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Experts by Specialty: Historian

Iris Barry

Iris Barry is a resident of Fife, Scotland, and a historian and archaeologist by profession. She has a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in archaeology and anthropology, where her special field was the Celtic and Germanic Dark Ages of Britain... More »

Grace Fielder

Historian Grace Fielder is an expert on the history, culture, and languages of the Dalmatian coast. She holds a PhD from UCLA and is a professor of Balkan and south Slavic linguistics at the University of Arizona... More »

Ken Hammond

Historian Ken Hammond first traveled to China in 1982 to study the language and stayed for five years. A professor at New Mexico State University, he directs a Chinese-American university exchange program... More »

Elvira Hammond

Elvira Hammond, a professor of Chinese cultural history at New Mexico State University, has been working, traveling, and studying in China since 1983. She studied Chinese language and modern theater in Beijing and worked for many years developing and leading academic and cultural programs for students of all ages visiting China... More »

Bob Hohlfelder

Bob Hohlfelder, Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has been at the forefront of the field of classical maritime archaeology for more than three decades. He has participated in numerous digs around the world, several funded in part by National Geographic... More »

Ronald Messier

Ronald Messier is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University and former adjunct professor and senior lecturer at Vanderbilt University, where he taught Islamic history and historical archaeology. He received three National Geographic research grants to direct the excavation of the ancient city of Sijilmasa in Morocco, famous for its gold trade and its contacts with Timbuktu... More »

George Munro

George Munro, a professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, has lived and studied in the former Soviet Union and travels to Russia regularly to pursue his research. A Fulbright fellow, George is the author of five books, including The Most Intentional City: St... More »

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