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Bollington, Cheshire Well Dressings July 2016
This lovely tradition is one of those customs that survived from pre-Christian times and acquired a Christian veneer/character by being linked to the feast day of John the Baptist.
frankbeswick, on 07/03/2016
The Drama of Life in the Rock Pool
West Britain has rockier shores than East Britain has, so the west is where the best rock pools are. North Wales has many rock pools.
frankbeswick, on 07/03/2016
The Drama of Life in the Rock Pool
We have no rock pools here simply because we have no rocks. This area is flat alluvial soil and the beaches are sand. I have seen pools in the sand but they are subject to drying out between tides, so the species are limited.
blackspanielgallery, on 07/02/2016
Olmec Colossal Heads
Yes, clearly Europeans found northern parts of America before Columbus. The record seems a little murkier for the Southern continent. As you say, we cannot discount the possibility that Africans made it across and could well have influenced the ...
jptanabe, on 07/02/2016
Chauvet Cave
Good point. I believe fire places have been found in some caves, which would have allowed for some level of illumination. Other caves have paintings on the roof, so perhaps they had torches.
jptanabe, on 07/02/2016
Olmec Colossal Heads
One persistent and erroneous myth is that until Columbus no one knew of America. But the Basques were fishing the cod banks of Newfoundland for years before Columbus. The Norse knew America, which they called Vinland. While Africans have not ...
frankbeswick, on 07/02/2016
Chauvet Cave
Quite correct, but regular use of fire in the caves would have led to soot deposits on the roof. Have these been found? Otherwise we must postulate occasional use of the caves, maybe on ritual occasions.
frankbeswick, on 07/02/2016
Aboriginal Rock Art
Yes I am ! I love art that comes from nature and this is just stunning .
Thank yo so much for posting this.
Veronica, on 07/02/2016
Chauvet Cave
Yes, surely we can assume they used fire in the caves for light.
jptanabe, on 07/02/2016
Olmec Colossal Heads
If a fossil could be found of one of these people a genetic test should reveal any African cntent.
blackspanielgallery, on 07/02/2016
Aboriginal Rock Art
I have seen Perth Mint coins showing modern aboriginal art, and these have a similarity, There is some difference in that modern pieces use short lines arranged to outline a piece when done one after the other, or a series of dots as it were. ...
blackspanielgallery, on 07/02/2016
Chauvet Cave
If the intent was art as beauty we must assume there was some form of lighting, for in a dark cave without lighting it would have been difficult to have it properly appreciated. So, t implies there was at least some form of torch available.
blackspanielgallery, on 07/02/2016
Dealing with Chronic Pain: The Spoon Theory
Sorry guys- this stuff is just so close to my heart. The first 18mos, the longest my rheumy would go without seeing me was every third month. Now he sees me either every month or every other ...
Vanessa, on 07/02/2016
Dealing with Chronic Pain: The Spoon Theory
I have a host of nasty autoimmune diseases. It took several years for my diagnoses to come about and a new primary doctor. In my first visit with the new primary, he ran a blood test that was ...
Vanessa, on 07/02/2016
What Makes a Man Wear Women's Flats?
Rob, I understand . I like it myself. I have some Steve Madden flats I really love for that reason.i wear them at home all the time. I don't think I would wear them in public tho, but as I design ...
Mike, on 07/01/2016