Scott is a lucid teacher who brings the past to life with his effortlessly engaging style.
- The Mail on Sunday.
Michael Scott deftly steers the study of ancient history into the twenty-first century.
- Prof. Walter Scheidel, Stanford University
This is a properly exciting state of the art History TV.
- DAILY EXPRESS
He’s a brilliant historian and communicator ... his new book, X Marks the Spot, is told with the spirit of an explorer and the intellectual rigour of an academic ... an exhilarating and eye-opening read.
- Anna Baty, Hodder & Stoughton Senior Commissioning Editor
Michael, honestly, I do think the students of Warwick are very lucky to have you because your enthusiasm is so fabulous.
The sanctuary of Olympia during the Classical Period
I am writing a 10,000 word article on the sanctuary of Olympia during the Classical Period for the new Oxford […] Read More
X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries
Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the ancients […] Read More
‘Making Stones Speak’ in Issue 16 of Aspects of History
Michael has written an article for Issue 16 of Aspects of History about his new book ‘X Marks the Spot’ […] Read More
Sex – A Bonkers History
In a new series airing at 9pm on September 18th on Sky History, I put Amanda Holden through her paces, […] Read More
X Marks the Spot – Gloucester History Festival – Tuesday 12th September
Through eight sensational stories of discovery, from the Rosetta Stone and the Terracotta Warriors to Machu Picchu, Michael Scott traces the evolution […] Read More
Prof. Michael Scott (@profmcscott) June 28, 2024
X Marks the Spot (or perhaps never, ever, marks the spot)
My new book – X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries – is coming out on 25th May 2023, published by Hodder and Stoughton. As the eagle-eyed may have spotted, the title owes something to Indiana Jones (and there’s the new Indiana Jones film coming out this June). It’s Indiana who tells his archaeology class that X, never, ever, marks the spot (except that of […] Read More