Kenneth Goad
@kengoad01.bsky.social
Father, Chemist, TTRPG player and GM, Archeology Fan
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At the coastal site of Pontal da Barra in Brazil’s Patos Lagoon estuary, residue on potsherds recovered from earthen mounds constructed up to 4,000 years ago shows evidence of feasts related to fish and alcohol fermentation.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
At the coastal site of Pontal da Barra in Brazil’s Patos Lagoon estuary, residue on potsherds recovered from earthen mounds constructed up to 4,000 years ago shows evidence of feasts related to fish and alcohol fermentation.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
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At the Iron Age site of Qurayyah in northwestern Saudi Arabia, a team found evidence of Peganum harmala or Syrian rue, a plant species known for its psychoactive properties, on 2,700-year-old pottery.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-identified-in-iron-age-arabia/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-identified-in-iron-age-arabia/
May 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
At the Iron Age site of Qurayyah in northwestern Saudi Arabia, a team found evidence of Peganum harmala or Syrian rue, a plant species known for its psychoactive properties, on 2,700-year-old pottery.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-identified-in-iron-age-arabia/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-identified-in-iron-age-arabia/
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Y'all! I did some of my best acting/RP last night. I'm very proud of myself and can't wait for this podcast to launch!
My sweet baby thin-blood is not in a good place right now, she needs a hug so badly.
My sweet baby thin-blood is not in a good place right now, she needs a hug so badly.
May 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Y'all! I did some of my best acting/RP last night. I'm very proud of myself and can't wait for this podcast to launch!
My sweet baby thin-blood is not in a good place right now, she needs a hug so badly.
My sweet baby thin-blood is not in a good place right now, she needs a hug so badly.
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#OTD in 1804, Napoleon announced the establishment of the French Empire. Read about archaeology of the leader's reign, including the identification of a soldier who fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/waterloo-british-soldier-dominique-bosquet/
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/waterloo-british-soldier-dominique-bosquet/
May 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#OTD in 1804, Napoleon announced the establishment of the French Empire. Read about archaeology of the leader's reign, including the identification of a soldier who fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/waterloo-british-soldier-dominique-bosquet/
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/waterloo-british-soldier-dominique-bosquet/
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At the Bronze Age city of Hama in modern Syria, excavations of 19 small clay containing small pebbles that produce sound when shaken, have indicated that ancient potters sold children’s rattles 4,500 years ago.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/baby-rattles-were-mass-produced-in-bronze-age-syria/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/baby-rattles-were-mass-produced-in-bronze-age-syria/
May 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
At the Bronze Age city of Hama in modern Syria, excavations of 19 small clay containing small pebbles that produce sound when shaken, have indicated that ancient potters sold children’s rattles 4,500 years ago.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/baby-rattles-were-mass-produced-in-bronze-age-syria/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/27/baby-rattles-were-mass-produced-in-bronze-age-syria/
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By sequencing 6,000 to 3,400 year-old watermelon, or Citrullus lanatus, seeds from graves in Libya and Sudan, archaeologists determined that its predecessor’s pulp was bitter, greenish-white, and likely hazardous.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/collection/poisonous-picnic/a-passion-for-fruit/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/collection/poisonous-picnic/a-passion-for-fruit/
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
By sequencing 6,000 to 3,400 year-old watermelon, or Citrullus lanatus, seeds from graves in Libya and Sudan, archaeologists determined that its predecessor’s pulp was bitter, greenish-white, and likely hazardous.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/collection/poisonous-picnic/a-passion-for-fruit/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/collection/poisonous-picnic/a-passion-for-fruit/
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After two years of waiting and beta-ing, Critical Role's fantasy TTRPG "Daggerheart" is finally here! In today's video, we walk through character creation from start to finish.
Watch the whole video here: youtu.be/RdMo0f3kxKk
Watch the whole video here: youtu.be/RdMo0f3kxKk
May 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
After two years of waiting and beta-ing, Critical Role's fantasy TTRPG "Daggerheart" is finally here! In today's video, we walk through character creation from start to finish.
