Welcome to The Archaeology Queen!

Welcome to everyone who has stumbled into The Archaeology Queen....

This is a site dedicated to archaeology, anthropolgy, history, art history, mythology, religion and everything else that has links to the past. It is intended to be a haven of information for all age ranges, for those pursuing a career in history and for those who are just interested in the subject.

Let me introduce myself; my name is Lian Slayford and I am an archaeology student as well as an editor and freelance writer. I am continuing to study at university in order to specialise in religious archaeology; more specifically, symbolism in ancient religions. Think of me as Dan Brown's character, Robert Langdon, in the Da Vinci Code - only blonde, female and a lovely English accent!

Archaeology has always fascinated me since I was a little girl and I have devoured books on mythology and history since then. Because of this, I know (for the most part) nearly all the myths and legends that have emerged from the Classical world. In recent years, however, I have found myself being drawn to the east, to the worlds of ancient China, Korea and Japan (and it's not just because of the gorgeous men!).

I currently live in Birmingham, UK, although I was born and raised in Woking, Surrey. I moved to the West Midlands last year and although I miss having the British Museum on my doorstep, I must admit I do live living in Birmingham. I have 2 dogs - Medea, a pure white Siberian husky girl (who was, yes, named after the Greek Medea - my favourite mythological character) and Thorne, a massive Northern Inuit, who, like most male dogs, is a big wimp!

I intend to post articles relating to the subjects that hold my heart; you will find many articles on the world's different deities, civilizations and specific incidents. You will also find that I will post places of interest to the subject of archaeology and sites where I believe offer interesting, insightful and reliable information.

You can find many of my articles on Helium.com where I am the sub-channel steward for the Asian, African and Middle Eastern History channels, as well as the Asian Languages channel due to my knowledge on these subjects. You can go straight to my profile there by here www.helium.com/users/508025

Well, that's all I think I should state at this moment in time. New articles will be posted regularly and I hope that you, the reader, will enjoy them as much as I enjoy writing them.

The Archaeology Queen.
aka Lian.