Research Overviews
Themed deep dives into ancient history, weird animal biology, world cultures, and building fantasy worlds
🎓 Recordkeeping
Cloth records, syllabic scripts, and bone calendars.
![🎓 Recordkeeping](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/01/Eleanor_a_linen_book_filled_with_dried_rosemary_and_pressed_wor_15a10594-00b0-4420-848e-305599544b6e.png)
🎓 Feces
Antiseptic poop, agricultural poop, & the surprising value of eating poop.
![🎓 Feces](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/01/Eleanor_a_dung_beetle_fantasy_desert_3ed70622-b776-47d0-a81b-50d7962214f6.png)
🎓 Cleaning
Quick facts about historical cleaning methods from around the world, from lotus leaves to bronze knives.
![a small group cleaning out a midden pit via MidJourney AI](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/01/Eleanor_an_ancient_midden_pit_being_cleaned_up_by_a_worker_4e0d8d56-6367-4feb-9814-4f13a3366873.png)
🎓 Sleep
Ancient science, modern discoveries, & animals that sleep with one eye open
![Photo of dolphins swimming away from the camera by Daniel Torobekov](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/01/pexels-daniel-torobekov-5901271.jpg)
🎓 Smiths
Dark smiths, copper quirks, & imperial armourers
![A man creating small tin items in front of a fire in a moderately crowded indoor market, via MidJourney](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/12/smithy.png)
🎓 Tails
Fantasy hominoids & sensible tails
![image of whale tail by Rudolf Kirchner via Pexels](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/11/pexels-rudolf-kirchner-831084.jpg)
Frogs
Wateright cocoons & baby eaters
![The red-eyed tree frog of Costa Rica](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/pexels-pixabay-76957.jpg)
Eyes
Night vision & third eye(lids)
![Eyes](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/pexels-noelle-otto-906052-1.jpg)
Cosmetics
Toxic beauty & polished rank
![portrait of woman wearing cosmetics via Midjourney](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/midjourney_cosmetics.png)
Thieves
Hair thieves & dead thieves
![Thieves](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/08/paul-siewert-dnpa8k6TGRE-unsplash.jpg)