Blog – Peopling the Past

Blog #117: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age: an NEH-Funded Institute for Ancient Mediterranean Studies Educators with Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman

In this week’s blog post, Drs Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman introduce us to their new NEH-funded project, “Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age.” This institute aims to equip Ancient Mediterranean studies faculty with essential digital skills and resources that take into account the evolving educational landscapes. Through virtual and in-person workshops, participants will…

February 13, 2026February 11, 2026

Blog #116: Disassembled Cyborgs: Interpreting Cretan Warriorhood and War Booty through Disability Theory with Jesse Obert

In this week’s blog post, Jesse Obert, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of South Florida, takes us through his research on warriorhood in Crete and the ways in which we can think about war booty through the lens of disability theory.

January 30, 2026January 28, 2026

Blog #115: Uncovering the Romans: A Tale of Participation in Archaeology on Hadrian’s Wall with Marta Alberti-Dunn

In this week’s blog post, Dr. Marta Alberti Dunn reflects on her research on the history of volunteers on Hadrian’s Wall and the evolution of those tasked with performing skilled labour on the excavation of this site.

December 19, 2025December 17, 2025

Blog #114: The Labor of Care: Accession Cards from MohenjoDaro (Pakistan) with Uzma Z. Rizvi

This week, we feature the work of Uzma Z. Rizvi, whose project at MohenjoDaro in Pakistan highlights the ways in which archaeologists can engage in decolonial, non-extractive, and generative approaches in their use of legacy data and archival history through the framework of an archaeology of care.

November 28, 2025November 26, 2025

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.

About the Project

Welcome to Peopling the Past, where we highlight real people in the ancient world and the real people that study them. We are your resource for free, open-access educational materials relating to everyday people in antiquity.

Archives

Subscribe to the Project

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe to get access

Read more of this content when you subscribe today.

Sorry! This product is not available for purchase at this time.

RSS Feed

Adding an RSS feed to this site’s homepage is not supported, as it could lead to a loop that slows down your site. Try using another block, like the Latest Posts block, to list posts from the site.