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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

From Africa to Australia, then thousands of years later, arrival of the Scots

Posted on August 25, 2017 by borderslynn

I have put together what, to me, and surely any other curious person, is the fascinating current understanding of the ancient people who made their way to Australia, possible 40 to 70,000 years ago. Those humans knew how to light … Continue reading →

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Destruction of the Garden

Posted on August 14, 2017 by borderslynn

Humans thrive when nature provides them with fertile land where they feel safe and can develop skills. This was such a place, between less abundant and often hostile lands, it was a place humans would target and fight to keep … Continue reading →

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Movement of People of the African Sahara

Posted on August 13, 2017 by borderslynn

I have been particularly interested in finding out why people migrated out of Africa, but there is also the story of those who remained.  The adaptable indigenous human, always so ingenious in the most hostile environments. Yet becoming part of … Continue reading →

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The connectivity of oceans and human survival

Posted on August 8, 2017 by borderslynn

Business jargon uses SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) to determine decision making. I would suggest this is probably how all humans have approached challenges of survival, but business jargon has encapsulated the process. As the oceans warmed and the … Continue reading →

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From Africa to Scotland

Posted on July 28, 2017 by borderslynn

Modern technology has afforded more tools for measuring and dating finds of past human activity. Radiocarbon dating can measure up to 40,000 years ago. This has resulted in recalibration of estimated ages of archaeological finds so that items already in … Continue reading →

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Out of Africa

Posted on July 25, 2017 by borderslynn

Title: A San (Bushman) who gave us an exhibition of traditional dress and hunting/foraging behavior. Namibia. (IDBeatty_002219) Perhaps the biggest long-term strength of the hunter-gatherers’ lifestyle was that it provided an inbuilt control on the overall level of human population. … Continue reading →

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Rome Kingdom to Empire: impact on Brittania to Judea

Posted on July 24, 2017 by borderslynn

Rome had a Kingdom, then a Republic, then an Empire. What follows is the evolving significant people and events which resulted in the Empire. The last Kingdom monarch was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, located in Ancient Rome. As a result of … Continue reading →

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 The Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar

Posted on July 22, 2017 by borderslynn

I grew up using the Gregorian Calendar without much thought as to its origin (or realising it was called the Gregorian Calendar!)  My digging back in time has taught me that this pervasive and powerful system dates back to Pope … Continue reading →

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7th Century Religious Earthquakes

Posted on July 20, 2017 by borderslynn

Rome first influenced the conversion of Pagans living in the British Isles, to Christianity. According to Prosper of Aquitaine, Palladius was from a noble family in Gaul. In 429, he was serving as a deacon in Rome. The Pope commissioned … Continue reading →

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Pre and Post the Year Muhammed was Born

Posted on July 19, 2017 by borderslynn

In 570c, a boy called Muhammad, was born in the Arabian city of Mecca.  In Eastern Europe there were migrations of nomadic peoples and major changes were taking place as the Byzantine Empire fought for retention of its borders. Prior … Continue reading →

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