIP remains including the nephew of William the Conqueror, England’s first Norman king.

#Exeter #cathedral #crypt #tombs #bishop #restoration #William the Conqueror #ancient #history #ancient origins

[hq92]

Something else I just realized.

In the Teen Titans episode "How Long Is Forever?" Starfire gets sent 20 years into the future and discovers that her friends lives have all fallen apart without her. (Nightwing's thriving luxurious hair excluded of course)

I think that specific episode debuted in January of '04 or something, but going off the assumption that the show takes place in 2003/2004, 20 years later would place Starfire...now.

2023/2024 is the time of the bad future, we're here guys 💀

#teen titans #teen titans 2003 #starfire #robin #cyborg #beast boy #raven #nightwing #how long is forever #rekmas #bad future #20 years later #2003 #2004 #2023 #2024 #i'm ancient now please put me in my crypt

[justblaterando]

The one that spent the longest time at Regulus’s grave was Narcissa.

#she visited multiple times a year #even once a month in the worst periods #she told all her emotions secrets mondane activities to the empty grave #it became her confidant as once was it’s owner #I imagine she used this visits to do a general upkeep of the family crypt as well #narcissa malfoy #narcissa black #regulus black #hp #the noble house of black #the noble and most ancient house of black #the black family

[blueiskewl]

The Grave of a ‘Female Vampire’ Found in Poland

The skeleton of what archaeologists believe may have been a 17th-century female vampire has been discovered near Bydgoszcz.

The team of researchers from the Nicholas Copernicus University in Toruń found that the body in the village of Pień had a sickle placed over its neck, which they say would have been to prevent her from returning to mortality, and a padlock on the big toe of her left foot.

According to expedition member Magdalena Zagrodzka, the find is a first for Poland. “This is a unique find. There has never been anything like it before,” she said.

Unfortunates labelled as witches or vampires have since time immemorial been feared even after apparent death. People have gone to extreme lengths to prevent them from returning from the grave.

Professor Dariusz Poliński, who headed the team said that this example of anti-witchcraft practice was unusual.

He said: "Ways to protect against the return of the dead include cutting off the head or legs, placing the deceased face down to bite into the ground, burning them, and smashing them with a stone.”

However, in this case, another method, a sickle placed across the neck, previously unknown on Polish soil, was used.

“It was not laid flat but placed on the neck in such a way that if the deceased had tried to get up most likely the head would have been cut off or injured,” explained Professor Poliński.

There was another object in the grave, a closed padlock on the big toe of the left foot.

According to Professor Poliński, “This symbolizes the closing of a stage and the impossibility of returning.”

Archaeologists said the way that the woman was buried was also unusual as she was buried with great care, which they pointed out is surprising for classical anti-vampiric practices.

On her head was a cap made of silk, very expensive in the 17th century, which the archaeologists say indicates high social status.

A further feature that commands attention is the woman’s protruding front tooth. This has led to speculation that her non-standard appearance may have led superstitious locals in the 17th century to brand her a witch or vampire.

Archaeologists first explored the site near Bydgoszcz in 2005-2009, when they discovered early medieval graves with high-value grave goods including silver jewellery, semi-precious stones from a necklace, a bronze bowl and fragments of silk clothing.

They returned this year hoping to find more. When they failed to do so, they turned their attention to a nearby 17th-century cemetery, which had been damaged by agriculture.

The archaeologists inspected the most endangered section. It was during this work that they came across the sensational grave, which they immediately recognised as an anti-vampiric burial.

Though this is the first case in Poland of anti-vampire burial using a sickle across the neck, many other suspected vampires have been discovered.

A whole series of skeletons with severed heads were found under Rynek Główny in Kraków in 2008.

In 2014 in Kamień Pomorskie, a body was discovered with a piece of a brick forcefully put into his mouth so that all his upper teeth were knocked out. His leg was also drilled so that he would not rise from his grave.

The unearthed remains from Pień have been taken to Toruń, where they will undergo a detailed examination.

By Stuart Dowell.

#The Grave of a ‘Female Vampire’ Found in Poland #vampire #female vampire #17th-century female vampire #witches #witchcraft #archeology #archeolgst #ancient artifacts #grave #tomb #crypt #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #the evil dead #the evil within

[x1702x]

Decided to mess around and post my coin collection (27 in total):

(LONG POST)

Here's the Euros Ive got:

And then the other currencies! (Decorative souvenir coins from France, Kroner, Liras, Francs, Dirham, East Caribbean cents, Modern Drachmae and Ancient Drachmae):

My favorites include:

10 cents (2006) with the face of Venus (Italy)

1 Euro (2010) with the owl of Athena (Greece)

1 Euro (2009) with the vitruvian man (Italy)

2 Euro (2002) with the rape of Europa (Greece)

500 Liras (1987) with the face of Hermes (Italy)

100 drachmae (1990) with the face of a horned Alexander the great (Greece)

Decorative Notre Dame coin (2006)

5 cents (1984) with a curious flower-like shape (East caribbean states)

Regards the ancient drachmae, they are Emporion drachmae (3rd century replica) I bought at the Archeological musem, here's the actual coin:

These were brought to Spain by greek traders to the city of Genova, Mallorca. The 1990 drachmae is honestly the best of the bunch, the engraving of the face is very visible and well kept except for a green paint stain and some scratches:

"Μεγασ Αλεξανδροσ, Βασιλευσ Μακεδονων" (Megas Alexandros, Vasilefs Makedonon) Transl. Alexander The Great, Macedonian king (If anyone who speaks greek is seeing this and I got the translation wrong IM SO SORRY grr i can understand it to a CERTAIN but LOW level)

