As we walked through Derby town centre, a young bible basher was in full throat. He shouted, “do you know where you are going when you die?” Mindful that I was headed back to rural [...]
I have ticked the box to state that this post is a cornerstone content. That forces me to double the number of words and avoid those of over two syllables. Even worse, I have to link this post [...]
Angels and prayers have become challenging topics since Covid arrived. For instance, they commonly appear on the leukaemia website which I frequently log on to. Consequently, every time a [...]
I had not given ancient myths too much thought until I read Gaia Vince’s bestseller called Transcendence. This complex read concentrated on how prehistoric humans see the world through [...]
You cannot imagine how vindicated I feel. A recent article in the Guardian featured research on the various artifacts found in Bronze Age graves throughout Britain. Their findings suggested that [...]
It might be overwhelmed by its more famous neighbour, Stonehenge, yet Durrington Walls is the biggest henge in Europe. Beneath it possibly hides more archaeological interest than in all other [...]
It was the archaeologist Parker Pearson who started this off. Because he found cremated human bones, the media flashed up the graphic headlines, ‘Is Stonehenge a place of the dead?’ [...]
Seasons greetings to you, my reader. Enjoy the end of the year and the return of the sun, albeit a slow return. We all, in our way, love this turnover point. My Irish star, one Terry Wogan, used [...]
What a headline! Christianity blamed for global warming. I suddenly felt more kindly towards my pagan friends. No, not the residents of Bournemouth. I mean those Neolithic people who ruled here [...]
Dear readers, thank you for your support. My Stonehenge talk at Forest Arts was a success in October 2019. I had an audience and as all proceeds go to the arts, I spoke for free. It was about how [...]