Dodgy Transport

From rickety vans to roads that stretch forever, these entrants' journeys were a literal interpretation of the theme!

A white van drives along a dry road, flicking up dust with its tyres. On either side of the road is water, grass, and trees.

Walking to site in the Botai region of Kazhakstan, while on fieldschool in 2011. We chose to walk rather than ride the 2 miles in the rather rickety ‘Mystery Machine’, which passes us here on the dirt road. We often saw groups of horses being herded across the landscape as we investigated evidence for the first horse domestication.

By Emily Johnson

A grey van rides offroad through a field. In the distance there are layers of hills which are illuminated by the sun.

Landscape in the Karakol Valley, Altai Republic (Russian Federation) with a kurgan hiding behind the Soviet van (summer 2001)

By Cecilia Conte

A silver car is parked in front of a large lake. There is a small island in the distance.

Lake Van Eastern Turkey: a journey in dodgy hire cars as far as the frontiers of Iraq, Armenia and Syria, where we saw a diversity of cultures, past and present, prehistoric to modern.

By Paolo Guarino

A narrow urban street has people walking up it. In the distance, huge mountains of orange, green and grey tower over.

I did an excavation in North West Argentina, and then hitched through the colourful mountains, where the roads appear to stretch on forever.

By Sarah Wolferstan

A long road dissapears into the distance, where mountains stretch on either side. A landscape of cacti and shrubs border the road.

I did an excavation in North West Argentina, and then hitched through the colourful mountains, where the roads appear to stretch on forever.

By Sarah Wolferstan