Paul Gething is Director of the Bamburgh Research Project. He studied Archaeological Science at the University of Sheffield and began excavating in 1987. Since then, he has worked in the Middle East, North Africa, France, Spain and the length and breadth of the UK. He has written for History, Current Archaeology, The Great Outdoors and Time Out.
Edoardo Albertis a London-based writer of Italian and Sri Lankan extraction who specialises in religion, travel and archaeology. His previous books include:Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon BritainandNorthumbria: The Lost Kingdom, both of which he co-authored with Paul Gething.
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