Worldbuilding Wednesday - Lucy's Death

Since 1974, "Lucy" has been perhaps the most famous  Australopithecus afarensis fossil ever known.  This week, everyone is writing about her probably cause of death.  Three such articles include one over on sapiens.org titled "Iconic Fossil Assigned Probable Cause of Death: A Big Fall" here.

Also, on smithsonianmag.com, they ask, "Did Anthropologists Just Solve the 3-Million-Year-Old Mystery of Lucy’s Death?"  They discuss the answer here.

Finally, on asunow.asu.edu, they write "ASU experts dispute study that says Lucy fell from tree" here.

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
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The Tuesday Sundries - Secret Doors

Over on hideadoor.com, they have a number of idea on ways you can have a secret door in your own home.  Find out more here.

Also, on iliketomakestuff.com, they show you how to make your own secret door bookcase here.

Finally, from the peterjb62 YouTube channel, a clip from Young Frankenstein (1974) showing the late Gene Wilder and the great Teri Garr searching for a secret door with varying degrees of success.  Enjoy!

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Mapping Monday - Earth, Africa, & Mars

Three from io9.gizmodo.com this week with the first being "These Rarely Seen Maps Turn Earth Into A Land From A Fantasy Novel" here.

Also, have a look at "A Map Of Colonial Africa Just Before The Outbreak Of World War I" here.

Finally, check out how "These Insanely Detailed Maps Of Mars Are The Most Accurate Yet" here.

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Cartography and Mapping are the order of the day,
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Setting & Society Sunday - Medieval Humor

Over on medievalists.net, they give us "The Fool as Entertainer and Satirist, on Stage and in the World" here.

Also, on historyextra.com, they look at "Kidding/not kidding: a medieval sense of humour" here.

Finally, on cambridgeblog.org, we're shown "Dark Humor in the Dark Ages" here.

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Saturday in Space - Discoveries in Space

Three from Science alert this week with the first being "After 300 years, scientists think they've finally solved the mystery of 'eclipse wind'" here.

Also, have a look at "An Earth-like planet has been found in our closest neighbouring star system" here.

Finally, check out "Astronomers have discovered a massive 'ghost galaxy' that’s 99.99% dark matter."  Learn more here.

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What's happening in Space and

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Goners

Over on sciencealert.com, they tell us "The strangest creature just got unearthed from a Siberian diamond mine" here.

Also, on westerndigs.org, we learn "Woolly Mammoths Survived on Alaska Island Until Just 5,600 Years Ago, New Study Shows" here.

Finally, on smithsonianmag.com, they discovered "99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased in Amber" here.

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Examining animals, plants, and the

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Historical Thursday - Ancient Spells & Curses

Over on smithsonianmag.com, a recent article discusses "A Guide to Ancient Magic" here.

Also, on therichest.com, they give us the "10 Creepiest Ancient Egyptian Curses" here.

Finally, ancientcurses.com is described as follows: "Ancient Curses is compiled by Sarah Veale (University of Toronto). The site acts as a companion to her current research on curses, as well as a broader resource for the scholarly community. A constant work-in-progress, it aims to provide information and resources about cursing in antiquity."  Learn more here.

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Sifting through History to
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