Part memoir, part potted history of civilisation, My Life in Ruins is the account of a life lived in uncovering the past.
Adam Ford is an archaeologist. Not only has he been on expeditions to unlock the mysteries of the past in the Caribbean, British Isles, Jordan, Syria, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Australia, he's also had heat stroke, hypothermia, and dysentery; been chased by camel spiders; walked on by scorpions and pestered by bugs big enough to ride.
In more than 20 years roaming the globe, he's lived in some of the most remote locations in the world and suffered the back-breaking and soul-destroying monotony of shifting tonnes of dirt with a shovel. From Cold War bunkers in England to Bronze Age cities on the Euphrates, remotes caves in the Jordan Valley, shipwrecks in Western Australia and burials in Barbados, Adam has dug, dived, abseiled and trekked his way into history.
By:
Adam Ford Imprint: ABC Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 500g ISBN:9780733333194 ISBN 10: 0733333192 Pages: 352 Publication Date:22 June 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
