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Research Overviews

Themed deep dives into ancient history, weird animal biology, world cultures, and building fantasy worlds

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🎓 Inheritance

Wills, widows, & lines of descent

Photo of funeral clothes by Ksenia Chernaya from Pexels
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Marriage

Trial marriage, inter-marriage, & the creation of castes

Photo of Pakistani woman's hands by Qazi Ikram Ul Haq from Pexels
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Maritime Disasters

Sunken ships, small storms, & other cerulean crises

Maritime Disasters
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Taxes

Unready kings, burnt silos & community kitties

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Sumptuary Laws

Counterfeit coral, regulated umbrellas & broken blades

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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.
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Sacrifice

Ritual murder, burnt food, & the afterlife

Painting of Sigurd and Brynhild by Charles Butler 1909
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Dentition

Toothsome terrors & semblances of smiling beauty

Photo of horse teeth by Dan Cook via Unsplash
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Cheese

Cheese is surprisingly gross — but useful

Photo of cheese via Alexander Maasch of Unsplash.
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Glass

Siliceous skeletons & the origin of clear glass windows

Image of blown glass goblets via Tash Guimond of Unsplash