Watch the whole video here: youtu.be/RdMo0f3kxKk
Watch the whole video here: youtu.be/RdMo0f3kxKk
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A 3rd-century A.D. Sandstone relief believed to represent Victoria, the Roman goddess of Victory, was unearthed from the Vindolanda fort near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/22/sculptural-relief-of-roman-victory-goddess-uncovered-at-vindolanda/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/22/sculptural-relief-of-roman-victory-goddess-uncovered-at-vindolanda/
May 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A 3rd-century A.D. Sandstone relief believed to represent Victoria, the Roman goddess of Victory, was unearthed from the Vindolanda fort near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/22/sculptural-relief-of-roman-victory-goddess-uncovered-at-vindolanda/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/22/sculptural-relief-of-roman-victory-goddess-uncovered-at-vindolanda/
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TAKE MY LOVE!
TAKE ALL OF IT!!
Marisa X Fatalis cosplay to celebrate the MH x SF6 Collab.
Cosplay and Fatalis longsword handmade by FeiPaints over on IG.
Simply amazing craftsmanship~
TAKE ALL OF IT!!
Marisa X Fatalis cosplay to celebrate the MH x SF6 Collab.
Cosplay and Fatalis longsword handmade by FeiPaints over on IG.
Simply amazing craftsmanship~
May 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
TAKE MY LOVE!
TAKE ALL OF IT!!
Marisa X Fatalis cosplay to celebrate the MH x SF6 Collab.
Cosplay and Fatalis longsword handmade by FeiPaints over on IG.
Simply amazing craftsmanship~
TAKE ALL OF IT!!
Marisa X Fatalis cosplay to celebrate the MH x SF6 Collab.
Cosplay and Fatalis longsword handmade by FeiPaints over on IG.
Simply amazing craftsmanship~
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In western Anatolia’s city of Stratonicea, residents worshipped the goddess Hecate—typically a deity of frightening magic and transitions—as patron and protector at a sanctuary in the neighboring town of Lagina.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/#hecate-goddess-slideshow
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/#hecate-goddess-slideshow
May 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In western Anatolia’s city of Stratonicea, residents worshipped the goddess Hecate—typically a deity of frightening magic and transitions—as patron and protector at a sanctuary in the neighboring town of Lagina.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/#hecate-goddess-slideshow
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/#hecate-goddess-slideshow
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Bicyclin' Barbie 🚲 She pedals all by herself!
Comes with:
🪖 Helmet (stylish and safe!)
🕶️ Sunglasses for that bright summer sun
🎀 Stylish outfit for an afternoon ride
(3 years and up)
Comes with:
🪖 Helmet (stylish and safe!)
🕶️ Sunglasses for that bright summer sun
🎀 Stylish outfit for an afternoon ride
(3 years and up)
May 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bicyclin' Barbie 🚲 She pedals all by herself!
Comes with:
🪖 Helmet (stylish and safe!)
🕶️ Sunglasses for that bright summer sun
🎀 Stylish outfit for an afternoon ride
(3 years and up)
Comes with:
🪖 Helmet (stylish and safe!)
🕶️ Sunglasses for that bright summer sun
🎀 Stylish outfit for an afternoon ride
(3 years and up)
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Metal detectorists in Great Baddow, Essex, discovered 933 gold coins dating to between 60 and 20 B.C. known as the Great Baddow Hoard, that turns out to be the largest Iron Age gold coin hoard ever found in Britain.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/16/britains-largest-iron-age-gold-coin-hoard-revealed/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/16/britains-largest-iron-age-gold-coin-hoard-revealed/
May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Metal detectorists in Great Baddow, Essex, discovered 933 gold coins dating to between 60 and 20 B.C. known as the Great Baddow Hoard, that turns out to be the largest Iron Age gold coin hoard ever found in Britain.
