Welcome to the Link Dump! Our host for this week is "Jimmy on the veranda," 1890.
I don't know anything more about Jimmy, but I like him.
The graffiti of Pompeii.
The woman who tried to assassinate George III.
In which we learn that South American chickens are weird.
The possible secret tunnels under the Giza pyramids.
The oldest known pieces of sewn clothing.
The evolving meanings of the word "cool."
Some skin care tips for your next trip to Antarctica.
Don't look now, but scientists are sniffing mummies. To each their own.
The Case of the Missing Megaflood.
Why you might not want to attend a Neolithic party.
"Death" is a more complex process than we thought.
The birth of an 18th century ghost.
The restoration of a gunboat.
Some heroic cats from the past.
Fashionable tombstones on the cheap!
A wealthy Iron Age woman's burial.
The murky origins of "Yankee Doodle."
The Regency elite sure liked snuff.
A teenager's unsolved disappearance. Officially "unsolved," at least. It seems pretty clear what happened to the poor girl.
Thomas Jefferson, fossil hunter.
A murderous end to an ice skating party.
Unusual love stories from old newspapers.
The life of Geoffrey Chaucer's granddaughter.
That's all for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll hunt for some missing gold. In the meantime, I don't recall ever playing the Beach Boys on this blog, so here you go.
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