Mark Cartwright

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Mark Cartwright Mark is interested in art and architecture, and especially ancient pottery and what these everyday objects can reveal about past lives and traditions. Having lived for several years in France and the Czech Republic, been a frequent visitor to Greece, and now based in Italy, he is a great believer in Jacque-Yves Cousteau’s maxim: Il Faut aller voir - we must go and look for ourselves - and hopes his articles and photos will inspire visitors to AHE to do the same.

MA Political Philosophy, University of York
BA Politics (1st), University of Teesside

'I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers, and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.'
Charles Dickens
Preface to Bleak House

Contributions

Masyaf Castle, Syria
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Masyaf Castle, Syria

Masyaf castle, Orontes Valley, Syria, one-time castle of the Assassins...
An Audience with Mongke Khan
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Mongke Khan

Mongke Khan was ruler of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) from...
The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran
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The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran

The castle of Alamut, Qazvin, Iran, one-time castle of the Assassins...
Traditional Mongol Hunters
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The Nerge: Hunting in the Mongol Empire

The peoples of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) were nomadic, and...
An Audience with Mongke Khan
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An Audience with Mongke Khan

A mid-15th century CE manuscript illustration showing an audience...
Traditional Mongol Hunters
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Traditional Mongol Hunters

Mongol hunters using traditional weapons as used during the Mongol...
The Mongolian Steppe
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The Mongolian Steppe

A panoramic view of the Mongolian Steppe.
Mongol Archer
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Mongol Archer

An illustration detail of a Mongol archer of the 13th century CE.
Mongol Falconer
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Mongol Falconer

A traditional Mongol falconer. (Image by www.davidbaxendale.com)