In celebration of our fifth birthday, Peopling the Past is counting down the top 5 of each of our media categories! First up is the #PeoplingBlog! In fifth spot is Blog #56 "Lessons from the Past: Archaeology and Migration", with @meganjdaniels.bsky.social peoplingthepast.com/2022/04/01/b... 🧵

In celebration of our fifth birthday, Peopling the Past is counting down the top 5 of each of our media categories! First up is the #PeoplingBlog! In fifth spot is Blog #56 "Lessons from the Past: Archaeology and Migration", with @meganjdaniels.bsky.social peoplingthepast.com/2022/04/01/b... 🧵

We're 5! (I can't believe it!) Many thanks to the wide variety of incredible scholars who have shared their time and expertise with us.

I love Peopling The Past so much for teaching material and extra credit assignments!

Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary.

Today we celebrate FIVE years of Peopling the Past! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has contributed to and supported our project – we appreciate ALL of you! And stay tuned over the next few weeks as we count down our top 5 blogs, videos, and podcast episodes from the past 5 years 👀

Happy Birthday to us!! So grateful to be part of this team and to work alongside such amazing people ☺️

Today we celebrate FIVE years of Peopling the Past! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has contributed to and supported our project – we appreciate ALL of you! And stay tuned over the next few weeks as we count down our top 5 blogs, videos, and podcast episodes from the past 5 years 👀

On today’s new #PeoplingBlog, @lylaahlb.bsky.social takes us through her research on elephants and how they, and their accompanying peoples, served as vehicles for cultural exchange and transmission of knowledge as they traversed land and sea in antiquity: peoplingthepast.com/2025/09/12/b... /1

The 2025/6 #PeoplingBlog season has begun! Please enjoy this timeline cleanse on ancient elephants! 👇

Here's a conundrum... What a great @peoplingthepast.bsky.social post: peoplingthepast.com/2025/09/12/b... . But as full disclosure, the author is an @isawnyu.bsky.social student. I'm her chair (my great honor). So don't believe me, go check it out. (And my congrats/empathy to Lylaah!)

On today’s new #PeoplingBlog, @lylaahlb.bsky.social takes us through her research on elephants and how they, and their accompanying peoples, served as vehicles for cultural exchange and transmission of knowledge as they traversed land and sea in antiquity: peoplingthepast.com/2025/09/12/b... /1

We are thrilled to share that #PeoplingPodcast has been named at #15 in Feedspot's "100 Best Greece Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025"! You can check out the full list here for all the amazing follow suggestions: podcast.feedspot.com/greece_podca...

In celebration of another school year, September’s #ImageOfTheMonth traces the ‘back to school’ phenomenon to the fifth-century BCE. This red-figure cup attributed to the painter Douris prominently displays students, teachers, and the instruments of education. Find out more at peoplingthepast.com!

In celebration of another school year, September’s #ImageOfTheMonth traces the ‘back to school’ phenomenon to the fifth-century BCE. This red-figure cup attributed to the painter Douris prominently displays students, teachers, and the instruments of education. Find out more at peoplingthepast.com!

This is an excellent podcast, and I cannot wait to hear this interview

Mark your calendars! Join us for this workshop packed with incredible scholars 🙏

I am absolutely thrilled to announce the upcoming international workshop Cities on the Edge: Documenting, Preserving & Teaching Endangered Urban Heritage in Egypt, Sudan & Palestine. Oct.31-Nov.1 AUC Tahrir, Cairo + on zoom. Join us! Details + rsvp here: shorturl.at/bnrIZ

What a great way to bring season 4 to a close! Take a moment to listen to our conversation with @yannisham.bsky.social about ethical futures for archaeological practice from the field to the classroom. #CulturalHeritage #archaeology #PeoplingThePast #ColonialLegacies

I chatted with the good colleagues of the @peoplingthepast.bsky.social on decoloniality, the politics of archaeology in the current moment, Palestine of course, and even our fieldwork efforts at Koutroulou Magoula!

For the final episode of #PeoplingPodcast Season 4, we are joined by Dr. Yannis Hamilakis to discuss his vision for a decolonial future for ancient archaeology. peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/29/p... #Ancient #Mediterranean #Archaeology #Decolonialism #CulturalHeritage /1

Hard to believe we’ve reached the end of this wonderful season!

