Ancient World

While I am not currently a practicing archaeologist, I am an archaeologist at heart. I absolutely love the Ancient World and it doesn’t really matter where in the world or what civilization. (Although, Ancient Rome will always have my heart.)

Rome’s Ancient Forum. Been four times and I still can’t wait until I go again.

Honestly, I am a ruins junkie. I love to explore ruins of past civilizations, followed by writing about it. Here are all my posts that featured something about an ancient civilization, whether it be an Ancient Greek temple, or an Ancient Roman arch found in the middle of a British town or even Sinagua ruins in the center of Arizona. All is fair game.

Montezuma’s Castle in central Arizona. Built at the same time as Europe’s Middle Ages, Montezuma’s Castle was built by a stone age people. Kind of makes it even more impressive.

Come and explore the Ancient World with me!


Canyonlands

Grandview Point.

Canyonlands National Park is home to countless trails, dramatic views and some crazy roads. Continue reading

Assos

The Temple of Athena. Assos, Turkey

Walk in the footsteps of Aristotle in Assos, a seaside Turkish town that hasn’t changed much since the days of Ancient Greece. Continue reading

Capitol Reef

Sunset Point Trail. Capitol Reef National Park. Utah

Explore grand vistas, natural bridges, and narrow canyons in this remote Utah national park. Continue reading

Butch Cassidy and the Fremont

petroglyph. Fremont Indian State Park and Museum. Utah

A bit of pre-history and history along US-89 in Utah. Continue reading

Emperor Nero’s Villa

Villa Poppaea, Oplontis, Italy

Explore a villa once owned by one of Ancient Rome’s most infamous emperors. Continue reading

Wandering Rome: the Ancient City

Roman Forum. Rome, Italy.

Rome is full of ruins from its ancient past. Come explore them with me.  Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 6, Exploring Lincolnshire

Grand houses, Knights Templar towers and extravagant cathedrals, Lincolnshire has it all. Continue reading

Some Ruins and a Trading Post

Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Arizona

Explore more ruins in the Four Corners and a historic trading post. Continue reading

Chaco Canyon

Pueblo Bonito. Chaco Culture National Historical Park. New Mexico.

Explore the mysterious ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.  Continue reading

Mesa Verde

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park

An archaeologist explores a bunch of awesome cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park. Continue reading

The Four Corners

Tower Point, Hovenweep National Monument, Utah

An adventure starts in the Four Corners with two National Monuments.  Continue reading

Cliff Dwellings and Petroglyphs

Montezuma Castle National Monument. Arizona.

A day full of amazing Sinagua cliff dwellings and petroglyphs in Central Arizona. Continue reading

Wandering Verona

River Adige and the Ponte Pietra. Verona, Italy.

Explorations of a delightful city in Northern Italy that has been around since Ancient Rome. Continue reading

Ruins of Walnut Canyon

Cliff dwelling. Walnut Canyon National Monument. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Step back in time at the cliff dwellings of Walnut Canyon. Continue reading

Wupatki Ruins

Lumaki and Box Canyon Pueblos, Wupatki National Monument, Arizona

What now is a fairly desolate area used to be the home to thousands of farmers.  Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 3, Pilgrimages and Colleges

Canterbury Cathedral, England.

From a shrine to a saint, the remains of a grand Roman villa and a chapel built by a king, explore South-East England. Continue reading

A Day in Ruins

A day of archaeology as I explore three Native American ruins in Central Arizona.  Continue reading

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey

Check out a temple so great that even Roman Emperors made pilgrimages here. Continue reading

Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 1, the Adventure Begins

Chichester cathedral

The adventure begins. From Gothic cathedrals to Roman palaces, explore the southern coast of England. Continue reading

Baths of Caracalla

The expansive frigidarium at the Baths of Caracalla.

Take a dip into the past at Rome’s ancient Baths of Caracalla, where Ancient Romans got naked, clean, and well-read. Continue reading

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Long Meg and her Daughters

Why I spent an afternoon with Long Meg and her Daughters in an English pasture. Continue reading

Villa San Marco: A Roman Mega-Mansion

Villa of San Marco, atrium

In the suburbs of Naples, Italy, lies one of the largest preserved mansions of the ancient world and it’s absolutely huge. Continue reading

Ephesus: The Gem of Ionia

Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey

On Turkey’s Aegean coast lies one of the ancient world’s greatest cities: Ephesus. What started as a Greek colony grew into a city that held one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Continue reading