Historical Thursday - Henge in Kent

A new site that is being compared to Stonehenge has been discovered in Kent.  Who will be the first to write a story or adventure surrounding what is uncovered or what odd things happen around the area as they start to dig deeper?  I'd go with things getting stranger and stranger as they begin a reconstruction project.  That is, they decide to try and put stones in where they do not now exist, based on some evidence of where they were and what Stonehenge is like.  In the process, and as each stone is added, some odd occurrence, increasingly disturbing, begins to happen to those involved in the project.  But is the source of the mystery mystical, coincidental, or opportunistic?  Read more here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Temple of Artemis Excavations

A new article over on archaeology.org heralds the re-opening of excavations at the site of the Temple of Artemis in the ancient city of Ephesus.  It's been two decades since the last dig and with recent drought conditions, archaeologists hope to progress quickly and go deeper than would normally be expected in a typical dig season.  See more here.

The Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  The three temples built, destroyed by flood, rebuilt, destroyed by fire, and rebuilt again on the site in the Bronze Age and afterward.  In modern times, the Late 19th Century, the site was rediscovered and first excavated.  It's uncertain what else might be discovered on the site but there is still great mystery surrounding the various religious groups who utilized the place, and not only specifically for Artemis.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Micronations as Setting Options

A recent article on io9.com got me thinking about "The Weirdest Micronations That Have Ever Existed."  It gives some details on a pirated oil rig, small islands, and even a nation within the City of Milwaukee.  Each has an interesting enough story in actuality but certainly any of these locations could be revised as the basis for the lair of a splinter group or evil super-villain.

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RPG Media Monday - The Book of Imaginary Beings

(The) Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges was originally published in Spanish in 1957.  The description on Amazon.com is as follows:

In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Scotland’s Dandaleith Stone

Scotland’s Dandaleith Stone is proving to add to the mystery of Pictish culture, or at least what we think we know about it.  As an example of how they seemingly marked boundaries or heralded events or personages import to them, it seems to have a so far unique aspect of including more than a single idea being presented.  Read more here on archaeology.org.

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Saturday in Space - Constellations Explained

Over on Space.com, there is a nifty pictorial titled "Constellations of the Night Sky: Famous Star Patterns Explained."  See more here.

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Bear Saves Crow & Crow Meta-Tool-Use

Recently shared elsewhere, there is a video of a bear rescuing a crow with seemingly no interest in the bird as lunch.  Enjoy!

Also, a documentary on A Murder of Crows shows off their tool use and adaptability.

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