Is Cremation Acceptable in Present Times?
The Greek heroes had to be cremated on the shores of Troy. The Romans, aping the Greeks, also adopted cremation. Then it fell out of favour in the West. In the UK, Christianity adopted earth [...]
Is Agent Orange My Nemesis?
A few days after my 72nd birthday the query as to why I have a high white cell count was finally answered. The words Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia will now attend the remainder of my days, and [...]
Are Hedgehogs Doomed In The UK?
I was considering a post about hedgehogs as one of Zuri’s favourite foods in 2200BC, but events overtook me. In our garage a few days ago a number of Christmas baubles were on the floor. I [...]
Do we need Salt In A Healthy Diet?
Salt might be essential to us humans but our relationship with it has become quite disturbed. No one ever asked the question ‘do we need salt’ in my earlier years, as we crunched [...]
Why The British Love Birds?
You know that feeling of dread when a news report informs us that another bird species has experienced dramatically falling numbers; a world without birds would be a very sad place. Birds are [...]
The Dorset Stickler and Prehistory
Much as I love the River Avon and Avonlands, I don’t ignore its sister, the River Stour. You might not see a hill race as a window into the Iron Age but let me change that. The Dorset [...]
The Amesbury Archer
The Amesbury Archer is an enigma. His grave and skeleton was found during the construction of housing and a school in 2002 in Amesbury, Wiltshire. Because nobody had identified this spot as an [...]
Is Immigration a key to British Success?
When I write about Zuri in 2200 BC some might see me as starry eyed about prehistory. In truth, that pagan world fits my perspective because I see religion as an ill in the world. To counter this [...]