Skip to content

ancient-civ

Members Public
Sumptuary Laws

Counterfeit coral, regulated umbrellas & broken blades

Photo of pattered silk by maadhuri g from Pexels
Members Public
Ovens

Hot stones, doomed domes, & floors on fire

Photo of the 18th century style Bake Oven recently completed at Wilderness Road State Park's Martin's Station.
Members Public
Liminal

Cows, thunder, & how ancients exploited ceremonial roles

Photo of bloody tree by Julian Paolo Dayag via Unsplash
Members Public
Sacrifice

Ritual murder, burnt food, & the afterlife

Painting of Sigurd and Brynhild by Charles Butler 1909
Members Public
Ancient Identities

Historical tips for worldbuilding complex cultures

Ancient Identities
Members Public
Domestic Storage Behavior

The relationship between food storage & complex government

corn in a basket
Members Public
Glass

Siliceous skeletons & the origin of clear glass windows

Image of blown glass goblets via Tash Guimond of Unsplash
Members Public
The Offer

Wars are won in the hearts of men

Photo of snowy terrain near the sea by Sami Anas from Pexels
Members Public
Stamps

Ancient intersections between art & security

Photo of stamp and seal by Anna Tarazevich from Pexels
Members Public
Succulent

Beauty in the cactus and the rose

Photo of flowering cactus by Noel Ross from Pexels