Peopling the Past

By Chelsea Gardner, Melissa Funke

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Join hosts Dr. Chelsea Gardner and Dr. Melissa Funke for a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, and everyday life in the ancient Mediterranean. Every week we feature an expert whose cutting-edge research sheds light on the real people who lived in ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and beyond. Follow us on Twitter @peoplingthepast with the #peoplingpodcast, on Instagram and Facebook @peoplingthepast, and on our website peoplingthepast.com.

Episode Date
Looking Forward: Ethical Futures for Archaeological Practice with Yannis Hamilakis
Jul 29, 2025
Protecting Heritage in Times of Conflict with Isber Sabrine
Jul 15, 2025
Between the Tigris and the Thames: Heritage Practice with Zena Kamash
Jul 08, 2025
Critical Futures for Ancient Studies with Mathura Umachandran
Jul 01, 2025
Selective Salvage: Archaeology and Hydropolitics
Jun 24, 2025
Hired Hands, Silenced Voices: Archaeology and Local Communities with Allison Mickel
Jun 17, 2025
Classics, the Grand Tour, and Invented Legacies with Hardeep Dhindsa
Jun 03, 2025
Naturalizing Inequalities: The Colonial Museum with Dan Hicks
May 27, 2025
Curating with Care: Transparency in Museums with Lisa Saladino Haney
May 20, 2025
Communities on Display: Re-centering Egyptian Voices with Heba Abd el-Gawad
May 13, 2025
Fragments and Falsehoods: The Papyrus Trade with Roberta Mazza
May 06, 2025
Trafficking through the Metaverse: The Antiquities Trade in the Internet Age with Katie Paul
Apr 29, 2025
Season 4 Promo Episode!
Jan 14, 2025
Special Episode - Let's Talk About Podcasts, Baby! with Liv Albert
Oct 15, 2024
How do you Solve a Problem like Cleopatra? : Shelley Haley and the last Egyptian Pharoah
Mar 19, 2024
These Boots were Made for Walking: Women's Mobility and Migration in the Roman Empire with Marie-Adeline Le Guennec
Apr 04, 2023
(Not so) Risky Business: the Potential Perils of Childbirth in ancient Rome with Anna Bonnell Freidin
Mar 21, 2023
Not a Puella, Not Yet a Femina: Roman Girlhood with Lauren Caldwell
Mar 07, 2023
Do Not Afflict the Widow: the Women of Ancient Nubia with Jacke Phillips
Feb 21, 2023
Beyond the Bare Bones: Women in the Osteological Record with Efthymia Nikita
Feb 07, 2023
Portrait of a Lady: Discovering Seianti with Judith Swaddling
Jun 28, 2022
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Boudicca and Imperial Resistance with Caitlin Gillespie
Jun 21, 2022
Sisters are Doing it for Themselves: Mesopotamian Free Women with Stephanie Budin
Jun 14, 2022
Call the (Roman) Midwife: Ancient Delivery and Childbirth with Tara Mulder
Jun 07, 2022
So Long as There is Hope: Wonder Women in Classics and Comics with Natalie Swain
May 31, 2022
Season Three Trailer!
May 05, 2022
Breaking the Bond: Forced Marriage and Cursed Freedom in Ancient Rome with Katharine Huemoeller
Aug 31, 2021
Seize the Clay: Pottery Workshops in Sagalassos with Elizabeth Murphy
Aug 24, 2021
There's Something about Mary: Early Cult and Veneration of the Virgin with Sabrina Higgins
Aug 17, 2021
Rolling in the Dough: Bread-Making and Roman Bakeries with Jared Benton
Aug 10, 2021
Breaking the Mold: Quasi-Official Coinage in Roman Egypt with Irene Soto Marín
Jul 20, 2021
Practical Magic: Ancient Roman Smells and Spells with Britta Ager
Jul 13, 2021
Using Olive It: Sustainable Fuel Production in the Ancient Mediterranean with Erica Rowan
Jul 06, 2021
In Living Colour: Painting and Pigments with Hilary Becker
Jun 29, 2021
Going with the Flow: Water Systems in North Africa with Mark Locicero
Jun 22, 2021
Portrait of a Palmyran Man: Ancient Syrian Identity with Blair Fowlkes Childs
Jun 15, 2021
Grave Matters: Resting Places for Regular People with Liana Brent
Jun 08, 2021
If the (Roman) Shoe Fits: Elizabeth Greene and Footwear from Vindolanda
Jun 01, 2021
Season Two Trailer!
May 18, 2021
Thrown Together: Potters, Painters, and Ceramic Production with Sanchita Balachandran
Dec 01, 2020
Making Waves in the Aegean: Lana Radloff and the Milesian Seascape
Nov 24, 2020
Golden Years and Silver Hair: The Greek Art of Aging with Susan Matheson
Nov 17, 2020
Living in a Material World: Jennifer Stager and Technicolour Statues
Nov 10, 2020
Extreme Home Makeover, Ancient Greece Edition: Bronze Age Houses with Rebecca Worsham
Oct 27, 2020
No Bones About It: Climate Change in the Ancient World with Flint Dibble
Oct 20, 2020
The Sound of Music: Art and Ritual with Carolyn M. Laferrière
Oct 13, 2020
Building a Mystery: Festival Processions with Laura Gawlinski
Oct 06, 2020
Athenashville: Parallel Parthenons with Katie Petrole
Sep 29, 2020
Spindles and the City
Sep 15, 2020
Introducing Peopling the Past
Sep 11, 2020