James Beresford is currently a Tutor of History, Genealogy and Archaeology within the department of Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University. He has also taught in Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, as well as at various institutions within the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Ancient Sailing Season (2013), and was previously an editor of Minerva:.The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology. Before recently returning to Wales, he lived for several years in Greece. He holds masters and doctoral degrees in Archaeology from the University of Oxford (Keble College)..