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Ruth Hatfield lives in Cambridge, however as a field archaeologist she is often to be found in far flung locations around the world. Ruth has been writing stories for most of her life, and what she loves most is to explore the way in which imagination gives limitless possibilities to make our own lives extraordinary. In her spare time she eats books, gallops around on horses, pedals around on her bike and tries not to break too many bones.Her debut novel, The Book of Storms was published in the UK by Hot Key Books in 2014 and in the USA by Henry Holt in 2015. The Book of Storms is part of a trilogy, the second of which, The Colour of Darkness was published in the UK in 2015 and 2016 in the USA. The final part, The Book of Shadows was published in the UK in 2016 and in the USA in 2017.Sophia Watts (she/her) is a designer and illustrator from Nottingham. She graduated from Leeds Arts University with a first class honours degree in Illustration and is currently based in South West London where she lives with her girlfriend. Sophia's passions include animals, food and travel, themes that feature prominently in her work. She particularly enjoys creating scenes that capture the true essence of the places she visits, adding in the small nuances that make each location unique.

• What Is Archaeology? The Paleolithic: Welcome to the Stone Age Dig Up the Paleolithic! Fantastic Finds: Lithics The Mesolithic: The Stone Age Melts Dig Up the Mesolithic! Fantastic Finds: Bone The Neolithic: Life Settles Down Dig Up the Neolithic! Archaeology 101: Where To Start Digging? The Bronze Age: Metal Changes the World Dig Up the Bronze Age! Fantastic Finds: Metal Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Fantastic Finds: Ceramics Chinese Dynasties Aboriginal Australian Archaeology Archaeology 101: How Do Archaeologists Dig? Archaeology 101: How Do Archaeologists Record Sites? The Iron Age: Metal Gets Tough! Dig Up the Iron Age! Fantastic Finds: Wood The Roman Empire North American Indigenous Archaeology Fantastic Finds: Glass Classic Mesoamerica The Vikings Archaeology 101: What Happens to Finds? The Three Kingdoms of Korea and the Kofun Tombs of Japan Early Islam and the Desert Castles Fantastic Finds: Textiles and Leather The Inca Medieval Archaeology: European Castles Archaeology 101: Digital Archaeology— Bring the Past to Life! Modern Archaeology: It Doesn’t Have To Be Old! Archaeology 101: Get Involved! Timeline

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