Adrian J. Boas
On Disposing of the Dead
A vast and ever-expanding necropolis known as Givat Shaul (The Hill of Saul) stands at the entrance to Jerusalem on the main...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
On Practical Matters
It is today possible to talk about matters that would once have been regarded as risqué, or simply distasteful; not the sort of thing one...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 19, 2018
- 1 min
On Old/New Methods of Warfare
Over the past few months Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have introduced a highly effective means of frustrating the Israelis, and causing...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
On Communication
If anyone ever re-excavates the site of the Teutonic Order's first headquarters in the town of Akko (medieval Acre) in northern Israel,...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
On History Repeating Itself, or Not...
The idea that the modern State of Israel and the medieval Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem share a common destiny is one that has found an...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
On Crossing the Deep
I have often tried to get my head around the idea of what it must have been like for those thousands of uneducated and unsophisticated...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 12, 2018
- 3 min
On Kings, Cooks and 'mos horribilis'
Excuse me for the somewhat gruesome nature of this post. In spite of all the many advances that science has made, we have yet to resolve...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 10, 2018
- 3 min
On the Existence of Monsters and Dragons
I recall a picture book that I particularly enjoyed as a child. Hit and Myth was one of those books with large illustrations of different...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 8, 2018
- 3 min
On Remembrance of Things Past
A curious child (perhaps in more ways than one), I often got into places that I was not meant to get into, and saw things that were not...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
On the Value of Waste
The Age of Plastic is hopefully, beginning its decline. We cannot expect that it will quietly slip into its grave; plastics have been...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 6, 2018
- 3 min
On the Horror of War
Among a few photographs of family members I have on my desk is one of two half-brothers of my paternal grandmother; Louis and Douglas...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 5, 2018
- 2 min
On Unworldly Places
When I was about 10 years old, perhaps a little older, my father would on occasionally wake my brothers and sister and I in the middle of...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
On Exploration of Old Houses and the Origins of an Enquiring Mind
One of my delights as a child was exploring abandoned houses. There seem to have been a great many in the neighbourhoods I grew up in, at...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
On Crusader Legends as a Literary Source
There are literally hundreds of legends that have grown up around the crusades. One is the tragic tale of Jaufre Rudel, a troubadour from...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Aug 1, 2018
- 2 min
On Earthquakes, Past and Future
Over the last month, a series of mild earthquakes have taken place in Israel, centring on the region of the Sea of Galilee. Damage has...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
On Nostalgia
Are historians and archaeologists more nostalgic than people in other professions? Does a professional interest in the past correlate to...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
On Climate Change, Past and Present
The air-conditioner in my study appears to be leaking gas, and having turned it off I find myself slumping over my laptop in a damp shirt...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Jul 29, 2018
- 2 min
On Things Italian
Like so many others, I am drawn to Italy and to things Italian. Coffee for one. Why is it that, using precisely the same ingredients,...
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Adrian J. Boas
- Oct 8, 2017
- 2 min
On Rethinking our Attitude to the Sensitivities of Plants
This is not an argument against vegetarians and vegans, but who is to say that plants don't have feelings. The popular 1970s bestseller,...
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