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The Ancient City of Thmuis (Tell el-Timai)
Excavating the Ptolemaic Temple © 2009 Veronica Morriss At the dawn of civilization in the Nile Valley, people settled upon four levees of the Mendesian branch of the Nile. These sandy embankments...
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Real shipwreck treasure – inspiration and education
In the fall of 1619, a hurricane dashed the English Galleon Warwick against the cliffs of Bermuda’s Castle Harbor. After lying beneath the sand for nearly four centuries, the ship has been uncovered...
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Sinking in the earth’s (muddy) magnetic field…
I am wearing $28,000 of sensitive electrical equipment and sinking deeper into the rice paddy with every step. By this point, its pretty apparent that I am going to need some help. I am carrying a...
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Angels Over Alexandria
A Tomb Fit for a Queen © 2009 Veronica Morriss It was a blustery day in Alexandria (El Eskanderia) and the sea was full of chop. The northerly, known by the ancients as the Etesian wind, was blowing...
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This One Walking Beside Me Whom I Do Not See
Some of the angels I encountered in the Greek cemetery, described in Angels over Alexandria. The poems are from our favorite poets, Constantine Cavafy and Juan Ramón Jiménez. Angel in the Shade © 2009...
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The Weapons of Warwick
In 1619, when Sir Robert Rich ordered his Galleon Warwick to sail to the American Colonies with a load of much needed supplies, he may have had more than merchant work in mind. Sir Robert, the Earl of...
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Experiencing Batavia: the Power of Replicas
There is nothing compared to the physical experience of being aboard a historic sailing vessel. Neither of us has ever been aboard the full sized replica of Batavia, but after reading “The Power of...
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What’s next: Bermuda
We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of enthusiasm since we were Freshly Pressed. We deeply appreciate every comment, like, and read – and are thrilled for every new follower. For us, this has...
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Shipwreck Excavation – We’re Live!
At last – the Warwick Excavation blog is up and running! Veronica and I are in beautiful Bermuda helping to uncover and document the sunken English galleon Warwick. For the next two months we will be...
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Archaeologists in the Kings Castle
Archaeologists in the high Castle – Photo by Douglas Inglis © 2012 the Warwick Project We stood in the ruined fort looking down at the sea. Each one of us was exhausted from months of excavation, but...
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