Digging History

As this is my first blog post I shall begin with a simple statement of purpose. That said, my purpose in writing this blog is to discuss various topics of interest pertaining to classical scholarship and archaeology, with the occasional digression on travel and any other topic that catches my fancy. The name of this blog "Digging History" refers to the actual practice of classical archaeology, since as a student of classical archaeology I quite literally dig history, and it also refers to my interest in ancient history. 

I hope that some of the topics discussed in this blog will help to fire further debate amongst my fellow scholars,  history enthusiasts, and hopefully the general public. I understand this is a grandiose purpose, but, what the hell, I am a grandiose kind of guy. I welcome your criticism and comments, however, I make no apologies for what I might post and may on occasion be less than "politically correct". Classical scholarship is in need of some controversy from time to time. That said, I hope to occasionally create some controversy and to hurt a few feelings but most of all to generate fresh debate. 

I hope those of you who chose to follow this blog enjoy it and those of you who do not can always read something else or check your facebook status instead. 

Ciao, ciao for now.