Benjamin Cross

Hello and welcome!

I'm an archaeologist and writer based in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. I've been lucky enough to explore some of the world's most spectacular ancient sites, from the temples of Cambodia to the Andean cloud forest cities of Peru, from the burial sites of the Tibetan plateau to the Maori strongholds of New Zealand. I've excavated many fascinating archaeological sites across the UK and am now Principal Heritage Consultant at a global environmental consultancy.

I published my first work of fiction, a short story entitled 'The Changing Room', in the prestigious Mays Anthology, and followed-up with the publication of a second short story - 'Enclosure' - the following year (shameless brag alert: only a small number of authors have h

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