Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
No ancient mariner makes it safely past the island of the sirens until Odysseus does so in Book 12 of Homer’s Odyssey. In this passage, translated by Robert Fagles (Viking, 1996), the hero tells of the supreme effort it took to resist the sirens’ call:
Dear Editors,
As an excavator and a professor of ancient Middle Eastern history at Sofia University, in Bulgaria, I have spent my entire professional life thinking about how to reduce the looting of historical sites.
Traffic jams, slum landlords, waste, street crime, crowded apartments—these all-too-familiar blights of modern city life were not unknown to the ancient Romans.
Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide
Minotaur: Sir Arthur Evans and the Archaeology of Minoan Myth
