We continue our Earth Month series with a blog post from Dr. Jessica Venner. Here, Jessica discusses how evidence for urban agricultural practices in the gardens of Pompeii can provide us with insights into environmental resilience in the ancient world.
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Blog #121: Healthy Living in Rome’s Green Spaces with Andrew Fox
We continue our Earth Month series with a blog post from Andrew Fox. Here, Andrew introduces us to the ways in which Roman writers contemplated the potential health benefits of integrating green spaces into the city of Rome.
Blog #120: Artificial Lighting Systems in Pompeian Gardens and Baths with Emily Lime
We continue our Earth Month series with a blog post from graduate student Emily Lime. Here, Emily discusses how Pompeians engineered light to address the aesthetic, social, and practical concerns of the home, in environments where darkness, smoke, and fire posed real challenges.
Blog #119: Unseen Hands: Recovering the Experiences of Garden Laborers in the Roman World with Kaja Tally-Schumacher
This week we kick off our Earth Month series with a blog post from Dr. Kaja Tally-Schumacher. Here, she takes us through her work on Roman gardens and the ways in which archaeologists can recover, reconstruct, and reflect on the presence, specialized knowledge, and experiences of laborers and other non-elite people in the Roman world.
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.
Blog #113: Pannonians Abroad? New Evidence from a Roman Auxiliary Base in Central Turkey with Andrew L. Goldman
In this week’s blog post, Andrew L. Goldman takes us through his archaeological project at the ancient Roman auxiliary base at Gordion in central Anatolia, and the possibility that Pannonian soldiers were stationed at this site. Here, he highlights the role played by non-Romans in the military, while also using archaeological evidence to characterize auxiliary bases as multi-gendered and multi-generational spaces.
Podcast Season 4, Episode 11: Protecting Heritage in Times of Conflict with Isber Sabrine
In this week’s episode of the Peopling the Past Podcast, we interview Dr. Isber Sabrine, the president and cofounder of Heritage for Peace. Listen in, as Dr. Isber Sabrine discusses looting and the illicit antiquities trade in times of violent conflict and the importance of centring community voices and capacity building in heritage protection.
Listen in, as Dr. Kamash speaks about the politics of archaeology and the importance of cultural heritage for community well-being and healing during times of conflict.
Podcast Season 4, Episode 10: Between the Tigris and the Thames: Heritage Practice with Zena Kamash
In this week’s episode of the Peopling the Past Podcast, we interview Dr. Zena Kamash, a British-Iraqi archaeologist and senior visiting research fellow at King’s College, University of London.
Listen in, as Dr. Kamash speaks about the politics of archaeology and the importance of cultural heritage for community well-being and healing during times of conflict.
Blog Post #107: Tomb Robbers, Warehouses, and Vases: Giving Looted Antiquities a New Life with Marie Hélène van de Ven
In this week’s blog post, Marie Hélène van de Ven, a PhD student at Aarhus University, explores the ethics of studying looted artefacts without reinforcing the very networks through which they were illegally acquired. Here, she shares a component of this research based on her work with the Illicit Antiquities in the Museum project at Antikmuseet, Aarhus University.
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.
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