11th-Century Astrolabe Helped Muslims, Jews and Christians Tell Time and Read Horoscopes
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A rare Islamic astrolabe discovered in Verona, Italy, reveals how the instrument passed through different countries and cultures
  • rockSlayer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    There are, genuinely, artifacts from the Western world where the religion and culture are also highly relevant to the discovery and attribution. Perhaps in the future, it will be highly relevant to identify the political attribution to an artifact. That’s certainly the case with civilizations that interacted with Rome.