Kristin Romey has been captivated by archaeology since she was a child visiting the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. A trained underwater archaeologist and fellow of the Explorers Club, Kristin has worked on land and sea expeditions from Turkey to Yemen and Kyrgyzstan, and was one of the first westerners to survey for ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea.

She is also a former senior editor at National Geographic and executive editor of Archaeology magazine, where her journalism brought the thrill of the dig to audiences around the world. She’s excited to share the stories and ancient cultures that archaeology has brought to light along the trade routes that linked the Mediterranean and Asia.