In this episode of the Peopling the Past podcast, we are joined by Dr. Heba Abd el-Gawad, a post-doctoral research fellow with the AHRC ‘Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt’ project at the Institute of Archaeology, University College of London. Listen in, as she discusses the legacy of colonialism in the field of Egyptology, and the importance of community-based research in anti-colonial action.
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Podcast Season 4, Episode 2: Fragments and Falsehoods: The Papyrus Trade with Roberta Mazza
In this week’s instalment of the podcast, we are joined by Roberta Mazza, papyrologist and Associate Professor at the University of Bologna.
Listen in, as Dr. Mazza discusses the antiquities trade, both past and present, and the ethics behind papyrology, especially highlighting her experience with the illicit papyrus trade in academia.
Podcast Season 4, Episode 1: Trafficking through the Metaverse: The Antiquities Trade in the Internet Age with Katie Paul
Today, we kick off the fourth season of the Peopling the Past podcast, which focuses on cultural heritage and legacies of colonialism. In our first episode, we are joined by Katie Paul, an anthropologist and research analyst whose work centers on the destruction and displacement of cultural heritage.
Listen in, as Katie discusses the role of Facebook in the illicit antiquities trade, and how the company has been complicit in the sale and destruction of cultural heritage.
Blog Post #105: The Gaza Maritime Archaeology Project (GAZAMAP)
Join us for an interview with Yasmeen Elkhoudary and Georgia Andreou, where they discuss the creation and evolution of The Gaza Maritime Archaeology Project (GAZAMAP). Focused on monitoring coastal heritage and training professionals, GAZAMAP shifts the study of heritage to the voices of those most impacted by ongoing humanitarian crises.
Blog Post #104: EAMENA Project: Ten Years Documenting Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa with Mohamed Kenawi
In this blog post, Mohamed Kenawi discusses the work of the Endangered Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) Project and the important work they are carrying out documenting the endangered heritage of the MENA region using advanced recording methods.
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.
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 #91: The Punic Peoples of the Western Mediterranean with Thelma Beth Minney
In this instalment of our “Unknown Peoples” Series, we feature the research of Thelma Beth Minney, a PhD candidate in CLassical Archaeology at Stanford University. In this post, she takes us through her research on the shifting religious practices of Punic Peoples in the Western Mediterranean following their absorption into the Roman Empire.
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