For the final episode of #PeoplingPodcast Season 4, we are joined by Dr. Yannis Hamilakis to discuss his vision for a decolonial future for ancient archaeology. peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/29/p... #Ancient #Mediterranean #Archaeology #Decolonialism #CulturalHeritage /1

The final episode of #PeoplingPodcast Season 4 is coming next week! In the meantime, you can catch up on previous episodes by listening to the ELEVEN amazing conversations concerning issues of cultural heritage and the legacies of colonialism at peoplingthepast.com/category/pod... 🧵

Check out this recap thread for all the episodes in Season 4 so far! Catch up before the final episode drops next week 👇

The final episode of #PeoplingPodcast Season 4 is coming next week! In the meantime, you can catch up on previous episodes by listening to the ELEVEN amazing conversations concerning issues of cultural heritage and the legacies of colonialism at peoplingthepast.com/category/pod... 🧵

From documenting heritage destruction in war to supporting communities in rebuilding after violence to creating social wellbeing and healing among displaced people, Dr. Isber Sabrine and Heritage for Peace do such incredible work. #peoplingthepast #CulturalHeritage #archaeology

In times of ongoing war, how can antiquities be protected from damage and looting? On today’s #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Isber Sabrine, co-founder of Heritage for Peace, to talk about his work preserving cultural heritage in the midst of armed conflict peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/15/p...

Penultimate episode of the season 😭

In times of ongoing war, how can antiquities be protected from damage and looting? On today’s #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Isber Sabrine, co-founder of Heritage for Peace, to talk about his work preserving cultural heritage in the midst of armed conflict peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/15/p...

I need to catch up with this podcast 😊

this is such a beautiful conversation with @zenakamash.bsky.social about the power of connection and healing through tangible and intangible cultural heritage—please take a few minutes to hear more about this amazing work! #PeoplingThePast #CulturalHeritage #ArchaeologyLovers

Then I've recently got into @antiquitypod.bsky.social and @peoplingthepast.bsky.social, and I've really enjoyed both. They both have engaged interviewers, great expert guests, thoughtful and important topics - it's a good format! Get involved!

This season of @peoplingthepast.bsky.social is so damn good! Every episode I've listened to so far is fantastic.

On today’s #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by @zenakamash.bsky.social to discuss her work with Iraqi communities and how she uses craftwork to bring the public together with cultural heritage and to foster wellbeing: peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/08/p...

Thrilled to have @zenakamash.bsky.social on this season! A fantastic conversation on connecting with communities in the UK and in Iraq.

On today’s #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by @zenakamash.bsky.social to discuss her work with Iraqi communities and how she uses craftwork to bring the public together with cultural heritage and to foster wellbeing: peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/08/p...

I enjoyed listening to this interview with Dr. Mathura Umachandran *so* much, what a fantastic way to start the day.

Stay tuned for the new WORKING CLASSICIST OF THE YEAR on #PeoplingPodcast veryyyyy soon 👀 @zenakamash.bsky.social 👏🏻

Mathura is ALWAYS worth listening to 🔥

what could an anti-colonial and anti-oppression future look like for disciplines studying ancient pasts? what would your dream be? #IDreamOfAFreePalestine #PeoplingThePast #Archaeology #ColonialLegacy #CulturalHeritage

listen to learn more about the politics of cultural heritage protection and salvage and the ways that they are intertwined with other political and economic agendas, leading to significant impacts on modern communities #PeoplingThePast #CulturalHeritage #RiverCultures

Is it possible to re-envision the place of Greece and Rome in the ancient world overall? In today’s new #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Mathura Umachandran to reimagine Classics through the lens of Critical Ancient World Studies (CAWS) /1 peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/01/p...

A wonderful episode for interrogating the complexities of our field and imagining new potential futures 👇🏻

Is it possible to re-envision the place of Greece and Rome in the ancient world overall? In today’s new #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Mathura Umachandran to reimagine Classics through the lens of Critical Ancient World Studies (CAWS) /1 peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/01/p...

If, somehow, you missed my incessantly promoting this last week, I spoke about my research for @peoplingthepast.bsky.social

Local communities play key roles in archaeological excavations and knowledge production, but are so rarely acknowledged for this. Take some time to listen to this important conversation on archaeological labourers 🙏❤️ #peoplingthepast #CulturalHeritage #archaeology

Pretty great to listen to @peoplingthepast.bsky.social and Lesche episodes between Verona and Venice.

In today’s #PeoplingPodcast we are joined by @williamcarruthers.bsky.social to talk about the construction of dams on the Nile. Listen in as we explore what it means to move entire temple complexes & whole towns while preserving the tourist’s view from the Nile: peoplingthepast.com/2025/06/24/p...

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