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/16/britains-largest-iron-age-gold-coin-hoard-revealed/
archaeology.org/news/2025/05/16/britains-largest-iron-age-gold-coin-hoard-revealed/
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At the Chinese site of Shengjindian, a mysterious woman dubbed the “Red Princess of the Silk Road” was buried 2,000 years ago. Her teeth were stained red with toxic cinnabar for reasons that remain unknown but may relate to shamanism.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=china-8
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=china-8
May 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At the Chinese site of Shengjindian, a mysterious woman dubbed the “Red Princess of the Silk Road” was buried 2,000 years ago. Her teeth were stained red with toxic cinnabar for reasons that remain unknown but may relate to shamanism.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=china-8
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=china-8
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#OTD in 1536, Anne Boleyn, the 2nd wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded for adultery. Read about the jousting yard where he suffered a head injury that potentially caused his erratic behavior.
archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-england-henry-viii-jousting-yard/
archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-england-henry-viii-jousting-yard/
May 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#OTD in 1536, Anne Boleyn, the 2nd wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded for adultery. Read about the jousting yard where he suffered a head injury that potentially caused his erratic behavior.
archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-england-henry-viii-jousting-yard/
archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-england-henry-viii-jousting-yard/
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Check it out! There's a new solo play resource. soloroleplayersnetwork.com
Check out the latest episode and announcement on
@taleofthemanticore.bsky.social podcast.
Check out the latest episode and announcement on
@taleofthemanticore.bsky.social podcast.
May 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Check it out! There's a new solo play resource. soloroleplayersnetwork.com
Check out the latest episode and announcement on
@taleofthemanticore.bsky.social podcast.
Check out the latest episode and announcement on
@taleofthemanticore.bsky.social podcast.
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Y’all really raised money while I was dressed like Pitbull. What’s more powerful than that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
May 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Y’all really raised money while I was dressed like Pitbull. What’s more powerful than that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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We try to spotlight when we can, and I've been asked to share this one with all of you by James Hutt himself.
Craig Campbell is a long time industry vet, and his new game's Kickstarter Slay to Win is able to be found below at the link!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Craig Campbell is a long time industry vet, and his new game's Kickstarter Slay to Win is able to be found below at the link!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Slay to Win
Tell The Story. Fight Monsters. Steal the Glory.
www.kickstarter.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We try to spotlight when we can, and I've been asked to share this one with all of you by James Hutt himself.
Craig Campbell is a long time industry vet, and his new game's Kickstarter Slay to Win is able to be found below at the link!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Craig Campbell is a long time industry vet, and his new game's Kickstarter Slay to Win is able to be found below at the link!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
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Five objects found among 26 pieces of Iron Age jewelry outside the city of Czestochowa in Lusatian burials dating to between 750 and 600 B.C. were determined to have been made from a rare type of meteorite.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=poland-2
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=poland-2
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Five objects found among 26 pieces of Iron Age jewelry outside the city of Czestochowa in Lusatian burials dating to between 750 and 600 B.C. were determined to have been made from a rare type of meteorite.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=poland-2
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/world/?location=poland-2
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Within an alcove at Mexico’s Zumpango Cave, archaeologists have discovered a nearly intact Maya pot with a black painted geometric design and dated the vessel to the Late Postclassic period (1200–1519).
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/25/maya-pot-recovered-from-mexican-cave/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/25/maya-pot-recovered-from-mexican-cave/
May 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Within an alcove at Mexico’s Zumpango Cave, archaeologists have discovered a nearly intact Maya pot with a black painted geometric design and dated the vessel to the Late Postclassic period (1200–1519).
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/25/maya-pot-recovered-from-mexican-cave/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/25/maya-pot-recovered-from-mexican-cave/
Reposted by Kenneth Goad
At the coastal site of Pontal da Barra in Brazil’s Patos Lagoon estuary, residue on potsherds recovered from earthen mounds constructed up to 4,000 years ago shows evidence of feasts related to fish and alcohol fermentation.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At the coastal site of Pontal da Barra in Brazil’s Patos Lagoon estuary, residue on potsherds recovered from earthen mounds constructed up to 4,000 years ago shows evidence of feasts related to fish and alcohol fermentation.
