Tag Archives: archaeology

Designing From Bones – The Land of the Hobbits

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 11 Comments

Designing from Bones – The Copper Treasure Scroll

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 seek an amazing treasure with its location etched onto a rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged archaeology, Bar Kokhba, Copper Scroll, Dan Brown, designing from bones, Gene Lempp, history, Inglorious Bastards, Jewish, Jordan Department of Antiquities, Mishnah, mythology, Oral Torah, Qumran, Romans, Templar Knights, Temple Mount, Temple of Solomon, writing prompts, writing tips | 15 Comments

Designing from Bones – Theatrical Roots

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 27 Comments

Designing from Bones – The Elements of Culture

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 22 Comments

Zoo Arcane: Pterodactyl, Luck Owl, Elder Phoenix

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 tour three birds newly discovered by the Zoo Arcane for your viewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged Andros Island, archaeology, Chickcharnee, Chickcharney, China, Chinese Phoenix, Cthulu, designing from bones, Flying Fox, Gene Lempp, Han Dynasty, history, Hubei Province, Jiufeng, Kingdom of Chu, legends, mythology, Papua New Guinea, Pterodactyl, Ropen, Three Gorges Dam, writing, writing prompts, writing tips, Zoo Arcane | 28 Comments

Heaven’s Sword and Sinners Gold

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 21 Comments

Designing from Bones: Sacrifice and Cannibalism

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 25 Comments

Forest of Sand

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 10 Comments

Designing from Bones – Zoo Arcane

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →

Posted in Designing from Bones | 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 | 25 Comments

Tunnel of the Dead

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Gene Lempp

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 →