While this might look like a simple fossil at first glance, if we take a closer look, it soon becomes clear that there is some fascinating folklore going on here! This is a snakestone – a name given to ammonites
Folklore Finds: Snakestone

While this might look like a simple fossil at first glance, if we take a closer look, it soon becomes clear that there is some fascinating folklore going on here! This is a snakestone – a name given to ammonites
It was a sad irony to discover in the Museum of Cambridge the beautiful book of etchings by Robert Farren, Cambridge and Its Neighbourhood, published in 1881, just as Farren’s house of the same year, Mayfield, 110 Hills Road, was
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Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?