Monthly Archives: August 2011

Dead Sea Scrolls – Ongoing

Posted on August 30, 2011 by sam

This post shall be an open-ended one as I intend to store here references, links or short texts related to the issue, as and when I find them in my random searches 30/08/2011 On the material aspect of preserving the … Continue reading →

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Dead Sea Scrolls through the layman’s glasses – 2

Posted on August 29, 2011 by sam

I am well aware that raising the right questions is the way forward if you want to expand your horizon. So here they are, my ever-expanding list of questions/points of interest as soon as they are born, fresh, straight out … Continue reading →

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Dead Sea Scrolls through the layman’s glasses – 1

Posted on August 28, 2011 by sam

Here are a short introduction to the subject extracted from three different places: The Palestine Exploration Fund In 1947, the first cave containing manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls was found by Bedouin shepherds, north of an ancient ruin known … Continue reading →

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Southend-on-Sea 2011

Posted on August 22, 2011 by sam

Last day of summer ? Anyway, we had an interesting one in Southend-on-Sea The present iron pier was first opened in 1889 but only extended as far as what is now known as the Old Pier Head. The first extension … Continue reading →

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Wild(erness) at heart

Posted on August 4, 2011 by sam

I was away for a while and I missed my foraging through the part of the world were honesty is at home. Living there is, among others, Harold Knight about whom I wrote some time ago. I (re)discovered his talent … Continue reading →

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