Ken Dark is an archaeologist and historian principally researching the 1st millennium AD in Europe and the Middle East, and the relevance of the past to contemporary societies. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and taught at Oxford, Cambridge and Reading Universities before moving to Kings College London. He has also been a visiting Professor at the University of Navarra. He is the author of over 100 academic publications, has directed many excavations and surveys, and is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Historical Society, and Royal Anthropological Institute.
Thought-provoking and convincing. * John Touhey, Aleteia * Professor Ken Dark has written up his excavations for a lay audience ... a reminder that the Christmas story is more than just a story: it is rooted in real people, in a real place, at a real time * David Frost, Daily Telegraph *