Around 1850 BCE, we find the first records of a tribal people called the Amuru, who began to migrate into … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
Norfolk Skies
During my recent trip to Norfolk I saw some vary varied skies all within the course of a day, so … More
The Celts at the British Museum
I have got into a bad habit when major exhibitions occur. I don’t go initially because they will be too … More
Statues and Monuments: Lt-Gen Sir Thomas Picton.
Thomas Picton was born in Pembrokeshire in 1756. He joined the army in 1771 seeing service in West Indies, … More
Birds of Welney
Some more photos from my trip to Norfolk at the weekend
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (1)
The fertile crescent stretches from the northernmost tip of the Persian Gulf along the River systems of the Euphrates and … More
Naturelog: January 24th
Sunday found me on a RSPB group outing to Welney Wildfowl centre in Norfolk. This is one of my favourite … More
Sunset at Hoo
Some pictures of the wonderful sunset at Hoo on Tuesday evening
Naturelog: Tuesday 19th January
A chance to get out of London and travel down to Chatham to look for the Great Northern Diver which … More
Statues and Monuments: Major-General Andrew Hay
Andrew Hay was born in 1762 and enlisted in the army as an ensign at the age of 17. … More
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