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Designing From Bones – The Land of the Hobbits
Welcome to Designing from Bones, where we use archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Come close friends and follow me through the misty portal to the Indonesian Island of Flores, a wondrous land once … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, designing from bones, Ebu Gogo, Florensian, Flores, Gene Lempp, halfling, history, hobbits, Homo Erectus, Homo Floresiensis, Homo Sapiens, Indonesia, Liang Bua Cave, Little Lady of Flores, Orang Pendek, Stegodon, Tolkein, writing prompts, writing tips
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Designing from Bones – Theatrical Roots
Welcome to my weekly series, Designing from Bones, where we use archaeology, mythology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we take a field trip to the Greek Theater and view the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeschylus, Ancient Greece, archaeology, Archaia, Aristotle, choregos, Classical Greece, comedy, designing from bones, Dionysus, dithyramb, drama, Gene Lempp, Menander, Mese, Nea, Orchestra, Satyr play, theater, tragedy, writing, writing tips
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Designing from Bones – The Elements of Culture
Welcome to my weekly series, Designing from Bones, where we use archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we explore the history and lessons of a Eurasian cultural hub, Cyprus. Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adonis, Aphrodite, archaeology, Byzantine, cultural diversity, Cypriot, Cyprus, designing from bones, Dorian columns, feline domestication, Gene Lempp, history, Hittites, Levant, Mycenaean Greeks, Ottoman Empire, Richard Lionheart, Russo-Turkish War, Tomb of the Kings, well-digging, writing, writing prompt, writing tips
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Heaven’s Sword and Sinners Gold
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, where we use archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we seek out two lost treasures and unveil the story potential they hold. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, archaeology, Captain William Thompson, Catholic Church, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, designing from bones, Emperor Antoku, Excalibur, Gene Lempp, GeneLempp, golden madonna, history, Imperial Regalia of Japan, Japan, Kusanagi, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, legend, Lima, Lost Treasure of Lima, Mary Dear, mythology, Shimonoseki Straits, Spain, Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven, writer, writing, writing prompt, writing tips
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Designing from Bones: Sacrifice and Cannibalism
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we take a look at the macabre history of human sacrifice and cannibalism. We must … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, archaeology, augury, Aztec, cannibalism, Celts, Daybreakers, designing from bones, divination, Druids, Egyptian burial practice, Gene Lempp, GeneLempp, history, human sacrifice, non-nutritional cannibalism, Strabo, Tenochtitlan, The Mummy, writers, writing, writing prompts
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Forest of Sand
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we visit the Forest of Sand. Deserts No, not a triple scoop of vanilla topped … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, archaeology, blog, blogger, desert, deserts, designing from bones, Gene Lempp, Gene Lempp author, GeneLempp, history, magical script, Northern Africa, Pharaoh, pyramids, robotic insects, satellite imaging, settlements, Sphinx, Stargate, tombs
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Designing from Bones – Zoo Arcane
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me this week for a tour through the Zoo Arcane as we visit four creatures spoken of by the ancients. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, ancients, Arcane, archaeology, beast, blog, blogger, blogging, designing from bones, deux ex machina, Fu Hsi, Gene Lempp, Gene Lempp author, Genghis Khan, Hippocamps, history, legend, Marco Polo, myth, Qilin, Roc, story design, Tarasque, Tolkein, Unicorn, zoo
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Tunnel of the Dead
Important Update! Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. This week we will take a tour through the darkened recesses of three ancient tunnels in search … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, bitumen, blog, blogger, brainstorm, brainstorming, Chehrabad, chemical warfare, designing from bones, Devils Colony, Devils Colony Release Party, Dura-Europos, Gene Lempp, history, Iran, James Rollins, Maya, mayan, Persian, Pyramid of the Sun, Robert du Mesnil du Buisson, roman, Salt Man, Salt Men, shaman, social media, sulfur, Syrian, Teotihuacan, tunneling, tunnels, writing prompt, Zanjan, zombies
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