In total I have:

11,75 euros

5 kroner

600 Liras

2 Francs

50 dirham

5 East caribbean cents

102 drachmae (Counting the older coins just by the amount i got, although im sure the value of the older drachmae would make this number less exact)

If anyone's curious the decorative coins are from the Paris Opera and Notre Dame! :) I got the opera coin because I am a huge nerd of both classic opera and The Phantom of The Opera sooo :P! I keep them in a bag so far because I need to get a proper place to put them in, lets hope I find more silly coins to add! I almost got some roman Denarians with Caesar engravings (There was one with Hadrian) but they were abysmally expensive (The Drachmae cost 6 euros something something each, which I dont blame them, its literal SILVER. And the denarians were gold, but of course they aren't legitimately 100% gold, of course, it's a mismash of metal.) There were other coins such as golden spanish escudos from the middle ages who were 7 each, they were HUGE.

#I just really like coins guys im normal about them #I got the ancient drachmae from a museum it was awesome #they are made of silver #the crypt opens once again

[st-louis]

"i remember the song 'the orange the black.' like, [singing] the orange and the black. that one. i remember that. i remember--i don't know if they still do it, like the PECO power play. i don't know why i always remembered that. i remember mike richards. he was definitely my favorite player. i love his game. he was gritty and got the job done."

-- cole knuble, the son of former flyer mike knuble, the flyers' 103rd pick, on learning to skate at voorhees and what he remembers from philly

#the thing about mike richards made me emo because knuble's last year in philly was the year richards was made captain #and cole was FOUR #do you ever want to feel fucking ANCIENT. LIKE THE CRYPT KEEPER #cole knuble #mike knuble #flyers #a.gif

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

i was at a wedding over the weekend and chatting with a girl definitely in her 20s with a job and alcohol and adulthood and everything and she told me she doesn’t like the wobble because it reminds her of her middle school dances

#i'm the crypt keeper i'm ancient #the wobble didn't even come out til i was in college

[cowboyscrypt]

grips pencil. feeling a way gonna finish my jam piece from 30 million years ago

#dusting off old mdp files like its an ancient relic #-- tim #cowboy's crypt

[hotguyswithcats]

Ancient Crypt, Lazio, Italy

#Ancient Crypt Lazio Italy

[shrawfrog]

Black and White Tuesday: Worcester Cathedral Crypt.

The Crypt in Worcester Cathedral; while the rest of the Christmas Relatives shuffled through the cloisters admiring the sponsored Christmas trees, I escaped into the crypt, down a set of narrow stairs against the one way system and managed to snatch a moment alone in the beautiful chapel in the Crypt of the Cathedral. I suspect its very old, glass slides strategically stuck to the walls monitors…

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#Ancient #B&W Tuesday #Crypt #Worcester Cathedral

[ancientorigins]

Repton, Derbyshire is home to one of the most important Viking Burial sites in England. But its history stretches back even further, all the way to the 7th century.

#Viking #Derbyshire #Crypt #Mercia #Raid #ancient #history #ancient origins

[leahazel]

underrated explanation for why dungeons exist in rpg unuverses and where they come from: god adding enrichment to your enclosure

#ancients tombs and crypts and the like #how are they a renewable resource? #where did all that gold and cheese and whatnot come from? #surely it should all have been looted centuries ago #forbidden forests and unreachable mountains etc. #are simply dungeon nurseries #where young dungeons grow to maturity

[suparhythm]

A Cold, Warm Touch

Hello there poetry fan. Check this one out.

In the heart of ancient Transylvania, where shadows danced and secrets whispered, there dwelled two vampires, their souls entwined in a love that defied the mortal realm. Elijah, a creature of the night with eyes like smoldering coals, his touch as cold as the grave yet burning with an eternal fire, and Seraphina, a siren of the night with hair like silken strands cascading down her ivory back,…

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#a paradox of darkness and beauty #a symphony of lust #born in the depths of ancient crypts where shadows softly crept #Elijah and Seraphina #Passionate Kisses #The Moonlight #their hearts entwined in an eternal embrace beneath the pale moonlight #Their love was a forbidden bloom #their souls entwined in a love that defied the mortal realm #Vampires

[blueiskewl]

Crews Open Historic Tombs in Crypt of Boston's Old North Church

Boston’s Old North Church’s underground crypt is undergoing a years long restoration and renovation project.

“There are 37 tombs down here that were in use from 1732 through 1860,” Nikki Stewart, executive director of Old North Illuminated, said.

Of those 37 tombs, 16 have their original doors. Those are being removed, then temporarily replaced, while the originals are sent out to be restored. Next, the archeologists will get a look inside the tombs for the first time in hundreds of years.

“We don't want to disrupt any burials. We want to be as respectful as possible,” funerary archeologist Jane Rousseau said.

That means just getting a site survey to keep a record of what and who is behind each door.

“These are early residents of the North End, early parishioners of Christ Church,” Rousseau said. “We've seen some evidence of clothing, possible burial garments.”

Meanwhile, contractors coordinating with the National Park Service are making critical upgrades while maintaining the historical integrity of the crypt.

Soon, the crypt will be restored, renovated and made handicap accessible, so the public can return to understand the rich history within the walls.

“There are a lot of interesting stories associated with the crypt, so for visitors who come down and take a tour, it's a really great experience,” Stewart said.

Once the doors are restored and returned to the crypt, they hope to open it back up to the public for tours in July.

#Crews Open Historic Tombs in Crypt of Boston's Old North Church #tomb #grave #crypt #archeology #archeolgst #ancient artifacts #history #history news #ancient history #new england