I have decided to split the teaching of my classes on Human Ecology into two separate afternoons on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26th. Those interested can register for [...]
Category: Ancient Places
The Lyceum at Life and Landscapes®
I am pleased to be offering my first "Lyceum at Life and Landscapes® Learning Course", on Saturday and Sunday, June 25th and 26th, 2022 at my farm in Shelby County, [...]
The Forum Romanum
THE FORUM ROMANUM Perhaps you've been there before, or just wanted to go. You know, "Et tu, Brute?" That was Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Don't we learn most about ourselves and [...]
The Yemen of Old
THE YEMEN OF OLD I am fascinated by Yemen. Frankincense and myrrh, spectacular Aden of the spice trade, ancient Saana, the Marib dam, the Port of Mocha, and the [...]
The Dzungarian Gate
THE DZUNGARIAN GATE And what it is not, location is. And here is the place. A 3,000-mile, nearly impenetrable chain of mountains blockading China from the rest of Eurasia. 1.4 [...]
DILMUN: THE PLACE YOU NEVER HEARD OF!
DILMUN: THE PLACE YOU NEVER HEARD OF Pottery shards. Pottery shards and flint flakes. You look for them, don't you? I do. They are like movie tickets for the latest film. [...]
Gilgamesh
GILGAMESH You see him every winter evening on a clear night. And when it is cloudy, he sees you. He is the oldest myth of the humankind, and the first [...]