Category Archives: Prehistory

Creatures the World Forgot – and Maybe for a Reason?

Posted on August 26, 2017 by jananson

I’m conscious this blog tends to wander off a bit from its declared focus on the exotic and the prehistoric. So let’s get back to basics – and a look at another prehistoric movie classic. I never saw this film … Continue reading →

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Lewis Spence’s The Problem of Lemuria

Posted on June 28, 2017 by jananson

If, like me, you love myth and folklore, you may know Lewis Spence as the author of numerous books, in the early twentieth century, about the mythology of different parts of the world. I find his books more readable and useful … Continue reading →

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W.A. Harbinson’s The Light of Eden

Posted on April 21, 2017 by jananson

Do you remember, if you’re old enough, the beautiful painted illustrations on the covers of fantasy and science fantasy novels in the 1980s? Each would depict a scene capturing both a moment in the story and the essence of the … Continue reading →

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A Prehistoric Giant African Weasel

Posted on March 22, 2017 by jananson

When I was a boy I got interested in the mammals of the world – including a particular affection for the Mustelidae, or weasel family. I guess that’s why it struck a chord when I found out about a large … Continue reading →

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Posted on January 12, 2017 by jananson

Researching Deep Time was an excuse to rewatch the dinosaur films that had captivated me as boy. Through this painstaking scholarly process I discovered that in my memory two of these films had merged into one. That’s not entirely surprising … Continue reading →

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Deep Time, Exotic Excursions

Posted on December 13, 2016 by jananson

This year’s visit to New Caledonia got me musing whether I should change the name of my blog – to signal a broadening of scope that would justify my writing here about my travels. ‘Deep Time, Exotic Excursions’ is what … Continue reading →

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In search of the ancient dead – by Nimue Brown

Posted on July 28, 2016 by jananson

Originally posted on Druid Life:
By ‘ancient dead’ I don’t mean the human ancient dead, who, by planet measurements of time are really quite recent. I grew up on the Jurassic limestone of the Cotswold edge. I guess it started…

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Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank’s Mezolith

Posted on May 20, 2016 by jananson

Years ago I saw a storytelling show quite unlike any I’ve seen before or since. In I Become Part of It the Company of Storytellers – Pomme Clayton, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton – attempted to evoke the imaginative world of … Continue reading →

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Neanderthal Man and Cro-Magnon Woman

Posted on April 3, 2016 by jananson

Jacques Malaterre’s Ao, le dernier Néandertal is a 2010 film about the fateful encounter between Neanderthals and modern humans. It’s also, as usual in this genre, a love story – with the usual pattern of gender and race: the man is a … Continue reading →

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