Democracy, liberty and a cook called Hercules
Today I was invited to WHYY in Philadelphia to participate in a radio programme. The theme was the silent rise of demagogues and...
Nico Muhly’s Liar, Suite from Marnie
The Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin kicked off its new season with a world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Liar –...
Musings on the European Archaeology Association Congress and Brexit
The European Archaeology Association 24th congress was in Barcelona. It is the first time I have attended and I spoke to a canonical...
Autumn has arrived
After weeks of afternoon storms, the grass has started growing again. It is astonishing. Confused spring flowers pop up everywhere. Then...
In Memoriam – Roderick Cavaliero (21 March 1928- 27 August 2018)
Roderick (Roddy) Cavaliero, who has passed away, was Deputy Director General of the British Council, Great Britain’s cultural arm abroad....
Rocchetta al Volturno's Museum: World War 2
Rocchetta al Volturno was in the front line in 1943-44, like all the uppermost villages of the Alto Volturno. The natural wall that is...
Worms and deep Viking levels
Why drive 3 hours from Copenhagen to see a hole in a side-street of medieval Ribe in western Denmark? Passion or sheer folly, my...
Ribe redux
The last time I was in Ribe in western Denmark there was a magnificent hoar frost. The little North Sea port seemed to be lost to the...
Charlie Lancaster: fifty year-old memories
Fifty years ago, to fund my burgeoning archaeology hobby, I got a real job. It was after the Prague spring as the summer of love took...
Back to Santa Marta
Cinigiano, as all Tuscany, is lusciously green this year. Visiting the excavations of the Roman villa at Santa Marta a year on, the thick...
