Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in Oxfordshire…

In May 2025  I embarked on a road trip to visit (aka ‘bother’) some prehistoric stone monuments in England. The first set were in Oxfordshire, and included the Rollright Stones and White Horse Hill… The Rollright Stones The Rollright Stones stand on the Oxfordshire / Warwickshire border, on a ridge on the edge of the

Back to Old Belchite: the Jewish Quarter

In July, I attended year 3 of a summer archaeology field school in Belchite, Aragon, Spain. Belchite, is a small dusty town set on a plain and the town’s economy is based on the production of olives and maiz, and a little tourism from people visiting the ruinas pueblo viejo. There is not much else

Lion Man

I went to the Ice Age Art exhibition at the British Museum last week. It was very apt day because although it was the very end of March it was snowing when I left home, and very cold. But internally I was feeling warm – I had been looking forward to the ice age art

The Mystery of the Maltese Cart Ruts

The Island of Malta contains some interesting features which remain a mystery to scholars of both pre-history and history. The Mediterranean island is formed from limestone and within great patches of these lie the strange and enchanting cart ruts. They are found all over the island; grooves, which run in pairs gorged several inches deep