The Online Resource for History and Archaeology

History and Archaeology Online is the online resource for people with a passion for the past. Created by writer and historian Natasha Sheldon, it’s packed with well researched historical resources, based on personal experience and research — and interviews with the experts  — taking you on a journey of discovery through the ancient — and not so ancient  — past.

 Take a journey through ancient civilisations and sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum, Ugarit, Palmyra and Troy to discover a taste of life in the past. Or, explore the specific areas of history that may interest you —  such as prehistory, mummies and mummification, gladiators and amphitheatres, religion and medieval history(including the rediscovery of Richard III). Take your pick — there are many more!

About Natasha Sheldon

Natasha Sheldon is a writer, researcher and historian with a passion for the past. At seven, she decided she wanted to be an archaeologist and at nine discovered a lifetime passion for Pompeii after coming across Pliny, the younger’s description of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. Natasha has subsequently visited and studied Pompeii extensively, resulting in Discovering Pompeii, her guide to the city’s archaeology told in the form of three tours through Pompeii’s history.

Natasha studied Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, where she was awarded the Arnold Wycombe Gomme Prize for Ancient History, followed by a Masters in Classics and Historiography at the University of Bristol. Her particular interests are ancient religion and Roman history. Both are well represented on History and Archaeology Online under Roman Art and Architecture, Roman Britain, Roman Leisure and Entertainment, Roman Festivals and Roman Gods, Roman Houses and Gardens and Roman Religion.

Natasha has visited many ancient sites across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Besides Pompeii and Herculaneum, those included on History and Archaeology Online so far include Bosra, Carthage, Ugarit and Palmyra. There are more to come!

Natasha has also written three books for The History Press: Not a Guide to Leicester, Leicester in 100 Dates and The Little Book of Leicestershire. 

She has various works in progress, including Exploring Herculaneum, the second book in her Discovering Ancient Sites series.

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