Vetricella and Vignale
Glorious early autumnal weather is perfect for excavating in Italy. The colours in the soil clearly show up layers and features and...
Awarding an Honorary Doctoral Degree to the irrepressible Rula Jebreal
Last night AUR awarded an honorary doctoral degree to the irrepressible Rula Jebreal, a journalist who has used her many connections to...
Tuscany and the origins of the Euro (nEU-Med)
For two years now we have been pursuing an archaeological research project based in western Tuscany funded by the EU's Advanced ERC prog
A (West) Baltic Sea treasure trove
I was fortunate to hear Unn Pedersen’s lecture on the Viking port of Kaupang at the Norwegian Institute (just up the road from The...
A new student lounge at AUR
Back in AUR, having battled with Lucifer – the summer heatwave – our architects and their colleagues have worked a small miracle – a new...
Italy in Philly: Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Philadelphia has its own Little Italy and strong connections with the Mezzogiorno of old. But now there is a new connection and one that...
Lecturing at Catholic
Mediterranean history at Catholic (University of America) (Washington DC) I am at CUA (in Washington’s “Little Rome”) to lecture, give a...
Analysing the Devil in the White City
H.H. Holmes was a serial killer made famous by Erik Larson’s gripping The Devil in the White City. In Chicago’s gilded age Holmes preyed...
Big Moose Adirondack Camp
Labor Day weekend and the end of summer. I have motored to the Adirondacks. Generally unknown outside of the States, the Adirondack park...
Philly redux
Landing at Philadelphia International Airport, multiple signs in baggage claim spell out that the city of brotherly love is the USA’s...
