Ashley Cowie is a Scottish author, adventurer and TV broadcaster on an international stage. Starting out as Resident Historian on STV's The Hour Show Ashley works across a spectrum of subjects from decoding ancient symbols to hunting for lost artifacts. His intrepid adventures into the most dangerous and forbidden places on Earth have led him to become known as 'the real-life Indiana Jones'.
As the intrepid host of NBC's hit adventure series Legend Quest, airing globally to an estimated 40 million viewers, Ashley's adventures took him to 30 countries and over 100 historic sites worldwide. He searched mountain ranges for biblical artifacts in Jordan, studied symbols at the first place of Christian worship in Israel - located in a maximum security prison. On the other side of the world he navigated dense jungles in the Peruvian Andes hunting Inca gold and cave dived in Mexico searching for a famous Mayan treasure.
Off Screen, Ashley explores ancient landscapes and delivers lectures at the International Science Festival. In 2002 he was elected into the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Ashley's first book chronicles his discovery of a curious carving in Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel, which is believed to be the oldest carved map in Europe. His second book, The Rosslyn Templar, documents his analysis of the curious symbols in a 19th century painting. He is currently writing a treasure hunt feature for News International and producing his forthcoming TV documentary series in the USA.
Ashley is also spearheading the Back in Back campaign in London where he aims to help save one of the Capital's greatest icons - Black cabs. Please press the Back in Black picture to learn more and to support this campaign.