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2025/digs-discoveries/somethings-fishy/
Reposted by Kenneth Goad
Today we are proud to bring you the latest update for the Cyberpunk RED Nexus. Demiplane and Roll20 have now launched their sheet integration's beta phase.
This means your sheets on Demiplane now work for Cyberpunk RED over on Roll20!
blog.roll20.net/posts/the-de...
This means your sheets on Demiplane now work for Cyberpunk RED over on Roll20!
blog.roll20.net/posts/the-de...
April 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today we are proud to bring you the latest update for the Cyberpunk RED Nexus. Demiplane and Roll20 have now launched their sheet integration's beta phase.
This means your sheets on Demiplane now work for Cyberpunk RED over on Roll20!
blog.roll20.net/posts/the-de...
This means your sheets on Demiplane now work for Cyberpunk RED over on Roll20!
blog.roll20.net/posts/the-de...
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#OTD in 1900, U.S. President William McKinley signed the Hawaiian Organic Act, making Hawaii a territory of the United States. Read about the archaeology of the island state, including Kauai’s ancient Makauwahi Cave:
archaeology.org/issues/177-1505/letter-from/3144-letter-from-hawaii-kauai-caves
archaeology.org/issues/177-1505/letter-from/3144-letter-from-hawaii-kauai-caves
April 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#OTD in 1900, U.S. President William McKinley signed the Hawaiian Organic Act, making Hawaii a territory of the United States. Read about the archaeology of the island state, including Kauai’s ancient Makauwahi Cave:
archaeology.org/issues/177-1505/letter-from/3144-letter-from-hawaii-kauai-caves
archaeology.org/issues/177-1505/letter-from/3144-letter-from-hawaii-kauai-caves
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Near Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain region's Qattara oasis, researchers have unearthed a 3,000-year-old necropolis that likely contains more than 100 graves, making it the United Arab Emirates’s first known major Iron Age cemetery.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/23/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-abu-dhabi/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/23/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-abu-dhabi/
April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Near Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain region's Qattara oasis, researchers have unearthed a 3,000-year-old necropolis that likely contains more than 100 graves, making it the United Arab Emirates’s first known major Iron Age cemetery.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/23/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-abu-dhabi/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/23/iron-age-necropolis-excavated-in-abu-dhabi/
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Located two miles from the Roman legionary fortress of Carnuntum along the Danube River, a stone structure known as the Ödes Schloss or “Desolate Castle” is Austria’s only known Roman bridgehead fort.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/15/rare-roman-bridgehead-fort-found-along-the-danube-river/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/15/rare-roman-bridgehead-fort-found-along-the-danube-river/
April 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Located two miles from the Roman legionary fortress of Carnuntum along the Danube River, a stone structure known as the Ödes Schloss or “Desolate Castle” is Austria’s only known Roman bridgehead fort.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/15/rare-roman-bridgehead-fort-found-along-the-danube-river/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/15/rare-roman-bridgehead-fort-found-along-the-danube-river/
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At the French site of Creuzier-le-Neuf, archaeologists unearthed an extensive Celtic necropolis, which contains over 100 graves and interred metal objects dating to the 4th or the 3rd century B.C.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/21/extensive-iron-age-necropolis-unearthed-in-france/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/21/extensive-iron-age-necropolis-unearthed-in-france/
April 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
At the French site of Creuzier-le-Neuf, archaeologists unearthed an extensive Celtic necropolis, which contains over 100 graves and interred metal objects dating to the 4th or the 3rd century B.C.
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/21/extensive-iron-age-necropolis-unearthed-in-france/
archaeology.org/news/2025/04/21/extensive-iron-age-necropolis-unearthed-in-france/