On this day in 1614, John Verdun died aged 63. The Journals show a rubbing of his elaborate tomb at Kilmallock, Co. Limerick: https://bit.ly/verdun1614
New video: "The Homo naledi Controversy! With Jamie Hodgkins and George Leader"
I sat down and chatted about Homo naledi with Jamie (Reviewer #1 for the burial paper at eLife) and George (archaeologist who focuses on Southern African Paleolithic). cc: @archaeodons
☀️ This is the Arch of Orange - it stood on the Via Agrippa to honour legionaries who conquered Gaul, then Tiberius had it renewed to celebrate victories over German tribes. During the Middle Ages, the arch became part of the town wall, which allowed it be exceptionally well preserved. 📸 Own pics.
On this day in 1657, Robert Brown died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballyprior, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/brown1657