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For centuries the Vikings have been remembered as strong barbarians that attacked the last outposts of civilization, pillaging and murdering as they went. While this is certainly true, it is just a small part of who the Vikings were. They were also sailors, traders, farmers, craftsmen, and explorers with a rich tradition and many of the human rights still missing in many countries today.

We operate several websites, some of which might also be of interest to you. Most of them are built in Drupal.

• Science_Zine (formerly EncycloZine) concise illustrated overviews of major science topics, history of science, technology and computers, and links to further information in other resources.
• Curious Minds Science Shop is an online shop for science-related toys, kits, gifts, and scientific instruments, with products ranging from Ant farms to Zoetropes, suitable for all ages from 8 onwards. Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics & Technology toys, instruments, kits & gifts.
• Eluzions' Illusions Games, Puzzles, & Optical Illusions.
• Artzia overviews of major arts, history, and society topics, and links to further information in other resources.
• Kosmoi Photo Album my favourite photos. Most of the photos here were taken by me on my Nikon D50, and processed from RAW with Nikon Capture NX2.
• Orrery Planet all things orrery.. & solar system
• Curious Minds blog ramblings ..
• Science Gizmos A selection of gizmos from Curious Minds.
• Suns-n-Roses a self-indulgent tour of my favourite topics and quotes with a few nice pictures
• Physics Museum typical of what would have been found in a school or university physics lab in the period 1879 - 1955.
• Curious Minds tel Contact info and fast navigation for Curious Minds.

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If you have lived all of your life in one place or one country, you will probably view that way of life as the best and most sensible. But if you have never experienced any other culture by living in it for a substantial period, you don't really have anything to compare it to. Only by learning that there are other ways of living can you see that things that you have accepted as facts of life are really choices that you make and can change.

The branch of knowledge that deals with past events. Understanding history can help us understand the present and it can help us understand the complexity of things that happen around us every day. It doesn't provide all the answers (history does not always repeat itself), but it can help us ask the right questions.

Archaeology is the science of unearthing sites containing remains of ancient habitation, with the goal of learning about culture, society, ecology, intellectual life and beliefs; modern archaeology employs the tools of history, anthropology, geology, and biology to recover the hidden past. Archaeology studies ancient peoples and cultures by analyzing their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other remains. Archaeology comes from the Greek archaiologia, meaning the discussion of antiquities. An archaeologist studies former cultures and societies by examining the material things they left behind. This normally involves digging, either on land or the sea bed, and observing what is discovered, where it is found, and what is near it.

Photography is the technique of recording, by chemical or mechanical means, a permanent image on a layer of material sensitive to light exposure. The understanding that prevails today assumes the use of a camera or camera obscura as the image forming device, and of photographic film as the recording medium, but it doesn't have to be the case.

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What is History? History is the study and interpretation of the recorded past. We often think of history as a set of dates, names, and facts to be memorized. Facts do help us study history, but they are nothing more than trivia until we try to make some sense out of them. Thoughtful, informed interpretation and synthesis of these facts will help us understand the development and interrelationships of human societies. History helps us understand many events that at first seem inexplicable, and it also helps us understand that the causes and effects of these events are often very complex.

The arts are about creating objects, images, and works that communicate a message or emotion to an audience. It might be putting on a play for a large audience, or writing a poem that someone will read on their own. The relationship between the artist and their audience is the space where a work of art is interpreted and responded to. An art is a special skill or craft that you can learn, such as the art of painting or the art of hair dressing. But when we talk about "The Arts", we are usually referring specifically to the creative arts - visual art, music, and the performing_arts such as theater and dance.