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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: Oxfordshire
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. The Bodleian Library has amazing collections. And all these are free! Talk about encouraging learning! One afternoon we took a leisurely walk around the grounds of Blenheim Palace just outside Oxford. The grounds were given to General John Churchill in. It is an immense park. Sir Winston Churchill was born here, and we decided that he...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: Périgord Prehistory: Lascaux
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. This has been some Journey to Ancient Civilizations! Egypt was truly ancient. Lots of culture. Preservation of ancient sites is a huge issue, and I totally support the idea of making copies for tourists to visit freely. But the key word here is freely. Lock up the originals to the experts, but. All the same, I have collected some video from a nice set of replica paintings a...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: The British Museum
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. London arguably has the best museums we have visited anywhere along our trip, and it’s not. Just that they have acquired (plundered? I visited the British Museum. As usual I was most drawn to the Egyptian, Greek and Roman displays. We saw the Ramses head. Wikipedia has a good article about the marbles and their controversial stay in the British Museum ( Elgin Marbles. Sever...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: The Caves of Périgord: Rouffignac
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Caves of Périgord: Rouffignac. Our next cave took us to Rouffignac. This cave is unique in many ways. First, it is about three. This cave is known for its numerous mammoth paintings and etchings, more than 150 have been counted so far! These were spread throughout the cave and almost exclusively in groupings. Rouffignac also has its own “Sistine Chapel” ...The main diff...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: A Jolly Good Time in London
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. A Jolly Good Time in London. In addition to spending time in Southall at the A Rocha UK center we did make it in to London for some fun. In spite of the rain everyday we took. Our first trip out took us to Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards. We enjoyed the bands, uniforms and silly walks, but all agreed that the changing. Collections from all over the world...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: The Journey Returns Home
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Journey Returns Home. And even though we are “home” our journey continues. Here are a few excerpts of in-the-moment writing since we’ve been home. I just got back from coffee with Donald Johanson. Yes, the same one that I met in Les Eyzies-Tayac. We talked for two hours before I had to rush off to do a home visit with one of my new students. It’s the next morning ...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: Stonehenge and Avebury: Stone Circles
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Stonehenge and Avebury: Stone Circles. This morning found us borrowing our friends, Ronnie and Janine Morgan’s, car and making the. I think that my expectations for the drive were higher than my expectations of the prehistoric sites we were to visit; we had received underwhelming reports from several previous visitors. Around the countryside of Stonehenge and Avebury are se...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: The Roman Theater in Orange
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Roman Theater in Orange. From the Pont du Gard we traveled another half hour to the city of Orange (O’ráwnzh). I knew right away that I was going to like this city; there was a criterium bike race under way at the. We listened to the information-packed audio guide and wandered around this amazing. And use the bathrooms if needed. The Orange Roman Theater. Ruins Around t...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: Pont du Gard
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Our next adventure from Sommières took us to just beyond Nimes to the Pont du Gard. Now. All of you will have to think back to your old social studies textbook. Remember the picture from the section on Rome? Once again one of the best-preserved structures from Rome’s ancient heritage lies in France, not in Rome. It was completed around AD 50. Another fun feature of the Pont...
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations: Sommières
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Journey to Ancient Civilizations. Join us on our journey through the ancient and not so ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. I thought we were coming to France to have some peace and quiet away from the lure of ancient sites. This was to be a time for me to settle down and write. Instead we find that the campground we are staying in is one mile from the town of Sommières, which just happens to be celebrating its two-thousandth year of history! 8220;Why is the city built on top of these old arches?