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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Podcast Season 4, Episode 12: Hopeful Futures for Archaeological Practice with Yannis Hamilakis
In our final episode of season 4, we speak to Dr. Yannis Hamilakis, Joukowsky Family Professor of Archaeology and Professor of Modern Greek Studies at Brown University.
Listen in, as Dr. Yannis Hamilakis discusses the politics of the past and the critical and ethical pathways forward for archaeology and teaching in the face of hypernationalism and genocide.
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 #93: Piecing Together the Life of Phryne with Melissa Funke
In this week’s blog PtP member Dr. Melissa Funke discusses her newly published book, which uncovers the life of a famous upscale sex worker, alongside considering the real lives of sex workers in the ancient Greek world.
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 #85: Graduate Student Feature with Charlotte Spence
We’re back for another month of Halloween-related content here at Peopling the Past. This month we are feature blogs that deal with cursing in the Ancient World. Our first post in this series features the work of Charlotte Spence, a PhD Candidate at the University of Exeter, who’s work explore the ways in which ancient individuals conceived of the role of the dead and the gods in carrying out curses.
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.
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