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Isabella Sjöström
Isabella Sjöström is an archaeologist with a particular interest in Anatolia and North Africa. She has excavated in the UK, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Libya, and currently works as a pottery specialist with the Sudan Archaeological Research Society in Sudan.
Isabella Sjöström is an archaeologist with a particular interest in Anatolia and North Africa. She has excavated in the UK, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Libya, and currently works as a pottery specialist with the Sudan Archaeological Research Society in Sudan.
In addition to excavating at a number of sites in northern Sudan, Isabella is working on a number of analyses of Nubian pottery from her work in Sudan, as well as on a study of the architecture and town plan of el Khandaq, and abandoned 18th century Sudanese mercantile hub. Having grown up in Turkey as a child and travelled widely across North Africa and the Middle East, Isabella speaks several languages fluently.
What first sparked your passion for archaeology?
Visiting archaeological sites with my parents when I was a child.
What does archaeology mean to you?
A fun career (most of the time). And a hobby too.
What is your favourite archaeological site?
Leptis Magna
How many tours have you led for Andante?
6 or 7 as guide, innumerable as Tour Manager
Have you written any books or featured in any TV programmes?
Tripolitania in Transition. (Avebury Press, 1993)
