Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones, Sir.

Hey, now! Don't be such a dead weight! Sit back and relax. My name is Rie Kussaku- it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm an Archaeologist! I deal with ancient artifacts, fossils, and more if you'd like to take a guess at what that might be. But don't sweat it, stiff, because there are so many remains that remain to be seen even I do not yet know of! Fascinating, truly. Affiliated with Arcadia: Abattoir Status: Alive

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Comic relief is essential for keeping up moral in the skeleton war

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A study of King Richard III’s bones uncovered 11 injuries inflicted near the time of death by common Late Medieval weapons.

Read the full article at LiveScience: http://m.livescience.com/47871-richard-iii-fatal-wounds-infographic.html?cmpid=514645_20140921_31809026

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From the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.

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Puntastic mornings. 

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[sunny voice] im burning

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Here is a very well preserved specimen of the Upper Silurian (420 million years old) crinoid Scyphocrinites elegans from Morocco. 

For sale at: FossilEra.com

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Here’s a couple of pictures I took back in May of the ongoing excavation of James Fort/Jamestown. This is the cellar where archaeologists made the gruesome discovery of the body of an approximately 14-year-old female whose remains had clear indicators of butchery.

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Named “Jane” by the researchers who examined her, she is the only known victim of survival cannibalism at the settlement, though texts from the time suggest other individuals suffered the same fate during the period known as the Starving Time. Jane’s cause of death is unknown, and it is not certain whether her death was directly related to survival cannibalism or if she died of other causes before her remains were eaten (though the latter is more likely).

Jane’s skull (as well as several other bones that show obvious cut marks) are currently on display at The Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium. Pictures are not allowed within this museum, but more images (and discussion) of her remains can be found here and the press release about the discovery and analysis can be found here.

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Skeletons found holding hands after 700 years.

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Maya Late Classic terracotta incense burner, AD 600-900. This artefact was discovered near the Temple of the Sun at Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Courtesy of & currently located at the Palenque Site Museum. Photos taken by the mayaportrait.

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Skeleton of Simosuchus clarki. Also known as the best animal ever.

Credit: Gordon E. Robertson

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still need to do spritey icons, but in the meantime here are some old doodles of rie and her excavation outfit wooo';,;'

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Ah, heck, I'm late at all this stuff. I don't think anyone would really recognize Rie at all unless they were seriously interested in archaeology or anthropology or natural sciences or something related like that??? She's spent a lot of time living outside of Japan, so she's only popped up very recently in public media tbh.... and she doesn't have on online presence or anything, really. Idk, if you're curious you can always ask (I'd love to discuss it, hella)

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Heya! I'm Han, or Hannah since there is TWICE THE HAN POWER in this game, but some people also refer to me as Stripes sometimes?? so idk whatever works for you is fine for me, friendo. I'm a 20 y/o lady (she/her, please) and my time zone is EST (GMT-5?? I have no idea. USA east coast, basically). You might know me from the extremely mediocre artwork I produce or from playing Megumi Saito in DA4 Rubble right now! Exciting.

As for Arcadia, I'm playing Rie Kussaku (rie excavation, im so clever) the Archaeologist!! I'm super shy and dumb and I apologize in advance- plEase do not mistake that for me being aloof I'm literally just a weiner. If you ever want to thread please hmu anytime via skype or ask or whatever \o/ yeah! I don't have any triggers or things I need blacklisted, though I generally appreciate stuff like #gore or #nsfw or things of that nature to be tagged. ACTUALLY since rie is involved with a lot of,, uh,, dead stuff,, and brings up,,, echy topics sometimes I'm going to be trying my best to tag my posts as much as I can for possible triggers?? (I'm sorry for anyone who has to put up with her ic or ooc tbh) uHhH that's all I got! I look forward to good times ahead o/

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First century staples showing lovers perched on dolphins,

from a tomb in Tillia Tepe, Afghanistan.

Ancient Treasures of Afghanistan

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I can’t believe this is it. The beginning of Arcadia: Abattoir. We mods are so excited for this game to start, and we hope you are as well! Though there were a lot of extremely difficult decisions, we hope we’ve assembled a roster than will make Arcadia’s first game prosper. Thank you so much to everyone who applied, and congratulations to those who were accepted !! We can’t wait to begin this despairful adventure with you!

Seiki Chiba, SHSL Tea Practitioner

Hiroto Shibata, SHSL Roller Skater

Reisuke Erizawa, SHSL Literary Theorist

Alphonse Yoshioka, SHSL Combat Expert

Yuuma Chou, SHSL Oneirologist

Takara Takemoto, SHSL Virtual Pet Enthusiast

Rafäel Rosberg, SHSL Tennis Player

Akemi ‘AOI♥HANA’ Sekai, SHSL Magical Girl

Orpheus Elder, SHSL Fantasy Novelist

Natsuno Okubo, SHSL Love Interest

Emiko Akiyama, SHSL Rhythm Gamer

Remi Shijou, SHSL Skiptracer

Shirou Sonezaki, SHSL Funeral Director

Rie Kussaku, SHSL Archaeologist

Miyuki Arakaki, SHSL Glaceologist

Naomi Sayer, SHSL Film Critic

Izumi Iwazaru, SHSL Calligrapher

Maemi Oshiro, SHSL Glass Artist

Hachiro Hoshikawa, SHSL J-Drama Actor

Yang Li, SHSL Pendulier

Seishirou Sonegawa, SHSL Bento Maker

Saki Shimoda, SHSL Vocaloid Producer

Again, thank you to those who applied and congratulations to those who were accepted!! We’re so excited for Arcadia to begin and we hope you are too.