John Hale received his Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Cambridge in 1979. He has conducted fieldwork in England, Scandinavia, Portugal, Greece and the Ohio River Valley, and is currently director of liberal studies@the University of Louisville, where he is studying such diverse subjects as ancient ships and naval warfare, and the geological origins of the Delphic Oracle.

Address: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292. Internet: jrhale@louisville.edu.