Oct 28, 2016 | Turkey & Europe
(photo courtesy of Dr. Hugo Anderson-Whymark, archaeologist) The Orkney Islands, an archipelago of 70 islands off the northeastern coast of Scotland, has what some consider to be the greatest concentration of archaeological sites in Scotland. Here, in the eastern...
Apr 7, 2016 | Turkey & Europe
The Hittites occupied the region of Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor, and is now modern-day Turkey) prior to 1700 BCE. It is well thought that they developed a culture from the indigenous Hatti people.
Mar 23, 2016 | Turkey & Europe
Co. Clare Cave is the site of a remarkable archaeological discovery! And now the date of human existence in Ireland has been pushed back 2,500 years! What does this mean? A rewriting of Irish archaeology and a new chapter in the human colonization of the island....
Mar 17, 2016 | Turkey & Europe
“In Gaelic myth, Ériu, Banbha and Fódla were three goddesses who greeted the Milesians upon their arrival in Ireland, and who granted them custody of the island. Ériu is generally believed to have been the matron goddess of Ireland, a goddess of sovereignty, or...
Nov 18, 2015 | Turkey & Europe
Did you know that the summer solstice sun never sets at the Arctic Circle, and above that latitude the summer sun continues to shine at midnight for days or weeks? It’s a wonderful time to visit Scandinavia. Scandinavia stretches from northern Germany all the...
Nov 6, 2013 | Turkey & Europe
“Hault, who comes there?” “The keys!” “Whose keys?” “Queen Elizabeth’s keys!” Thus was the exchange between the sentry and the Chief Warder, in the dark of night, as our small group of privileged onlookers stood engrossed. With that final statement to identify the...
