We just found this on the Tor/Forge blog! Thought you might enjoy another SNEAK PEEK!
http://torforgeblog.com/2015/04/28/sneak-peek-people-of-the-songtrail/
Tag Archives: prehistoric
Sneak Peek at PEOPLE OF THE SONGTRAIL…
- Tuesday, 28 April 2015 21:23
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Preview! PEOPLE OF THE SONGTRAIL…COMING IN MAY!
- Monday, 27 April 2015 12:57
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PEOPLE OF THE SONGTRAIL
PREVIEW!
Every person seems to be holding his breath.
Soon, the cargo hatch is flung open and starlight streams over us. I squint at the ugly little man who trots down the stairs and calls, “On your feet, thralls! We’re bringing you up on deck. One at a time! And no shoving or hurting each other or you’ll get the club.”
Few people can stand without help. It takes time before we can drag one another up and begin crowding for the stairs, climbing up and out into the fresh air.
As I emerge I gulp a lungful of the clean breeze; then a man grabs my bound hands and drags me over to the line of slaves that extends down the deck. He chains me beside Frigga. As each new thrall climbs up out of the hold he or she is shackled to the line.
“Best make yourselves presentable!” the man shouts. “Some of you will be getting off here. Your new master is on the way to take a good look at you. I don’t have to tell you what will happen if he doesn’t like what he sees…”
Maya civilization and climate change…
- Monday, 27 April 2015 08:00
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The Maya were not passive victims of climate change. They took action. http://archaeology.org/news/3226-150421-maya-climate-change
41% of Palestinian women agree that violence against women is okay if…
- Saturday, 25 April 2015 07:46
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It’s all about culture… In Palestinian society men “own” their wives. Girls are brought up believing they are the property of men and must obey their orders. If they don’t, well, honor killings in Gaza since the Hamas takeover have risen exponentially.
By the way, as the article notes, there are no Islamic texts that condone violence against women. This is culture, folks. A culture of violence.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193726#.VSLvoVwbCt8
The destruction of cultural treasures during war is, tragically, the legacy of humanity.
- Saturday, 25 April 2015 07:41
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Destroying what your enemy holds dear is the legacy of humanity. Think of the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, the ancient manuscripts in the libraries of Timbuktu, the destruction of Iroquoian wampum belts, Taliban’s blowing up of the magnificent Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001. And, of course, ISIS’ destruction of archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria. The reasons for destroying your enemy’s cherished cultural sites and artifacts are varied, but for the most part such acts center around tearing out the heart of the people.