While we hunker down to avoid the plague, you may be reaching for a good book for entertainment. Here’s my book review of the historical fantasy Enchantée by Gita Trelease in which the French Revolution gets an infusion of charming, atmospheric magic.
When archaeologists conducted a major surface survey, they stumbled on a 5th century BCE temple of Aphrodite. But the biggest “discoveries” may lie in the unglamorous “big picture.”
A new year is bringing a new format to my “weekly post” for my website subscribers. Now in the email, you’ll see each topic as a separate post instead of clustered in one post. You may click from the email into each post of interest. Or you can click into the first post and then at the bottom of that post, you’ll see the next three, and you can carry on as you wish. My intention is that this is as easy and enjoyable as before. The separation increases the searchability of each post to a wider audience—hence the change.
A bit of medieval play in stone hidden high in the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Archaeologists excavated a hot food and drink shop in Pompeii. Bright frescoes and food traces paint vivid picture of Roman daily life.
My review of A Maiden’s Prayer, a charming novel set in 1970s Sri Lanka. In archaeology, a close up look at the Griffin Warrior’s grave & exotic foods found in Levant.
Read an interview with Judith Starkston on “Layered Pages.” In archaeology, Tudor Treasure in an unexpected place and how Vikings worshipped Odin and Thor.
My review of the historical fantasy mystery The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey. In archaeology, 2 important 2020 finds: Neo-Hittite inscription of King Hartapu & Romulus shrine in Roman Forum
Adding to my editing tools as a writer. In archaeology news, Anatolian female “fertility” figurine and Zominthos’ treasures revealed.
How to write deep, engaging emotions. In archaeology news, Pompeii’s latest finds and disability ramps at the temple of Asclepius
