The Jurassic fossil forests at Curio Bay, southern New Zealand, have been known for at least a hundred and fifty years. They …
Tag:
History
-
-
Autobiography & Travel
Ukraine: War and Wonders – Ukraine’s Womanly Face of War
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleSvetlana Alexievich’s book ‘The Unwomanly Face of War’ is one of the most impactful I’ve ever read. The book is a series …
-
Archaeology, History & Culture
1066 and the Dead Parrot (The weird things going on in the margins of the Bayeux Tapestry)
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleI like to see things for myself. It can give me a sense of place or scale that one doesn’t get from …
-
“Would you like to see a Museum?” We were in one of the most remote parts of Mongolia – and I wondered …
-
Archaeology, History & Culture
‘Woman with nails in both sides of skull’ – the Nanjing Massacre Memorial
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleArguably, the most shocking part of Iris Chang’s book ‘The Rape Of Nanking’, comes in its Epilogue. During my 12 months living …
-
Archaeology, History & Culture
The Log Cabin at the Heart of St Petersburg, Russia
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe most famous ‘little log cabin in the woods’ is probably the one in which Abraham Lincoln grew up in Kentucky. It …
-
I’ve seen two cities that look like they were comprehensively destroyed. I don’t mean just ruins, but places where someone seems to …
You must be logged in to post a comment.