About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
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Israel: Reflections on Archaeology
A look back at my visits to Acco, Beit She’an and Caesarea in Israel and the wealth of opportunities that exist for amateur archaeologists … Continue reading
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Tagged Acco, Acre, amphitheatre, aqueduct, archaeology, Beit She’an, British mandate, Caesarea, Crusader Kingdom, earthquakes, Europe, Herod, hippodrome, history, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Israel, Italy, Jews, Jordan Valley, Josephus Flavius, Marco Polo, Marmaluke Conquest, mosaics, Muslims, Old Acre Development Company, Ottoman City, pilgrims, Pompeii, Ptolemais, Richard the Lionheart, Roman temple, Scythopolis, Turks
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Guatemala: Antigua “The Colonial City”
Founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and situated in a valley surrounded by volcanoes, La Antigua Guatemala was once the capital city … Continue reading
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Tagged Antigua, architecture, baroque, Brother Peter, catholic churches, cemeteries, central America, Central Park, Colonial Capital, Convent of Santo Domingo, documentary, earthquakes, Hermano Pedro, history, indigenous, La Merced, language schools, Las Capuchinas, Latin America, marimba music, pilgrimage, San Franciscan Monk, San Francisco Church & Convent, slavery, Spanish conquistadors, stucco, tourism, tourist police, UNESCO, volcanoes, World Heritage Site, xylophone
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