Digging clay for a tile company isn’t the most glamorous job on the best of days, particularly during a cold Bulgarian winter. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Archaeology
Plovdiv’s Archaeological Accidents: Luck Counts Too
It’s 1968, and on a steep hillside in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, kids at the university are dreaming of playing on their expanded soccer field … Continue reading
Petra Rocks!
There’s no denying that Petra is a place that inspires superlatives. It’s one of the world’s über-famous archaeological sites, and like most first-time visitors, we were astounded. With vibrant red, white and pink sandstone cliffs carved into beautiful, ornate temples and tombs, the city is absolutely awe-inspiring. Continue reading
A Sex Change and a Missing Person: A Funeral on the Cheap in Ancient Greece
“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.“ –Socrates Continue reading
Cultures That Vanish: A Greek Mystery
A career in archaeology in Greece must be like driving a snow plow in Buffalo, New York – job security is no problem. There are enough ruins scattered around the country to keep Indiana Jones busy for 25 sequels. Continue reading
Architecture / Greece / Travel
Temple of Athena Nike: Third Time’s a Charm!
As most designers will tell you, simple and classic never goes out of style. And after 2500 years, the Temple of Athena Nike atop the Acropolis in Athens is still a rock-solid, gorgeous classic. Continue reading
Architecture / Peru / Travel
Mysterious Machu Picchu: City of Chosen Women or Royal Palace?
It only takes one look at the sheer slopes and dense vegetation surrounding Machu Picchu to realize what a Herculean task it must have been to build this mysterious and isolated city in the heart of the Andes. Continue reading
