Let's Dig Deeper
Let's Dig Deeper is a podcast hosted by archaeology student Zeenat Haroon. Through thought-provoking interviews with researchers and experts, it explores archaeology, history, art, and culture. New episodes are released every other Saturday.
Episodes
The Rome Run: The Ancient Roman Baths
Welcome to the first episode of Let's Dig Deeper Season 3!We're kicking off this season with a series of special episodes - The Rome Run. This is a miniseries of 5 episodes that I recorded this summer when I stayed at the Danish Institute in Rome.This first episode covers the topic of the Roman baths and bathing culture within the empire. To enlighten me, I teamed up with Jens Koehler, classical a
1 Year Anniversary Episode!
Let's Dig Deeper celebrates its very first birthday with a special anniversary episode!In honor of the occasion, I'm sharing the story of how Let's Dig Deeper podcast came to be and what I've learned during this year of production. There's also a small q&a where I answer some of the things you guys were curious about over on Instagram.I really hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you for tu
The Unknown Origins of Agriculture
Dr. Joe Roe and Dr. Tobias Richter join Let's Dig Deeper for a talk about the ancient origins of farming. How did humanity go from hunter-gatherers, to tilling the soil? And was that even a linear series of events?And can we use patterns of ancient climate change to learn about future changes?Find out in this episode!Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letsdigdeeperpodcast/Follow the hos
Mental Illness and Insanity in Ancient Rome
Christina Videbech, postdoc at the university of Bergen in Norway and co-author of the book Fire of The Mind, joins Let's Dig Deeper podcast.In this episode, we take a closer look at mental illness and insanity in ancient Rome.Did the Romans do therapy? Were Nero and Caligula really insane, or just insanely misunderstood? And could it be that Emperor Tiberius wasn't a monster, but just autistic?Th
What is Textile Archaeology?
Professor Eva Andersson Strand and associate professor Elsa Yvanez from the University of Copenhagen join Let's Dig Deeper this week to teach us about textile archaeology. How much fabric do we have preserved from the past? How did ancient people produce, trade and use textiles? Tune in now for answers to these questions and many more.Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/Foll
What is Zoo-Archaeology?
Zoo-archaeologists Luise Ørsted Brandt and Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen star on this episode of Let's Dig Deeper to answer crucial questions such as:Do archaeologists lick bones?What can we learn from studying animal remains of the past?And can we predict the future by looking at earlier climate and migration patterns?Together, we take a closer look at what zooarchaeology can teach us and how working
The Etruscans
Annette Rathje, lector emerita at the University of Copenhagen joins this episode of Let's Dig Deeper to tell us all about the Etruscans - who were they, what was their history and what did they leave behind for us?Tune in to the full episode now and hear more about:Who lived in Italy before the RomansWhy the Etruscans built intricate tomb networksWhat Etruscan customs and traditions survived afte
Ancient Rome & Egypt
Kristine Bülow Clausen, ph.D and scholar of classical archaeology guests Let's Dig Deeper to talk about the ancient superpowers of Rome and Egypt.After the Battle of Actium, Egypt became a Roman province - but what was the relationship between the two ancient empires like before that?And how did that dynamic evolve over time?Kristine Bülow Clausen is a scholar and expert, with a special focus on E
Sport and Athletics in Antiquity
Thomas Heine Nielsen and Marcel Lysgaard Lech, classical philologists, join this episode of Let's Dig Deeper to talk about sport in antiquity. We'll learn:What were the original sports at the ancient Olympics?Why did the ancient Greeks hold funeral games, and what can we learn about these games from ancient texts?So tune in to the full episode now.Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_arc
From the Nile to the Euphrates - Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Seraina Nett (Assyriologist) and Sofie Schiødt (Egyptologist) join me in this episode of Let's Dig Deeper podcast!This episode is a bit of a special one, as its from the first ever live episode of Let's Dig Deeper, which was held in collaboration with ASF Association at the University of Copenhagen. Our delightful audience was joined by two scholars, Seraina Nett (Assyriologist) and Sofie Schiødt
Roman Luxury Maritime Villas
Wolfgang Filser, archaeologist and associate professor at the University of Copenhagen joins us this week to talk about Roman Luxury Seaside Villas. We'll learn:What was the ancient Roman equivalent of Malibu beach?Where did the very wealthiest Romans escape to for their luxury retreats?And how did their luxury maritime villas merge the land and the sea?Tune in to this episode and find out the ans
Women & Gender in Archaeology | International Women's Day!
