LH - DARK HISTORY

Of Sea Slugs and Spirituality

On September 3, 2014 by Stuart Rathbone

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As part of being an archaeologist I have to read a tremendous amount of books and scholarly journals, on a huge range of topics, relating to past societies and their ethnographic parallels. Whilst...

American State Flags: Best Of The Best

On August 30, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I’m a fan of flags, but I don’t know much about them though to be honest. I enjoy flags in a childlike, “oooh look at the shapes and colours” sort of a way. I...

Hollow Earth Theory: What’s All That About?

On August 30, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Hollow earth theory is sort of similar to the flat earth theory. It was very popular back in the olden days but has since been filed in the drawer marked “Nah… probably not”....

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival 2014 – Incongruous Photos

On August 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

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It’s that time of the year again folks; the event of the season has been and gone and the photos have been collated. If you’ve not witnessed the festivities yourself, Herstmonceux Medieval Festival is...

Mega Penguin: Tallest Penguin Unearthed

On August 17, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Paleontology doesn’t get reported in the media much unless they find the biggest or weirdest or most frightening thing EVER. And that’s what’s happened here. Recent discoveries in the frozen South have found the...

The Paintings of Emperor Huizong of Song

On August 12, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Emperor Huizong was the 8th emperor of the Song Dynasty and was a dab hand with a paintbrush. Born in 1082 Huizong was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong and reigned from 1100-1126....

Hip-Hop Vs Pre-16th Century Art

On August 7, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I came across this selection of images yesterday and, for some reason, I can’t stop thinking about them. They’ were slipped together by @ceciliaazcarate of M&C Saatchi NY and, for me, they’re simply spellbinding....

Sole Survivors Of Airline Crashes

On August 4, 2014 by Tim Newman

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If the plane you’re on is high in the sky and starts to descend at a rapid rate of knots, you know you’re in trouble. It’s rare, but it happens. Of course people...

Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China

On July 31, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I thought multi-winged body designs were the domain of insects alone. I was wrong. A four-winged species found in China recently is just the last in a long line of more than 300 four-winged...

Anton Ginzburg: Hyperborea

On July 31, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Anton Ginzburg (born 1974) is a St Petersburg born artist who has lived and worked in New York since 1990. He’s a sculptor and photographer and has shown his works in Venice, Tokyo, Russia and the...

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