Dr. Sarah Yeomans is an archaeologist and art historian with a passion for travel and culture. Her lecture topics focus on the history and culture of cities and sites in the Mediterranean/Aegean, the Near and Middle East, the British Isles, Scandinavia and the Arctic. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Southern California (USC), as well as an M.A. in Archaeology (University of Sheffield, U.K.) and a M.A. in Art History (USC). Dr. Yeomans is faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a consultant for a Washington D.C.-based archaeological non-profit organization that investigates biblical sites in the Near East and Turkey. A native Californian, she has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Israel, Italy, Turkey, France and England and has worked on several television and film productions, including “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” and “Ancient Unexplained Files.”

Yeomans has also featured in articles by numerous media outlets, including the BBC, Live Science and the Huffington Post. Sarah has been awarded several prestigious research grants and fellowship from various institutions, including the American Research Institute of Turkey. She was a Fulbright Fellow in 2021-2022 and a National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) fellow in 2022-2023, during which conducted archaeological research on Graeco-Roman sites in Turkey and Italy. Dr. Yeomans is also a Fellow of the prestigious Explorers Club.

She is generally happiest when she and her passport are roaming the world together in search of ancient history and modern wonders.

Mediterranean/Aegean
Greek Civilization: Achievements and Legacy
The Olympic Games: Then and Now
The Elgin Marbles: Who “Owns” History?
The Roman Empire
Italian Renaissance
Venetian Republic: A Maritime Powerhouse
Venice “La Serenissima”: Last Stop on the Silk Road
The Ethics of Excavating – Pompeii as a Case Study
History of Spain: Tradition and Modernity
Ephesus through the Ages: A Historical Journey
The Ottoman Empire: A Mediterranean Powerhouse
The Byzantine Empire

Scandinavia/Europe/British Isles/Arctic
History of France: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
History of Britain
History of Scandinavia: Land of the Norse
History of the Netherlands: Miracle of the Lowlands
The Vikings: Explorers and Settlers
Vikings on the Move: Conquests and Settlement
Arctic Exploration: Past, Present and Future
Norway in WWII: Operation Gunnerside
Scotland’s Extraordinary Islands: Preserving the Past
To Finish or Not to Finish? Gaudì’s Sagrada Família

Near/Middle East and Biblical
Journey to Jordan
Pandemics and Panic: Health Crises and Christianity
Is the Bible a History Book? What Archaeology Tells Us
Digging the Bible: An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology

Ancient Medicine and Science
Astronomy in Antiquity: Celestial Shenanigans and How they Altered History
Exploring the Past with New Technology: Climate Change, Pandemics and the Fall of Rome
Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome

History/Archaeology - General Topics
‘Tomb Raiders’ and the Illegal Antiquities Trade
The Ethics of Excavating
The Preservation Challenge: Antiquity vs. Modernity
Modern Life in Ancient History
Archaeological Looting and Destruction: Problems, and Solutions?

Central/South America
The Age of Discovery: Explorers of the New World
Pre-Columbian Civilizations: The Americas before Columbus
Pirates and Treasure Hunters: Myths and Realities

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