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A fountain on Grand Parade street in Cork, Ireland, with snow on the ground and the edges of the fountain.

Weather is always a fair topic in Ireland. Even when the weather itself isn’t.

Let’s Talk About the Weather

25 July 201825 July 2018 blog posts, Ireland archaeology, climate change, cork, ireland, passage tomb, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, summer, teresa mannion

A place from my fevered summer dreams? If you ever find yourself in Ireland with nothing to talk about, the weather is always a safe bet. Whether the weather is "lashing" (raining hard) or

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Herculaneum: Pompeii’s mud-covered sister city

6 February 201217 February 2013 Europe, Italy archaeological, archaeology, chariot, charioteer, charioteers, ercolano, eruption, escavation, excavations, fresco, frescoes, herculaneum, italia, italy, library, marble, mosaic, mosaics, mt. vesuvius, naples, napoli, papyrus, pompei, pompeii, priapos, priapus, Proconsul Marcus Nonius Balbus, pyroclastic flow, pyroclastic surge, roman, Rome, scavi, skeleton, skeletons, skull, vesuvio, vesuvius, villa dei papiri, volcanic, volcano

Naples, Italy You've probably heard of Pompeii, home of ash-covered treasures and the famous plaster casts of the bodies of unfortunate victims from Vesuvio's eruption in 79 A.D. New excavation techniques using were formulated, amazing

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Quote: …the myriads who Before us pass’d…

19 November 201110 December 2011 blog posts, Europe, Ireland, just photos, quotations archaeology, beara, beara peninsula, celtic, Derreenataggart, history, stone circle

Strange, is it not? That of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the Road Which to discover we must travel too. ~

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Photograph of the Venus of Malta and information on other attractions in the area.

Featured photo: Venus of Malta

12 April 20117 May 2012 blog posts, Europe, just photos, Malta archaeology, colossal lady, dwarf elephants, elephant, elephants, fat lady, gozo, Ħaġar Qim, malta, maltese, mediterranean, megalithic, megalithic temples, museum, paleontology, sculpture, sculptures, sleeping lady, statue, tarxien, unesco, venus, venus of malta, world heritage

Valletta, Malta Surprisingly few people know where to find Malta on a map. (Common reactions include, "Oh, like the Maltese Falcon?" or mine, "I had a Bichon Frise, which are descended from the Maltese breed!

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