Blah, bluh, glub, and other absurdities I come across in my internet meanderings.
- me: just bc tumblr likes all the same bizarro crap u do doesnt mean its ur soul mate
- jayseman: bitch it might be
My favorite sea monster, Rondelet’s “Scolopendre cetacée” from his 1558 L’Histoire Entière des Poissons. Rondelet claimed to have an eyewitness illustration, so it’s curious his portrait is in the same style as his other cetaceans. It was also inspired by 3rd Century tales of a similar beast from Claudius Aelianus.
Another version from Rondelet’s 1554 Libri de piscibus marinis, or more accurately a version by Alika Watteau from Bernard Heuvelmans’ 1968 In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents. On the basis of old myths and sketchy anecdotes, Heuvelmans resurrected the concept of the “cetacean centipede” — now a surviving armored basilosaurid — but it never really caught on.
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A Proposed Osteological Method for the Estimation of Pubertal Stage in Human Skeletal Remains
- by Fiona Shapland* and Mary E. Lewis
“Puberty forms an important threshold between childhood and adulthood, but this subject has received little attention in bioarchaeology. The new application of clinical methods to assess pubertal stage in adolescent skeletal remains is explored, concentrating on the development of the mandibular canine, hamate, hand phalanges, iliac crest and distal radius. Initial results from the medieval cemetery of St. Peter’s Church, Barton-upon-Humber, England suggest that application of these methods may provide insights into aspects of adolescent development. This analysis indicates that adolescents from this medieval site were entering the pubertal growth spurt at a similar age to their modern counterparts, but that the later stages of pubertal maturation were being significantly delayed, perhaps due to environmental stress. Continued testing and refinement of these methods on living adolescents is still necessary to improve our understanding of their significance and accuracy in predicting pubertal stages” (read more/not open access).
(Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, in press 2013)
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ahh what a cute episode
i dont want to stop drawing PB in this outfit ever
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that night, when they met each other
SHERLOCK and JOHN in many shapes and forms! My personal favorite is them as table lamps. Part of my contribution for 7 Patch Problem Artbook.
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- Haircutter: What are you reading there?
- Me: *shows cover of Will Grayson, Will Grayson*
- Haircutter: Oh, what's it about?
- Me: Depressed high school kids
- Haircutter: Oh, do you work with kids?
- Me: ...no
- Haircutter: ...
