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
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?
Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper!In this episode we're learning all about textile archaeology. I've invited prof. Eva Andersson Strand and associate professor Elsa Yvanez from the University of Copenhagen to tell me everything they know about fabrics of the past.Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letsdigdeeperpodcast/New episode
What is Zoo-Archaeology?
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?These questions and more are answered in this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, where I talk with zoo-archaeologists Luise Ørsted Brandt (Associate professor at UCPH) and Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen (Senior researcher at the Globe Insti
The Etruscans
In this episode of Let's Dig Deeper I talk with lector emerita Annette Rathje 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 after the fall of their citiesFollow the ho
Ancient Rome & Egypt
After the Battle of Actium, Egypt became a Roman province - but what was the relationship between the two ancient superpowers like before that?And how did that dynamic evolve over time?In this episode I interview Kristine Bülow Clausen - scholar and expert, with a special focus on Egypt outside of Egypt, and the way Rome and Egypt interacted around the fall of the Roman Republic and during the Fla
Sport and Athletics in Antiquity
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?These are some of the questions were looking into in this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, where I interview philologists Thomas Heine Nielsen and Marcel Lysgaard Lech about sport and athletics in antiquity, particularly in ancient Greece.So tu
From the Nile to the Euphrates - Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Welcome back to another 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 (Egyptologist) for a talk about two of the most remark
Roman Luxury Maritime Villas
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 answer to all these questions and more, when I interview Wolfgang Filser, associate professor at UCPH and an expert in Roman maritime villas. Since 2014 Wolfgang ha
Women & Gender in Archaeology | International Women's Day!
Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper!This is the first episode of Season 2 of the podcast, and we're celebrating International Women's Day with none other than 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-archaeo
Athens Special: Plato vs. Art
Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper!Today is the final episode of season 1 of the podcast - 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
Athens Special: The Roman Poets
Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper!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 personaAn
Athens Special: Minoan Crete
This time on Let's Dig Deeper I'm talking with prof. Georgios Vavouranakis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The topic of today is the ancient Minoan civilisation on Crete - maybe you've heard of King Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur or maybe even 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 Ins
Athens Special: History of Modern Greece
Welcome back to another Athens special! 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 second in a series of five, that will complete season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper and bring us up to 10 episodes total!In this episode I interview associate professor (UCPH) and h
Athens Special: Maritime Archaeology
Welcome back to 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 episodes total!In this episode I interview
Contemporary Archaeology of the Recent Past
Welcome back to another episode of Let's Dig Deeper podcast!In todays episode I talk with lecturer Tim Flohr Sørensen from the University of Copenhagen. Tim is an expert in contemporary archaeology - the traces that we have left behind in our recent past. We also talk about the science of garbology - what can we learn from studying our own garbage? Find out! Subscribe to the podcast on your favour
A Tour Through Ancient Athens
This week we're jumping in the time-machine and going all the way back to Ancient Athens! To 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)Keywords of this episode: Ancient Athens, th
Ancient Mesopotamia
This week's episode takes us 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 part in this episode, where I accidentally refer to th
AI and Archaeology
In this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, we're talking all things AI and archaeology!To help me learn more, I've invited Rebecca Bristow (PhD-student at UCPH) and Mikkel Nørtoft (Postdoc at UCPH) into the studio to share their expertise on the topic. For any enquiries, please reach out to:letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.comFind the host on Instagram: @zee_archaeologyDon't forget to rate the episode and fol
Ancient Athenian Democracy
Welcome to the first full-length episode of Let's Dig Deeper! The topic for this episode is the democracy of ancient Athens, and to help enlighten us all, I've enlisted Prof. Christian Ammitzbøll Thomsen from the National Museum of Denmark, 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.comFi
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.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 host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/
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