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A Recap of AskHistorians 2022-04-09 to 2022-04-15
Popular This Week: You might have clicked too early, so here are the responses to some of the most upvoted questions from the past week:
"I am having a baby next week and I was just reflecting on how women in the past might have felt in the lead up to birth knowing that there was quite a chance they could die. Are there any first hand accounts I could read? Anyone know more about this subject? Thanks.", got some often-heartbreaking responses from /u/DixonReuel, /u/itsallfolklore, /u/RedLeatherWhip and others.
"In one Calvin and Hobbes comic, Calvin imagines he's a future archaeologist trying to discern the purpose of a wire hanger. He imagines it served a religious function or was used for eating. Is there an infamous example in your field of a similar mis-identification of an artifact?", got many fascinating replies from /u/CuriousObjects, /u/Tiako and others.
"How extensive was the purposeful destruction of foodstuffs during the Great Depression? Steinbeck paints a very severe picture.", response by /u/indyobserver
"In the 19th century, it was normal for American men to display affection by holding hands or sitting on each others' laps. Lincoln even reportedly broke off his marriage due to fear of losing a male friend. All these acts are now considered highly taboo for straight men. Why did this change happen?", response by /u/PartyMoses
"The multiocular O appears in only a single Old Church Slavonic phrase, “серафими мн҄оꙮ҄читїи҄” (many-eyed seraphim), in a single copy of Psalms from 1429. Why is it considered historically important enough for Unicode inclusion when it just looks like the result of an old monk adding artistic flair?", response by /u/jbdyer
Things You Probably Missed: Great stuff flies under the radar every week! Here is a selection of responses the Mod Team enjoyed, but didn't get the attention they deserved:
"So we have no evidence of any sort of pagan Ostara celebration?", response by /u/KiwiHellenist
"What's the oldest god(s) we know of and is there a traceable lineage to more modern deities?", response by /u/Spencer_A_McDaniel
"What was the ancient Persian relationship with other Iranian/Aryan peoples?", response by /u/Trevor_Culley
"Were there (or still exist presently) the "rat-holes" as described by Victor Hugo in "Notre Dame de Paris?"", response by /u/gerardmenfin
"Is there proof that Tamil is the oldest language in the world??", response by /u/jelvinjs7
Still Looking for an Answer: Sometimes great questions don't get answered. Yet. Maybe you have the chops to give these the answer they deserve though?
Features You Might Have Missed:
2022-04-12: "Tuesday Trivia: Christianity"
2022-04-12: Monday Methods – Black Death Scholarship and the Nightmare of Medical History with /u/J-Force
As always, don't forget to say "Hi" in Today's Friday Free-for-All
Features Coming Up:
2022-04-11: Our next weekly theme is: Music!
2022-06-03: AMA with Dr. Luke Reynolds, author of the upcoming book "Who Owned Waterloo? Battle, Memory, and Myth in British History, 1815-1852"
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