Sarah Barra's Blog, page 28
September 2, 2014
Better Identification of Viking Corpses Reveals: Half of the Warriors Were Female | Tor.com
Re-identification of Viking corpses has revealed that half of their warriors were female.
"Researchers at the University of Western Australia decided to revamp the way they studied Viking remains. Previously, researchers had misidentified skeletons as male simply because they were buried with their swords and shields. (Female remains were identified by their oval brooches, and not much else.) By studying osteological signs of gender within the bones themselves, researchers discovered that approximately half of the remains were actually female warriors, given a proper burial with their weapons.”
Women have always fought. We have always been there, ‘contributing to history’. Our own, modern sexism contributes to the erasure of it.
(Bolding mine)
yooo
September 1, 2014
When you tell your friend you don't like something they really love
Ravenclaw: Okay but why. No seriously we're going to analyze this
Hufflepuff: Aww, I was hoping we could enjoy it together...well, I guess you've got the right to your own tastes!
Slytherin: Good. More for me.
books-and-cookies:
Books keep me sane, books help me escape. Books are more precious to me than...
Books keep me sane, books help me escape. Books are more precious to me than anything else.
"Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? Probably."
- Clint Barton, generally. (via incorrectaosquotes)
August 31, 2014
me: *owns 264 unread books*
me: *buys 17 new books*
me: *rereads harry potter*
