Ian Morris

Ian Morris is an archaeologist and historian and teaches at Stanford University. Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1960, he now lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. He has won awards for his writing and teaching, and has directed archaeological digs in Greece and Italy. He has also published 15 books, which have been translated into 19 languages. His newest book, "Geography is Destiny" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux/Profile 2022), examines Britain's place in the world over the 10,000 years since rising waters began separating the Isles from the Continent--and asks where the story will go next. He is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society for the Arts.