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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

The Sacred Condor

Posted on February 12, 2019 by borderslynn

The magnificent Condor is a familiar and respected scavenger bird which flies over the Americas. Condors are part of the family Cathartidae which contains the New World vultures. The Andean Condor‭ (‬Vultur gryphus‭)‬,‭ ‬is thought to possibly be the most … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged a.magificens, Americas, andes, aves, california, condor, endangered species, extinction, incas, miocene, p.sandersi, religion, triassic | 5 Comments

The cult of Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl and the feathered pterosaur reptiles

Posted on February 10, 2019 by borderslynn

Looking to the skies, the Mesoamerican peoples all revered the power of the great birds which flew above them, such as the eagle and condor. They also had respect and wonder for the many snakes which inhabited the land. It … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged belief systems, birds, chichen itza, christianity, guatemala, kukulkan, Mexico, pterosaurs, quetzal, quetzalcoatlus, reptiles, snakes, teotihuacan, yucatan | 1 Comment

Migration from colder climates to tropical areas

Posted on January 25, 2019 by borderslynn

Costa Rica is one of the countries in Central America, first inhabited around 10000 years ago by tribes who had travelled across the world to this spot, and they found it covered with rainforest. Central American rainforests are environmentally sensitive … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, asia, costa rica, endangered species, Europe, indigenous peoples, migration, rainforests, reserves, seismic tourism, skin protection from sun, spain | Leave a comment

Cowed by climate change

Posted on January 2, 2019 by borderslynn

Image of map of Peru In March 2017, Reuters reported ‘Abnormal El Nino in Peru unleashes deadly downpours; more flooding seen’ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-floods-idUSKBN16O2V5 In the article it also says,”While precipitation in Peru has not exceeded the powerful El Nino of 1998, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged chavin, climate, el niño, Farming, flood plains, floods, genocide, melting glaciers, Peru, poverty, preventable deaths, rising sea levels | Leave a comment

Salts: global trade and mining

Posted on December 18, 2018 by borderslynn

Salts are mined to meet the need of humans, and these needs are many. Phosphates, for example, are needed by present day intensive farming for fertiliser for quality crops and animal feeds which contain minerals ‘essential’ for the development of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged corruption, food industry, indigenous people, lack of human rights, land degradation, mining, phosphates, refugees, salts, theft | Leave a comment

Salt and economic/human management: China compared to Mexico

Posted on November 28, 2018 by borderslynn

The evolution of humans who had a nomadic life prior to the settling of China, as we know it today, can be noted in landmark prehistoric fossil discoveries: ‘Yuanmou Man’ who lived 1.7 million years ago in today’s Yunnan Province, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, cradle of civilisation, dams, ecocide, floods, geology, Mexico, neolithic, paleolithic, seismic activity, tectonic plates | Leave a comment

Salt, Sulphates and Survival: Living things

Posted on November 14, 2018 by borderslynn

Salt (sodium chloride or halite), for details of the chemistry of Salt see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(chemistry), has been the focus of human interest for thousands of years. It has been much sought after and traded since humans first realised its value. But … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, Lake Onega, marine life, origins of life, osmoregulator, oxygen, Russia, salination, salt, salt contamination, sulphates | Leave a comment

Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Roman Kingdom in Italy: Part Two

Posted on November 10, 2018 by borderslynn

Little is certain about the Roman kingdom’s history, as no records and few inscriptions from the time of the kings survive and we find a similar lack of written history for Teotihuacan. As small groups of hunter gatherers, 12 to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged civilisations, early humans, italy, mesoamerica, Mexico, military expansion, Rome, skill building, teotihuacan, tool development, trade, weapons | Leave a comment

Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Rome, Italy: Part One

Posted on October 14, 2018 by borderslynn

Setting the scene Thousands of years ago, as the ice sheets melted and humans began their migrations and explorations of this Earth, let us try to imagine, without modern transport and comforts, how tribes of people could travel from Africa … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged architecture, aridity, building materials, civilisation, Farming, irrigation, italy, Mexico, rain shadow, Romans, teotihuacan, trade, water shortages | 1 Comment

The tribes who evolved out of Africa to eventually become pre-Roman settlers

Posted on September 3, 2018 by borderslynn

Influencers of pre Roman tribes were The Scythians – the Greeks’ name for this initially nomadic people. They inhabited Scythia from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. This included Kazakhstan, thought to be the location … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged ancient tribes, Apennines, chariot, domestication of horses, Eurasia, Farming, italy, kurgan, metallurgy, pre-Rome, warrior nomads | Leave a comment

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