Tag Archives: egypt

The Berbers under religious avalanches

Posted on January 23, 2018 by borderslynn

Tunisia was originally named Ifriqiya by the Muslims, a name later given to the entire continent of Africa. That massive continent now, as I write this, using worldometer.info has a population of 1,273,897,847 with a landmass of 30.37 million km².  We can … Continue reading →

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Natural disasters as acts of God – or gods.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by borderslynn

Around 14000 years ago, where there were some adjoining islands in the Nile Delta, trading took place and became established until the city of Thonis-Heracleion was gradually built, intersected by canals. It had a number of harbors and anchorages and … Continue reading →

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Mesoamerican “cradle of civilisation” and the Osmec head sculptures

Posted on November 19, 2017 by borderslynn

66 million years ago a massive asteroid hit the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in what we now call the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Amazingly, much of the earth healed eventually, and new creatures evolved to replace those which had been … 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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