In this instalment of our “Unknown Peoples” Series, Goran Sanev, the Curator Adviser at the National Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia and PhD Candidate at Simon Fraser University, takes us through the historical and archaeological evidence for the Paeonians, one of the oldest proto-historical communities in the Central Balkans.
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Blog #109: Graduate Student Feature with Lylaah L. Bhalerao: On Serendipity and Sanskrit in the Study of the Mediterranean World
We are kicking off the 2025/26 academic year over here at Peopling the Past with a blog by Lylaah L. Bhalerao, a PhD Candidate at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Here, she takes us through her research on elephants in the ancient world and the way that serendipity and Sanskrit have informed her current research.
Peopling the Past Podcast Season 4: Cultural Heritage and Legacies of Colonialism
The Peopling the Past Podcast is back for a fourth season and this time we’re focusing on cultural heritage and the legacies of colonialism. Join your hosts Dr. Chelsea Gardner and Dr. Melissa Funke, as well as Dr. Christine Johnston (the producer of Season 4), for a very special preview episode, taking us through what we can expect from our podcast this season.
Blog Post #99: (After)Lives: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Identification at Corinth with Hannah Lee
In this week’s blog, we continue our Halloween themed content with a blog post by Hannah Lee, a doctoral candidate in Archaeology at the University of Sheffield. Here, she delves into her osteological work on the Corinth ‘Hero’ and reflects on the Greek practice of hero worship.
Special Podcast Episode – Let’s Talk About Podcasts, Baby! with Liv Albert
On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Liv Albert, author and host of the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! podcast.
Listen in, as Liv takes us through her podcasting journey, how she approaches myths, and the voices that she amplifies in the discussion of these myths.
Blog Post #96: Graduate Student Feature with Benjamin Winnick
In this week’s blog post, we interview Benjamin Winnick, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of British Columbia. Ben takes as through his innovative research on ethnicity and ethnogenesis in ancient Greece, combining ancient texts and network theory.
Blog Post #95: Graduate Student Feature with Elizabeth Keyser
In this week’s blog post, we interview Elizabeth Keyser, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, who guides us through a reassessment of popular and elite religious practices in the Mycenaean Late Bronze Age on mainland Greece.
Blog Post #86: “In Blood and Ashes”: An Interview with Jessica Lamont
In our latest instalment of our Halloween series on “Cursing in the Ancient World” we are interviewing Dr. Jessica Lamont, Assistant Professor at Yale University, on her newly published book through Oxford “In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece.” Dr. Lamont shares with us the questions and research that inspire this work, providing remarkable insight into the real people behind the curses in the ancient Mediterranean.
Blog Post #82: The Penestai of the Thessalians with Gino Canlas
In the latest instalment of our Unknown Peoples series, Dr. Gino Canlas introduces us to the Penestai, a people belonging to the serf class that lived in the Thessalian plains.
Blog Post #80: Graduate Student Feature with Matt Coleman
In this week’s blog post, we interview Matt Coleman, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Toronto, who takes us through his research on the “popular” reception of Hellenistic art in antiquity and the modern world.
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