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I'm reading "When Women Ruled the World- Six Queens of Egypt" by Kara Cooney.

What are some good biographies about the Egyptian queens (specifically Hatshepsut)?

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It is in an arid environment that more than likely has dust storms and being abandoned for thousands of years will lead to it being covered up.

Always wild to think about how an entire building important enough to have a mosaic floor of that quality was built there and eventually disappeared under 8 ft of earth. Like, how?

Any recommendations for a book on the history of Genoa?

I wouldn't say it's a history source, though one can see a good deal of early 20th century xenophobia and racism (and occasionally sexism) in his works, The Shadow over Innsmouth and At the Mountains of Madness are good for this, particularly if one's reading the annotated version.

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And yes, I will say that if one looks at the works past his disgust for people who weren't WASPs, there was still interesting stuff in there that would be a major influence on later horror, as well as societal fears about technology and what scientific discoveries meant for views of humanity. Just not one to read uncritically.

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I'd love to see this up close and personal.

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The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade by Benjamin Smith. Traces the history of the drug trade back through the Mexican revolution through current day trends. Interesting analysis on the market and the nature of the associated violence.

I am not an expert but I suspect it is due partly to the iconoclasm periods, where religious art was actively destroyed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Iconoclasm?wprov=sfla1

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I recently read The Gates of Europe by Serhii Plokhy - I felt it gave me a good understanding of the true history of Ukraine as opposed to the drivel that has been concocted over the years by Russia in an attempt to claim Ukraines long rich history as their own.

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Within 1 week of those photos emerging back in 2017, they were disproven

evil eye always fascinated me. How it’s has transcended cultures and ages like the great flood myth

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This article is mostly about gorgons, not eyes (nothing wrong with that of course). I’ve been tickled by the extreme presence of ‘the evil eye’ in the parts of Turkey and Greece I’ve visited, the damn thing is everywhere, from handbags to paving tiles.

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