About Gabriel Vandervort
and Ancient Resource
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For three years before beginning this wild ride of ancient artifacts, exploration and travel, I was a producer and writer for History Channel documentaries.
I soon became the "go-to guy" for ancient history documentaries. Some of the titles were 'The Apostle Paul,' 'Saint Peter the Rock,' The Twelve Apostles,' and 'The Most.' After leaving the production world in 2002 I began developing my own business before launching it in 2004.
I began Ancient Resource as an outlet for my love of antiquities and ancient history. I feel honored to be able to expose people to authentic artifacts of the ancient world, teach them about the history of the world at the time, and help them connect, through physical artifacts and coin portraits, the heroes and villains of ancient history.
I enjoy speaking at schools, bringing coins and artifacts for the children to touch and hold. I see this as a rare and beautiful way to bring the often-intangible subject of history into their very hands.
I run a booth at various street markets, shows and exhibitions, where I display racks of attributed ancient coins, coins and artifacts set into silver bezels on necklaces (I studied a bit of silversmithing), trays of $10 coins and artifacts, Egyptian amulets, Holy Land oil lamps... you name it.
Most Sundays you can find me running my booth at the street market in Montrose, CA. on Honolulu Blvd., just off the 2 and 210 freeways. FIND INFO AND DIRECTIONS HERE!
In October of 2005 I married my beautiful, long-time girlfriend Gwynne Yadley. The following year we had my first son, Nicholas Alexander Vandervort (Niko, for short). They mean the world to me.
In late 2004, I set off on a month-long expedition through Egypt and Jordan with my two good friends Kelly and Michelle Ramage. Every day was an adventure-- we avoided the "beaten path" and overly-touristed locations and instead stuck to ancient maps and writings to find our destinations. We roamed the vast Sahara Desert where ancient cities and temples once stood, discovered tombs where the mummies still lay upon their burial slabs, lived in tents with Bedouins who guided us through their discoveries, and rode by horse and donkey through the cliffs of Petra, Jordan-- in my opinion the most beautiful place on earth. See photos and read my travelogue from the trip!
--Gabriel Vandervort, Ancient Resource
