Worldbuilding Wednesday - Ephesus, Bronze Age Burial, & Satellite Images

Over on arts-entertainment.bgnnews.com, the recent "Discovery of amulet reveals Ephesus millennia older than previously thought."  Find out more here.

Also, on siberiantimes.com, they revealed "Builders in Omsk stumble across Bronze Age burial site" here.

Finally, on citylab.com, they shared "Mighty and Ominous Satellite Images of the Human Condition" here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Siege Machines, Lubrication, & Robotics

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Medieval Siege Machines: The Bellifortis by Conrad Keyser" here.

Also, check out "Friction and Lubrication in Medieval Europe: The Emergence of Olive Oil as a Superior Agent" here.

Finally, have a look at "Renaissance Robotics: Leonardo da Vinci’s Lost Knight and Enlivened Materiality" here.

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RPG Media Monday - & Magazine #12, Archaeology, & Medieval Tales

Over on and-mag.com, & Magazine #12 has been released earlier this month here.

Also, on tor.com, they discuss "Getting the Archaeology Right in Fantasy Fiction" here.

Finally, on medievalists.net, they list "Five Medieval Tales Too Good to be True" here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Dancing, Dancing, & Math

Three from the Medievalists.net website this week with the first being the question, "How did medieval people dance?"  Find out here.

Also, they go a little further with "Ecstatic Dance: Medieval Dansomania and the Love Parade in Berlin, 1996."  Learn more here.

Finally, we'll take a turn toward "Teaching Math in the Middle Ages" here.

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Saturday in Space - Mars Winter, Ice, & Mystery

Over on nasa.gov, they tell us that the "Opportunity Mars Rover Preparing for Active Winter" here.

Also, on space.com, they discuss the "Gigantic Ice Slab Found on Mars Just Below the Planet's Surface" here.

Finally, on independent.co.uk, they report that "'Mars mystery solved': NASA prompts speculation with promise of major announcement."  Find out more here.

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Deadly Fungus, Cloned Tree, & Best Poop

Three from smithsonianmag.com with the first being "A Deadly Fungus is Eating the Scales off Snakes in the Eastern U.S."  More info is here.

Also, a "70-Year-Old Tree Cut Down in NYC Will be Cloned and Planted Again."  Learn more here.

Finally, "Here Are The Animals That Are the Best at Pretending to Be Poop."  That's right, here.

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Historical Thursday - Bede's Skull, LEGO History, & History's History

Three from the Medievalists'net this week with the first being news a "Cast of Bede’s skull rediscovered" here.

Also, find out about "Using LEGO to show the history of medieval England" here.

Finally, learn about the movement to capture medieval architecture 200 years ago and see some the images used to, in turn, capture the public's attention here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Romans, Greeks, & Dinosaurs

Over on historyoftheancientworld.com, they feature an article on "The City in Decline: Rome in Late Antiquity."  Learn more here.

Also, on livescience.com, they proffer "300-Year Drought Was Downfall of Ancient Greece" here.

Finally, on smithsonianmag.com, they ask "What Killed the Dinosaurs in Utah's Giant Jurassic Death Pit?"  Find out more here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Copper, Silver, & Gold

Three from Archaeology.org this week with the first being about a copper awl found in an "ancient village in the Jordan Valley."  The object dates "between 5200 and 4600 B.C." and "is believed to be the oldest metal object yet unearthed in the Middle East."  Find out more here.

Also, "scientists recently examined a silver ring holding a gem engraved with the word “Allah” that was discovered in a Viking-era woman’s grave by Swedish archaeologists in the late nineteenth century."  Learn more here.

Finally, "researchers think children may have been responsible for embellishing the finely decorated weapons and jewelry discovered in the early nineteenth century at the Bush Barrow burial mound near Stonehenge."  Discover more here.

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RPG Media Monday - Bastard Executioner, Fictional Swords, & Dungeon Crawl Video

Over on medievalists.net, they share a "Review [of] The Bastard Executioner: Pilot, Parts 1 and 2" here.

Also, on geekxgirls.com, they look at "10 of the Most Iconic Swords in Fiction" here.

Finally, on the gerald dermenjian YouTube channel, he shares a number of videos (click on his channel name) he is making to highlight some fun in dungeon crawling.  Enjoy!

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Setting & Society Sunday - Pet Care, Public Toilets, & Drinking Water

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages" here.

Also, learn a little something about "Public Toilets in the Middle Ages" here.

Finally, they ask the question, "Did people drink water in the Middle Ages?"  Find out more here.

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Saturday in Space - Red Dragon, Black Holes, & Solar System

Over on space.com, they herald "'Red Dragon' Mars Sample-Return Mission Could Launch by 2022" here.

Also, on nasa.gov, the "Funky Light Signal From Colliding Black Holes Explained" here.

Finally, on engadget.com, check out "To scale Solar System model built across seven miles of Nevada desert" here.

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Ancient Cat, Methuselah Palm, & the First Chicken Dinner

Over on discovery.com, they tell us "2000-Year-Old Cat Paw Prints Discovered on Tile" here.

Also, on nationalgeographic.com, dates are in the offing for the ten-year-old "Methuselah" Palm Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed."  Learn more here.

Finally, on smithsonianmag.com, they ask the question, "Who Were the First People to Eat Chickens?"  Find out here.

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Historical Thursday - Byzantine Military Advice, Italian Maxims, & Medieval Wisdom

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Byzantine Military Advice" here.

Also, check out "Some Wise Advice from Francesco Guicciardini" here.

Finally, dig into the "Wit and Wisdom from Medieval Monarchs" here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Death Pit, Medieval Skeleton, & Naledi

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they ask "What Killed the Dinosaurs in Utah's Giant Jurassic Death Pit?"  Find out more here.

Also, on io9.com, check out the "Medieval Skeleton Found Dangling From the Roots of a Fallen Tree" here.

Finally, on bbc.com, there's been a "New human-like species discovered in S Africa."  Learn more here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Treasure, Lembas, & Sun Quenching

Over on boingboing.net, they herald how "Treasure hunters find $1 million in 1715 shipwreck" here.

Also, on popsci.com, "Scientists Calculate Calories Needed To Walk To Mordor" here.

Finally, on the Fraser Cain YouTube channel, he discusses "How Much Water Would Extinguish The Sun?"  Enjoy!

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RPG Media Monday - Tolkien, Burroughs, & Monsters

Over on medievalists.net, they expound on "Teaching Tolkien’s Translations of Medieval Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo and Pearl."  Learn more here.

Also, on io9.com, they ask "Why does Edgar Rice Burroughs still matter?"  Find out here.

Finally, on podbean.com, Roll Initiative looks at "6 Underused and Underrated Dungeon Monsters" here.

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