Buildings inside Tel Lachish photo by Orientalizing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) Like the Assyrians before them, the Babylonians carried out a policy of … 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.
Cutty Sark (1): The History
Cutty Sark is the last surviving example of a Clipper. The ships got their name from the American expression ‘to … More
Views of Alnmouth (4)
Lying between the village and the beach are Alnmouth common and Alnmouth Marsh, which together with the beach and the … More
Watch out Lachish – Here come the Babylonians!
In the North things went from bad to worse for the Assyrians and their Egyptian allies against the Babylonians. Defeats … More
Views of Alnmouth (3)
The Eastward side of the Alnmouth Peninsular is bounded by the North Sea.
Lachish returns to the Judean fold
Tel Lachish (The gateway) photo by Orientalizing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) At some point in the late seventh century, the area around Lachish … More
Views of Alnmouth (2)
The landward side of the peninsula on which Alnmouth is situated is bordered by the curving course of the river … More
And what of Lachish?
Tel Lachish photo by Orientaliziing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) Back in Judah the site of the city and the land which surrounded it … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th June (3)
Final stop on Catch up Thursday is my home patch, the Tarn. There is not as much activity at the … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th June (2)
Next stop on catch up Thursday is Sutcliffe Park LNR. Again Meadow Brown butterflies are the dominant species on the … More
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