Travels with an Archaeologist

RICHARD HODGES OBE

Archaeologist. Author. President Emeritus of the American University of Rome.

Richard Hodges, OBE, is President Emeritus of the American University of Rome and Professor of Archaeology at the University of East Anglia, UK; he was formerly the Williams Director of the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA. He is the author of many books, including Dark Age Economics, Mohammed, Charlemagne and the Origins of Europe, The Anglo-Saxon Achievement, Wall to Wall History, Towns and Trade in the Age of Charlemagne, Goodbye to the Vikings and (with Riccardo Francovich) Villa to Village, all published by Bloomsbury Academic.

Richard's latest publication is Travels with an Archaeologist: Finding a Sense of Place - you can find a review here.

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This book is dedicated to the memory of Kosta Lako (1949-2021)

Butrint 8. The Late Roman and Middle Byzantine Archaeology of Butrint, its Enclave, Saranda and Santi Quaranta

This in the eighth book in the Butrint Foundation’s archaeological monograph series (although Butrint 6 consists of 3 volumes).

Butrint: At the Crossroads of the Mediterranean

These large excavations encompass the acropolis, the forum, the Triconch Palace and the Western Defenses besides a major investigation of Butrint’s suburb. Drawing on original excavation reports, this book gives an overview of a place over millennia that was at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and now is Albania’s premier tourist destination.

Colin Renfrew (1937-2024)

Colin Renfrew, who has died aged 87, was a great friend to The American University of Rome, having given masterclasses in the university...

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