Not a lot, actually, but it does have something to do with meal that we call the first “Thanksgiving.” There are two, and only two, short accounts of the first Thanksgiving—one by Edward Winslow and the other by William Bradford.…
Chapter 1 Stone and Claw The stone pulsed with life. Cam jerked his hand away and stared at Dara, the village wise woman. “What was that?” he asked. They stood in the shadow of one of many enormous…
I’ll let you decide. In 1997, Ian Wilmut created a media storm when he successfully cloned a sheep he named Dolly. Since then, everything from mice to goats and cats to cattle have been cloned. Today, second, third, and fourth…
We’ve all seen movies where archers draw back flaming arrows and launch them into the ranks of their hapless enemies. Hollywood might overuse the trope, but it is based on historical reality. Arrows are perfect vehicles for delivering incendiary missiles.…
Last time, we discussed historic examples of arrows vs. armor. It is important to remember that both armor and arrowheads underwent continual improvement and innovation over time in a kind of arms race. As one improved, the other had to…