Author Archives: Guthlac

Having thought a little about the people of the Iron Age it is now the turn of there beasts of burden – in this case the pony. It is doubtful that the great unwashed of Iron Age society had access to what we would describe as a horse. This was the… Continue reading →

One of the problems with a lot of Iron Age illustration I have looked at over the last few days is that, well, they are not that realistic. Now I have to be very careful here because, in truth, we don’t really know what Iron Age people actually lo… Continue reading →

Over the past two or three weeks have been slowly building a new map as part of my historical research project looking at Salt Ways/Roads. This is a long winded and at times mind numbing but it involved finding data about an area entering it into … Continue reading →

What is in a name? Well for me it starts to give something substance, in this case an Iron Age man. Cartivelios is the name of what is described as a sub King, a local big wig of the Corietltauvi polity in the late Iron Age period. His name appear… Continue reading →

So a few facts, such as they are. Iron Age man was lucky to reach 40 – let alone 50. Women fared even worse – due to child brith – most wouldn’t see beyond 30, however by that time they may well have produced 5 or 6 children. Nowadays we don’t thi… Continue reading →

So you have this bright idea – how on earth do you progress it? Well that is the first question that needs to be addressed when starting to think about the Prehistoric project. Fortunately I know something about Iron Age Britain so this might help… Continue reading →

Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

I have just spent an enjoyable afternoon at my friend David’s McMillan fundrasier. One of the things that looking at all the art on display has inspired me to is to make a new series of photographs. I have decided to give the project the title of … Continue reading →

And who said the Americans don’y get ironySimon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk Continue reading →

Really good article, if a little bitchy.Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field Lives Onhttp://gizmodo.com/5946966/Sent via FlipboardSent from my iPad Continue reading →