Tag Archives: Archaeology

The Met, Take 3

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

With time starting to run out in our New York trip, we visited the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) for the third time because there was still a huge amount we had not seen. These first two images are of … Continue reading →

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American Museum of Natural History, Take 2

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

The American Museum of Natural History, like The Met, is so large it takes more than a day to see.  Here is a somewhat random selection of exhibits from our second visit.  Above we have elks … … and these are … Continue reading →

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Here is a selection from the first day we visited the Met.  This is a huge building, with a massive array of ancient art and artifacts.  It takes more than a day to see it all. This is from the … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Museum and Botanical Gardens

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

We visited the Guggenheim on Sunday 21st, which is an interesting circular spiral “doughnut” building but they were preparing for a show and much of the building was under wraps including the view across the doughnut hole.  So that was a … Continue reading →

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Update – Easter Island: A Parable for Our Times?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Easter Island – A Parable for Our Times? looks at our most important political issue – sustainable development – in the light of what happened on Easter Island.  I have added a brief introduction, seventeen new monochrome images and a  … Continue reading →

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29th April: Tahiti (Moorea – Opunoho Valley Maraes)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Towards the middle of the day we visited some archaeological sites in the middle of Moorea. Unfortunately it was a bright sunny day which does not help for photographs in a forest. Google maps location. Nowadays in Tahiti and Moorea … Continue reading →

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28th April: Tahiti (Arahurahu Marae)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Coming back from Tahiti Iti, we stopped for lunch at a friendly open air restaurant in Taravao, on the isthmus.  Following that we spent some time at the Paul Gauguin Museum, which is definitely worth a visit but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Easter Island Wrapup and Contents

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

It’s now been over two months since I returned from Patagonia, Antarctica, the Falklands, Iguazu Falls and Easter Island.  Most of that time I have been writing up Easter Island, which I have now finished.  Having got home I have … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Ahu Runga Va’e and Ahu Hanga Te Tenga)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

We were due to leave Easter Island for Tahiti around noon but the plane was late, so we got a reprieve for half a day. We headed off towards the Eastern end of the South Coast and visited Ahu Runga … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Ahu Huri a Urenga)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Ahu Huri a Urenga is just out the back of town, beside the main road to the other end of the island.  Restored by Mulloy in 1960, it is 13 metres long by 4 metres wide and has been dated … Continue reading →

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