The shape of a letter is usually treated as a matter of convention, and to a large extent it is. But writing systems designed for a specific material carry that…
The useful question about any old route is what it was for, because the purpose determined the line - and routes made for different purposes look completely different on the…
There is an old puzzle about a ship whose planks are replaced one at a time until none of the original timber remains, and the question of whether it is…
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There is a difference between a chronicle and a survey, and it is the difference between knowing what somebody thought was important and knowing what was there.
Chronicles record…
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Most archaeological finds are objects. Something survives, it is recovered, and it can be examined, measured and displayed.
Occasionally the significant find is not an object at all but…
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Most ancient monuments survive because they are made of something durable. Stone lasts. Metal lasts. Fired clay lasts. Their survival requires nothing from anybody.
There is a category of…