Ancient Peoples & Places

Since humanity first evolved 2.5 million years ago on the grassy plains of Africa, we have gone on to inhabit almost every corner of the globe and have even ventured into outer space. Those often darker, wilder and more elusive traces of our prehistory are what most profoundly interest me. From the Mesolithic to the Medieval the human race has repeatedly faced deadly pandemics, violent conflict and climate change yet still thrives