Dr. Tero Alstola, a researcher at the University of Helsinki, discusses his work on ancient Near Eastern cultures and the social history of Babylonia in the first millennium BCE. He talks about his research on ancient immigrants, network approa

Uncovering a Tablet in a Previously Unknown Language: Excavation Results Revealed

Dec 18th, 2023 46m 36s

In this episode of Digital Hammurabi, Dr. Daniel Schwemer, an expert in magic and witchcraft in the Ancient Near East, joins the host to discuss the recent excavation at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša. The focus of the conve

Faking It - Provenance, Antiquities, and eBay Interview with Dr. Erin Thompson

Nov 24th, 2020 39m 45s

Many people want to own a piece of the past, but eBay really the answer? Definitely not, and Dr. Erin Thompson, the nation's only full-time professor of art-crime, tells us why!

No, You Shouldn't Buy Stolen Objects! With Dr. Patty Gerstenblith

Sep 29th, 2020 58m 52s

With the Museum of the Bible rarely out of the news due to their stolen, smuggled, or faked artifacts, the antiquities market is getting more attention than ever. Dr. Patty Gerstenblith, research professor of law at DePaul University, founding

Fakes, Felonies, and the Museum of the Bible: Interview with Dr. Joel Baden

Jul 30th, 2020 50m 6s

The Museum of the Bible has a reputation for housing fakes and looted objects; most recently, the institution was in the news for their forged Dead Sea Scrolls, the arrest of their consultant, Dr. Dirk Obbink, and the revelation that the famous

The REAL Israelite Religion: Interview with Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou

Jun 22nd, 2020 51m 21s

Dr. Stavrakopoulou is professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion at Exeter University, and star of the BBC's "Bible's Buried Secrets". Hear about her research into what ancient Israelite religion was actually like, and how it's (mis)represe

We Need Racial Diversity in Ancient Studies!

Jun 9th, 2020 57m 13s

Bethany Hucks is a Ph.D. student at the University of Heidelberg, studying the Roman reuse of Egyptian motifs in material culture. Listen in to hear about her Ph.D. research, and about why diversity is so important for the study of the ancient

COVID-19, the Bible, and the End of the World.

May 9th, 2020 1h 8m

Apocalypticism is a poorly-understood genre of literature that is found in the Hebrew Bible, and has given rise to countless predictions of the end of the world. Join Megan and Dr. Josh as they talk to Dr. Stephen Cook, professor of Old Testame

Everybody Dies! Death and Burial Practices in the Ancient Near East with Dr. Pinar Durgun

Apr 14th, 2020 43m 26s

Death is the one common thread binding humanity together, but how we treat the dead and think about the afterlife varies by culture. Dr. Pinar Durgun is an archaeologist and art historian primarily interested in Anatolian burial practices, and

Ancient Egypt, Modern Egyptians

Feb 28th, 2020 21m 8s

What importance does ancient Egypt hold for modern Egyptians, and what can museums do to recognize and honor this relationship? In this episode, Megan talks to Heba Abd el Gawad, Egyptian Egyptologist, Ph.D. student at Durham University, and po

Cuneiform and the Invention of Writing

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 18m

For our inaugural podcast episode, we chose to focus on one of the most important technological innovations of the ancient world - the invention of writing! This episode introduces you to cuneiform, the writing system developed during the late

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