skimmington /SKIM ing ton/ n A ceremony in which a man whose wife beat him or cheated on him was publicly ridiculed.
The skimmington had its heyday in English villages several hundred years ago.
–Depraved and Insulting English
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Forensics is just archaeology without the wait.
HISTORICAL FICTION BACKGROUND
Underwater archaeologists in St. Augustine, Florida, have discovered a small, highly decorated, and surprisingly well-preserved pistol in a shipwreck believed to date back to the 1700s.
The dig has also produced several hand tools, a 15-inch tall cauldron, and a navigational divider. Experts analyzing the artifacts hope that a maker’s mark on the pistol will help date the wreck.