I came upon him unexpectedly. He was not alone. To be fair, my mind was mulling over the previous room, which explained…
Last summer, one day stands out above all others: my first trip to Gordion (ancient Gordium), a Turkish city associated with Midas,…
To sail the Turkish Coast is to embark on an historical and archaeological adventure that spans over 3,000 years of history. It…
I clearly remember the day in October 1957, when news swept through the Institute of Archaeology in London that Gordon Childe had…
For years I have directed small armies of excavators through a project manager, so returning to the role of quartermaster (and co-director)…
We live in a city-centric world. When we think of the scattered islands of the Aegean, we think of them as remote…
A gentler, more verdant part of Italy is difficult to imagine. The river Asso is little more than a brook bisecting southern…
We have all heard of Hannibal. The general who crossed the Alps with his elephants and nearly brought Rome to its knees…
Chicago is a very European city. With the wind whipping up Lake Michigan, it feels like Geneva on an autumnal day until…
Every time I arrive at the British School at Rome, it is somehow different. Old buildings and strong institutions can be like…
For Sigmund Freud, the archaeology of the city of Rome was a metaphor for the unconscious mind – a place where no…
Between the Mediterranean and the Taurus Mountains, the Olba region of Southern Turkey is rich with archaeology. Ümit Aydinog˘lu takes us on…