1. thinkmexican: 2,000 Year-Old Cave Paintings Found in Guanajuato Mexican archaeologists found some 3,000 cave paintings, some almost 2,000 years old, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. Sources at the institute said that the discoveries were made between August and October 2011, but were not announced until specialists confirmed their antiquity and completed their analyses. The relics came to light through the Rupestral Art Project of the Victoria River Basin – which includes semi-desert regions in the states of Queretaro and Guanajuato – developed by INAH experts and directed by archaeologist Carlos Viramontes. INAH said in a communique Friday that the pictographs were found at 40 rock sites in an arid northeastern area of Guanajuato. It added that the oldest images refer to rites of passage, healing, prayers for rain and mountain worship, and were created by ancient hunter-gatherer societies that occupied the area during the first centuries A.D. These paintings, with yellow, red and black the predominating colors, generally represent human figures with headdresses, robes and shields, as well as some as yet unidentified instruments. Often in hunting and battle scenes they carry bows and arrows. Read More at LAHT Photo: INAH

    thinkmexican:

    2,000 Year-Old Cave Paintings Found in Guanajuato

    Mexican archaeologists found some 3,000 cave paintings, some almost 2,000 years old, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said.

    Sources at the institute said that the discoveries were made between August and October 2011, but were not announced until specialists confirmed their antiquity and completed their analyses.

    The relics came to light through the Rupestral Art Project of the Victoria River Basin – which includes semi-desert regions in the states of Queretaro and Guanajuato – developed by INAH experts and directed by archaeologist Carlos Viramontes.

    INAH said in a communique Friday that the pictographs were found at 40 rock sites in an arid northeastern area of Guanajuato.

    It added that the oldest images refer to rites of passage, healing, prayers for rain and mountain worship, and were created by ancient hunter-gatherer societies that occupied the area during the first centuries A.D.

    These paintings, with yellow, red and black the predominating colors, generally represent human figures with headdresses, robes and shields, as well as some as yet unidentified instruments. Often in hunting and battle scenes they carry bows and arrows.

    Read More at LAHT

    Photo: INAH

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  2. I’m pretty sure, I’ve watched this at least once a day for the past three weeks.  I need to just order a copy of “Dance Dance” already.

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  3. humanthreads: Grinding cochineal to dye wool

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    Grinding cochineal to dye wool

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  4. laborreguitina: readnfight: sexistappeal: [Image: Illustration of three red roses in a glass jar with a black bandana wrapped around it. Handwritten text underneath reads, “I’D RATHER HAVE ROSES ON MY TABLE THAN DIAMONDS ON MY NECK.”] I like it when they both stay in the ground, but. It’s sweet. me likes.  seriously!

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    readnfight:

    sexistappeal:

    [Image: Illustration of three red roses in a glass jar with a black bandana wrapped around it. Handwritten text underneath reads, “I’D RATHER HAVE ROSES ON MY TABLE THAN DIAMONDS ON MY NECK.”]

    I like it when they both stay in the ground, but. It’s sweet.

    me likes. 

    seriously!

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  5. “Originally created in 1937 by a Tsukiji Central Fish Market PR man named Hideo Hasegawa as part of a campaign to promote fish sales, the cards feature light-hearted puns based on the names and appearances of various edible sea-life. Above, a hungry anglerfish stuffs his huge mouth, yari-ika (“spear squid”) and a cuttlefish are compared to their namesakes, and a procession of hotaru-ika (“firefly squid”) light up the night. “ http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/osakana-karuta.html the firefly squid procession is toooo cute!!

    “Originally created in 1937 by a Tsukiji Central Fish Market PR man named Hideo Hasegawa as part of a campaign to promote fish sales, the cards feature light-hearted puns based on the names and appearances of various edible sea-life. Above, a hungry anglerfish stuffs his huge mouth, yari-ika (“spear squid”) and a cuttlefish are compared to their namesakes, and a procession of hotaru-ika (“firefly squid”) light up the night. “

    http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/osakana-karuta.html

    the firefly squid procession is toooo cute!!

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  6. “Boo Hoo” [Linocut, 2000] by Kara Walker.  There’s a print at the San Antonio Museum of Art I love to get lost in…

    “Boo Hoo” [Linocut, 2000] by Kara Walker.  There’s a print at the San Antonio Museum of Art I love to get lost in…

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  7. ba ba ba ba baaaaa! oh Mike Flowers Pops, you’re my wonderwall….

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  8. “Untitled” 1982 by Keith Haring  (Keith’s piece based on Iemanjá in Brazil)

    “Untitled” 1982 by Keith Haring  (Keith’s piece based on Iemanjá in Brazil)

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  9. totrulyexist: Exu - Jean-Michel Basquiat.

    totrulyexist:

    Exu - Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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  10. fun fact: when i was little, i secretly hoped i would grow up to be La O.G. chola herself, Lily Munster

    fun fact: when i was little, i secretly hoped i would grow up to be La O.G. chola herself, Lily Munster

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