Uruk – The world’s first city (3)

What then do we know about city and its structure from the excavations have taken place city seems to been…

Roof top view of London (2)

Some more pictures from Westminster Cathedral Tower.

The start of the Uruk period can be dated to around 4100 BCE when there is a notable increase in…

Looking at any city from a tower or other high place always give a completely different perspective to the view…

In a series of posts I am going to look at the story of the city of Uruk in Mesopotamia.…

Alnwick (pronounced ‘Anick’) is a market town in Northumberland. It traces its history back to around 600AD but is perhaps…

Within the site at Segedunum Fort there is also a reconstruction of a Roman bath-house. It comprises 5 rooms: The…

Yellow Flag Iris is another plant used in folklore medicine, most commonly for the treatment of toothaches and ulcers. It’s…

In the museum at Segedunum, there are re-constructions of a barrack room and the shrine within the Principia where…

The Fenland environment is a unique one and plays home to many unique and specialised plants. Here are some photos…