ANNE T. ICKWITEE Profile
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YOU ARE INVITED!<br />
Archaeologically<br />
Speaking, It's the Pits<br />
(aka A Matter of Faxe)<br />
M U R D E R M Y S T E R Y E V E N I N G<br />
ARCHAEOLOGY/PALEONTOLOGY, MYSTERY<br />
1900 - 1925<br />
APRIL 5, 2019<br />
4:30 PM - ?<br />
You will be contacted as to what to bring.
Arthur E. Faxe, the eccentric entrepreneur and amateur archaeologist, sails this month<br />
for ancient Mesopotamia in search of human fossils and in the hope of proving the<br />
Darwinian Theory of Evolution. Faxe has chosen a region of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley<br />
known since ancient times as Vages for the site of his expedition. This area is<br />
distinguished by an immense and prominent boulder that can be seen for miles and is<br />
known locally as the Rock of Vages. A small cleft, or opening, at the base of the rock is<br />
the site of an unusual collection of fossils. The cleft, discovered in 1854 by French<br />
archaeologist, Henri Formie, is described in scientific literature as Rock of Vages, Cleft<br />
Formie. By arrangement with the local government, Faxe and his entourage will establish<br />
an extensive camp in an abandoned military fort near the archaeological site and<br />
overlooking the Tigris River.<br />
Purveyors of goods to the expedition advise that no less than fifty cases of fine wines and<br />
champagnes will accompany Faxe along with appropriate linen, silver and china, tables,<br />
chairs, canopies and tents, as well as a quantity of armaments for hunting and defense<br />
against bands of brigands which are known to roam the area. A domestic staff of thirty will<br />
be on hand, as well as an archaeological research team of seven.<br />
The expedition, by arrangement with the Turkish government,<br />
will occupy an old fortress situated near the site of the dig.<br />
The fort, unused by the present government but once a key military post,<br />
is called Fort Ap Aachih.
YOUR CHARACTER<br />
<strong>ANNE</strong> T. <strong>ICKWITEE</strong><br />
Of ancient English country lineage, the Ickwitees<br />
of Barfrumpshire, Anne is a very unconventional<br />
young lady. Her family and friends were startled<br />
when she entered - and won! - the local bathing<br />
beauty contest (revealing a scandalous two<br />
inches of ankle). She shocked them even more<br />
by distinguishing herself as an Oxford scholar<br />
and graduating from the Women's College with<br />
honors. Her interest in archaeology comes<br />
naturally. Her late father, Ian Ickwitee, discovered<br />
the famed Lopswich femur. Anne herself assisted<br />
Professor Herman Anasse at the dig in which he<br />
discovered the fossil now known worldwide as the<br />
"Jawbone of Anasse." Anne is participating in the<br />
Faxe expedition by special invitation of Art E.<br />
Faxe.<br />
Costume Suggestion: Khaki clothes or<br />
knickerbockers.
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