As I lowered my arse out the door of the moving train, with my trousers and undies around my ankles, I saw …
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Corals in Mongolia – is there a better example of dramatic Earth-change?! The Gobi Altai -the mountains flanking the Gobi Desert, are …
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Palaeobotany & Palaeoclimate
What latitude did the Jurassic Fossil Forest of Curio Bay grow at?
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe Jurassic fossil forest of Curio Bay today lies almost at the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. In the Jurassic, …
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Palaeobotany & Palaeoclimate
New Zealand’s first fossil horsetails in millions of years
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleWith the precious fossils laid out carefully on a sun-hat held in my hands, I took a confident stride from one boulder …
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The man in the Taganrog Park spun around and said something at us. The only word I made out was ‘anglesky’ (‘English’)- …
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A small claim to fame….Last year I found some little dinosaur footprints in China, and the resulting paper has just been published …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
Nomadic Women’s Underwear – in Greek Tanais on the Russian Don
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleYou’ll see the chick with red and green silk bloomers at Tanais… The River Don is one of Europe’s big ones. Even …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
How to see the Porthole Dolmens of Russia’s Caucasus
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleTravelling in Russia last year I got a chance to see some of it’s famous prehistoric ‘Porthole Dolmens’. Now there is a …
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Palaeobotany & Palaeoclimate
Deciduous Conifers in New Zealand’s Jurassic Fossil Forest at Curio Bay
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleAs you pull up in the car park above the fossil forest at Curio Bay (Pole 1999, 2001, 2004, 2009), there is …
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Palaeobotany & Palaeoclimate
How Tall were the trees in New Zealand’s Jurassic Fossil Forest at Curio Bay?
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleAt Curio Bay near the southernmost point of New Zealand’’s South Island, you can walk around the remains of a Jurassic fossil …