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hbanziger
Jul 214 min read
H - 7 : Where to find Tin for Making Bronze
Lifting Copper and Tin Ingots from the Uluburun Ship Wreck Yesterday’s blog reminded me to talk about tin, the rare metal required for...
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hbanziger
Jul 203 min read
H - 8 : Purple for the Emperor
Tyrian Dye was not only produced in Tyros but probably throughout the Roman Empire Before starting our journey, I go every year on Google...
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hbanziger
Jul 84 min read
H - 21 : Where are Anatolia's Salt Pans?
Natural Salt Pan in Delice (Kirikkale) in Central Anatolia My recent blog about the high salinity of the eastern Mediterranean made me...
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hbanziger
Jun 233 min read
H - 35 : Earth Quake Center of the World?
The ancient Greek town of Salamis was twice destroyed by Earth Quakes but rebuilt - it was only abandoned during the Arab - Byzantine...
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hbanziger
Jun 123 min read
H - 46 : Did the Melting Glaciers start the Agricultural Revolution?
Bottlenose and other Dolphins are a rare Sight in the Eastern Mediterranean On my to-do-list for this year’s trip is a blog on the...
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hbanziger
May 135 min read
H - 76 : How Knowledge spread in Antiquity
In two of my previous blogs I talked about the role of scribes in antiquity and that books were scrolls not pages bound at the back. The...
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hbanziger
May 83 min read
H - 81 : Anatolia - Cradle of Flowers and Plants
Turkish Ceramic Tiles with Wild Flowers and Red Tulips at the Center When looking at tiles in a Turkish Bazaar, you instantly notice the...
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hbanziger
Apr 116 min read
H - 107 : Unequal Prosperity in the Roman Empire
Rainy today – no chance to spend time outdoors. Time for another blog then. Wondered for a while as to why the Eastern Roman Empire was...
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hbanziger
Mar 294 min read
H - 120 : Fuel for the Pharos of Alexandria
Love the way science changes the way how we understand the world. The James Webb telescope shows us that the universe is probably older...
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hbanziger
Mar 96 min read
H - 140 : Cedars - Lebanon's Holy Trees
One of the probably 2'000 Years old mighty Cedar Trees in the Lebanon Cyprus is not the only country in the Middle East with trees in its...
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hbanziger
Mar 64 min read
H - 144 : Copper and Civilisation
Copper Ingot resulting from smelting with ancient Technologies (except the Hammer !) A few weeks ago, I wondered whether the first...
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hbanziger
Jan 305 min read
H - 180 : Tsunami & Skiing - inseparable Twins
Most people have heard about Tsunamis in the Pacific. Far fewer have heard of Tsunamis in the Mediterranean. Skiing in Lebanon is...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20234 min read
G + 20 : Waking up to a Dripping Sound
The Sea beyond Punta des Jondal where we went today was calm and turquoise A dripping sound woke me up at 3 am this morning. It was...
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hbanziger
Jul 29, 20233 min read
G + 13 : From Cassis to Marseille - Hello from the Tethys Sea
This Calanque has become Port-Miou. It is deal for hiding during a Mistral Last day of sailing along the Ligurian coast. We are going to...
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hbanziger
Jul 25, 20233 min read
G + 10 : Porquerolles - The Storm
Waves at the West End of Porquerolles were higher than 1.5 meters. Glad we are not at Sea We all wondered this morning how the day would...
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hbanziger
Jul 21, 20233 min read
G + 6 : Grasse - Capital of Scent
Rain drumming on our cabin this morning woke us up at 6 am. The effects of the heat wave continue to hit the French Riviera. Usually,...
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hbanziger
Jul 13, 20234 min read
G - 2 : The Côte d'Azur's Exceptional Light
Fishing boats in Nice Harbour - their colours seem to rhyme with the beautiful Light When writing the piece about the painters who...
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hbanziger
Jul 2, 20234 min read
G - 13 : When Nature Changes the Course of History - The Silting of Ports
Last year, when sailing along the Anatolian coast, we came across many ancient harbors which are now completely landlocked. Nearby rivers...
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hbanziger
Jun 3, 20234 min read
G - 44 : The surprising Qualities of Lavender
Lavender Field near the Village of Sault - at the Back is Mont Ventoux, the biker challenge One of the pleasures in life is spraying...
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hbanziger
May 15, 20236 min read
G - 63 : Planting your own Natural Pharmacy
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about Herbes de Provence. Unexpectedly, it led me to several research pieces and YouTube clips on medical...
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