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fragment representing half of a ceramic byzantine lamp with a greek. inscription partially visible
Mould-made Byzantine lamp fragment with stylized Greek letters. The six-line linear design on the channel represents a menorah and the Greek lettering is likely a reference to “light”. The lamp, part of the Hetherington Collection (#A1-158) of the Anthropology Museum at the University of Winnipeg, is currently being analyzed as part of the Lux Project.

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In this week’s #PeoplingBlog, we interview Dr. Gino Canlas, a postdoctoral fellow working on the Database of Religious History at the University of British Columbia. Read on to discover more about the Database, an open access resource that offers a large-scale study of historical evidence and trends in religious experience from the Neolithic period to the present day: On today’s #PeoplingBlog, we interview Dr. Heba Abd el Gawad, Egyptologist and project researcher for the AHRC funded project “Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt”. Read on to learn more about Heba’s research aims to amplify the voice, visibility, and validity of modern Egyptian communities in UK museums here: On today’s #PeoplingPodcast, Chelsea and Melissa are joined by Dr. Lauren Caldwell, who takes us through her work on puberty and girlhood and the practices that surround these life stages in the Roman Empire. Listen in as they discuss the transitional phase of ‘Not a Puella, Not Yet a Femina’ here: https://peoplingthepast.com/2023/03/07/podcast-season-3-episode-8-not-a-puella-not-yet-a-femina-roman-girlhood-with-lauren-caldwell/ On today’s #PeoplingBlog we are re-sharing our feature on The Lux Project, an undergraduate research and digitization project led by our very own Dr. Melissa Funke and focused on the Hetherington Collection, a collection of around 450 ancient Mediterranean artifacts housed in the Anthropology lab at the University of Winnipeg: On today’s #PeoplingBlog we are re-sharing our interview with Dr. Nadhira Hill, one of the participants at our upcoming colloquium! Read on, as Nadhira introduces us to her research on deconstructing the traditionally Athenocentric definition of the Greek symposium here: https://peoplingthepast.com/2021/01/29/blog-post-13-grad-student-feature-with-nadhira-hill/ On today’s #PeoplingPodcast we’re celebrating Black History and African Heritage month with a very special episode on the women of ancient Nubia! Join our hosts Chelsea and Melissa as they welcome Dr. Jacke Phillips to discuss the variety of evidence available to us on the lives of women in this fascinating region of the ancient world: In today’s #PeoplingBlog, we interview our video editor Dr. Christine Johnston to discuss her role as coordinator of the Ancient World in 3D Project! Read on to learn about her collaboration with graduate students at Western Washington University which examines the use of 3D printed and replica materials in teaching and learning about the ancient world: In conjunction with our usual #PeoplingBlog Friday posts, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the “Presenting the Past: Responsible Engagement and Ancient Mediterranean History” colloquium page - check out the star line-up of academics, museum professionals, and public scholars here: Exciting news folks - #PeoplingPodcast is back! Listen in as Dr Efthymia Nikita joins hosts Chelsea and Melissa to discuss the methods of bioarchaeological research, and what we can learn about the lives of ancient women through an analysis of their bones:

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