magine the scene. You are sitting in a darkened room. The curtains are pulled tightly closed –...
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How did the Maya share (and boast about!) their lives?
The Maya liked to boast too. Leaders built stelae (singular: stela) in their cities to celebrate...
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When was the golden age of medicine?
Someone in my village recently went into hospital for a life-changing operation. She had a knee...
Striking is as old as the pyramids!
The people of Deir el-Medina were quite well off. Each family had a slave, paid for by the pharaoh...
The Victorians: tough on crime
Oliver Twist’s crime was to ask for a second bowl of gruel in the workhouse. He was severely...
King Alfred’s cakes – legend or fact?
Everyone knows the story of King Alfred burning the cakes. Well, perhaps not. Let me tell you….
Neolithic Know-How: Great Langdale Axes
About a quarter of all stone axes studied by experts come from the Langdale Valley. Why is this...
Who Discovered America?
'In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue' ... and discovered America. Or...
How to teach flute technique – 6. Finger work
Holding the flute is not a particularly natural thing for a human being to do! This blog helps...