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!
Richard Armstrong (“Freud: ‘Schliemann of the Mind’”) is an assistant professor of classical and medieval studies at the University of Houston. His studies of the connections between Sigmund Freud and the ancient world include “The Archaeology of Freud’s Archaeology: Recent Work in the History of Psychoanalysis,” in The International Review of Modernism 3:1 (1999).
Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
Secrets of the Pharaohs
The desert sands of Abydos, Egypt, 300 miles south of Cairo, have revealed an improbable ancient secret: A pharaoh from the 1st Dynasty (2920–2770 B.C.) was interred with a fleet of 14 full-size boats to help him navigate through the afterlife.
The best way to protect valuable resources—whether drinking water, wildlife or archaeological digs—is to let the profit motive work its magic.