Katrine Balsgaard Juul joins the first episode of Let's Dig Deeper Season 2!We're celebrating International Women's Day with none other than gender-archaeologist Katrine Balsgaard Juul.So tune in to hear all about what it was like to be a female archaeologist in the early days (and who was the first female archaeologist anyway?). We also talk about the field today, role models, and about gender-ar
Athens Special: Plato vs. Art
Welcome to the final episode of season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper!We're wrapping up with the 10th episode of the podcast, which also happens to be the final of the Athens episodes.Today we're talking with philologist Rasmus Sevelsted about Plato! More specifically, his views on art and culture. How did the forms play a role in his worldview? What responsibility does art and artists have in society? Wha
Athens Special: The Roman Poets
On this special episode from the Athens recordings, I'm talking with philologist Tue Søvsø about some of the most famous Roman poets - Catullus, Vergil and Ovid. We're gonna talk about:⭐ Why Ovid was exiled by the emperor Augustus⭐ How Vergils Aeneid became Romes national epic⭐ Whether Catullus ever really showed himself in his poems - or if it was just a personaAnd more! So make sure you tune in
Athens Special: Minoan Crete
Prof. Georgios Vavouranakis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens joins one of the Athens Specials! Today's today is the ancient Minoan civilisation on Crete - maybe you've heard of King Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur, or maybe the palace of Knossos. Well today, we're talking about all that and more!Back in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where
Athens Special: History of Modern Greece
Mogens Pelt, associate professor (UCPH) and historian of the Mediterranean, joins an Athens Special! We're talking about:How Greece became independentGreco-Turkish relation2008 financial crisis and its aftermathSo tune in! It's gonna be greatBack in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where I recorded a series of podcast episodes with some of the coolest scholars in
Athens Special: Maritime Archaeology
Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, maritime archaeologist, joins Let's Dig Deeper!This episode is a very special one - back in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where I recorded a series of podcast episodes with some of the coolest scholars in the city.This episode is the first one in a series of five, that will complete season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper and bring us up to 10 e
Contemporary Archaeology of the Recent Past
Archaeologist Tim Flohr Sørensen joins this episode of Let's Dig Deeper podcast!Tim is an expert in contemporary archaeology - the traces that we have left behind in our recent past. We'll talk about the science of garbology - what can we learn from studying our own garbage? Find out! Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform and rate us 5 stars, so we reach more people like you!I hope y
A Tour Through Ancient Athens
Kristina Winther-Jacobsen joins the podcast! This week we're jumping in the time-machine and going all the way back to Ancient AthensTo give us a virtual tour of the ancient city, I've invited Kristina Winther-Jacobsen into the studio. Kristina is a lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, and has lived in Athens for several years when she was the director of The Danish Institute in Athens (DIA)W
Ancient Mesopotamia
Near Eastern Archaeologist, Ingolf Thuesen joins this week's episode! We're going all the way back to Ancient Mesopotamia! I’ve invited Ingolf Thuesen to tell us more - as (now retired) lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, Ingolf has been talking about ziggurats, Gilgamesh and the Sumerians for years! He’s also the head of the Danish Institute of Damascus.Note: there’s a minor mistake on my p
AI and Archaeology
Archaeologists Mikkel Nørtoft and Rebecca Bristow join this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, in which we're talking all things AI and archaeology!How will the advance of AI change the way archaeologists work?Can we adapt AI into archaeological practice - and should we?These are some of the questions we try to answer in this weeks episode.For any enquiries, please reach out to:letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmai
Ancient Athenian Democracy
Prof. Christian Ammitzbøll Thomsen from the National Museum of Denmark, joins the very first full-length episode of Let's Dig Deeper!The topic for this episode is the democracy of ancient Athens, and to enlighten us all, I've enlisted Christian to tell us more about the ancient roots of one of the most influential forms of governance.For enquiries, please reach out to: letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.c
Let's Dig Deeper | Intro
🎙️ Welcome to Let’s Dig Deeper!A new podcast about archaeology, history, art and culture - from the ancient world to today. For anyone who is interested in learning about the past.The intro episode is out now! Listen to it here or on YouTube.Follow along and let’s dig deeper together! New episodes every other SaturdayFollow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/Follow the podcast: ht
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