"No one can make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little"
- Edmund Burke
The Round the World trip has taken the RTW travelers and occasionally me to some very exciting and interesting places. But probably one of the most exciting was the archaeological excavation that was done in parallel with the Succotz School project in Belize.
Teresa has already posted below on the RTWwithus website about the school project. [...]
How can you put a new roof on a school, integrate technology with laptops and wireless, create a library and conduct a cultural exchange for very little money? Great partnerships and community involvement! Find out what students in NC and Belize did to make their world a better place.
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10 Great Wall of China facts
Parts of the wall are up to 25.6 ft high and as wide as 16.4 ft.
Building materials used were stone, brick, tiles, lime, rammed earth and wood
The Great wall has suffered damage ranging from Bricks being taking for houses, graffiti , vandalism and parts of the wall have been destroyed [...]
After being woken up at 4:30, Jennifer groggily and somewhat reluctantly visits Angkor Wat at sunrise- and finds unexpected spiritual enlightenment.
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Were the Egyptians the only ones who build great pyramids? Did aliens help with the construction? How many years did Egyptians build pyramids (it’s not as many as you might think!) Uncover the answers and other fun facts in this guest post by Doug Tilden.
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I never expected Pompeii to have much of an impression on me- I could not have been more mistaken. The city connected me to the past in a way I have never experienced before. It is one of the greatest things I have seen in my life.
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The reburial of a 3,500-year-old child:
The rescue archaeology we performed on the location of the proposed enclosure wall for the Abydos monuments site proved the importance of undertaking this operation. I discussed the background in previous blogs. We found considerable material from the Ahmose period circa 1550 B.C. and a kiln which [...]
Lessons the last two days on rescue archaeology. In trying to help secure the Abydos site from encroachment and looting a well intentioned wall is being put up. Unfortunately the methodology being used wasn’t very sound. A backhoe was brought on site and promptly disturbed a New Kingdom grave site and an artifact was recovered [...]
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