One of the beauties of modern archaeological technique is the ability to analyse ancient battle, or massacre sites, in a forensic way. …
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ecology
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Biogeography & Vegetation
The antifragile (?) tree-ferns of Omatepe, Nicaragua
by Mike Poleby Mike Pole“We’ll follow these guys – they’re three local hoodlums”, This from my local guide on Omatepe Island, Nicaragua. I was sitting behind …
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Biogeography & Vegetation
The Lost Forest of the Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleA gem in the heart of Christchurch is Riccarton Bush (sometimes called Deans Bush). It’s a patch of original kahikatea forest, just a …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
Aboriginal Paintings of the Kimberley- very old Pleistocene or not so old Holocene?
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleMany of the real advances in science seem to come from a sudden ‘insight’ ( think Archimedes and “Eureka!”) – and there …
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Biogeography & Vegetation
Once a Vast Forest – Motatapu Track, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleEarly on a cool Sunday morning I sipped my latte outside Relishes Cafe, Wanaka, and thought the immediate view could be better. …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
Tim Flannery and Megafaunal Extinction Shuffle-puck
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleAre Australian lives and property being burnt as a result of something that happened tends of thousands of years ago? In 1994 …
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Estonia was my first-ever experience of driving, by myself, on the right hand side of the road. I tried to keep it simple. All I …
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Biogeography & Vegetation
Australian Grasstrees – ancient registrars of fire
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleIn Australia there are trees that look like inside-out chimneys. Strong but sensitive – a fungal attack can leave them as a …
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The first time I came to Brisbane in the hot part of the year – I couldn’t believe how anyone could survive …
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