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How Roman Britain ended is one of the most controversial questions in British history. Unique among former Roman citizens in Western Europe, the Britons established long-lived kingdoms, resisting 'barbarian' political takeover for centuries. Yet so l... more

Saul, David, and Solomon are among the most influential—and most contested—figures in the Hebrew Bible. The biblical narratives portray them as rulers of an expanding Israelite polity that eventually divided into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Yet... more

What can we learn from our landscape? How can Geomythography help us understand our cultural heritage? What is Geomythography?

Geomythography is the interpretation of prehistoric and later societies at specific locales through a combination of oral ... more

In Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing (Duke University Press,

2023), Elizabeth Anne Davis explores how Cypriot researchers,

scientists, activists, and artists process and reckon with civil and

state violence that led to the enduring div... more

Fulvia was born into wealth, privilege, and prestige around the year 80 BCE, yet there was nothing inherently special about her—she was not a saint, an empress, or a queen. But during the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Republic, Fulvia was... more

This interview with Professor Amihai Mazar was conducted by Željko Stanojević for the New Books Network. The conversation focuses on Tel Reḥov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valley, especially Volume V, where the report turns from arch... more

A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation―the home―and its effects on the land, cities, and people themselves.

Americans

spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds

of that time spent in their homes. Glo... more

The Ancient Israelite World (Routledge, 2024) presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israel’s society, economy, religion, language, culture, and history, synthesizing archaeological remains and integr... more

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Avraham Faust
Scholarly author of The Bible's First Kings, co-author of the book discussed
Episode: Avraham Faust and Zev I. Farber, "The Bible’s First Kings: Uncovering the Story of Saul, David, and Solomon" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Ze'ev Farber
Biblical scholar and co-author of the book discussed
Episode: Avraham Faust and Zev I. Farber, "The Bible’s First Kings: Uncovering the Story of Saul, David, and Solomon" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Stuart McHardy
Author, Scotland's Geomythography author, Luath Press (2025)
Luath Press
Episode: Stuart McHardy, "Scotland's Geomythography: Myth, Landscape and the Roots of Culture" (Luath Press, 2025)
Elizabeth Davis
Author of Artifactual, Forensic and Documentary Knowing
Duke University Press
Episode: Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023)
Jane Draycott
Roman historian and archaeologist
University of Glasgow
Episode: Jane Draycott, "Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome" (Yale UP, 2025)
Amihai Mazar
Professor of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Episode: Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen, "Tel Rehov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valle" (The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2020)
Dr. Stefan Al
Author and professor of urban planning and architecture
Hunter College, Urban Planning Program
Episode: Stefan Al, "Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home" (Norton, 2026)
Nathaniel Greene
Dr. Nathaniel Greene, lecturer at the University of Aberdeen; editorial board member of the European Hebrew Journal
University of Aberdeen; European Hebrew Journal
Episode: Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce eds., "The Ancient Israelite World" (Routledge, 2024)
Patrick Nunn
Professor of Geography, University of the Sunshine Coast
University of the Sunshine Coast
Episode: Patrick Nunn, "Whispers from Celtic Seas: The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe" (Reaktion, 2026)

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Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023)
Q: And my last question is, what are you working on nowadays?
She describes current work on death, mass death events in Greece, and the evolving forensic landscape, including migrant burials on Lesvos and mass fatality investigations in Athens and surrounding areas, with a continued focus on how material remains and archival images inform social and political responses to death.
Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen, "Tel Rehov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valle" (The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2020)
Q: I want to ask you one question about Bible. Did you find something that proved the Bible?
The discussion acknowledges that archaeology confirms certain biblical events in the 8th and 7th centuries, such as Jerusalem's prominence and Assyrian conquest contexts, but also notes that earlier periods are more debated; overall, archaeology provides corroborating data alongside broader interpretive caution.
Stefan Al, "Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home" (Norton, 2026)
Q: What are the four major revolutions in dwelling that structure the book, and why are they important?
He outlines the agricultural revolution as the first major shift enabling fixed settlement and density, followed by urbanization; discussions include innovations in housing form, storage, and the social/kinship implications of these transitions.
Dougald O’Reilly, "Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)
Q: How did external interactions shape internal political changes in the region?
Trade and contact with India and China introduced new technologies, religious ideas, and administrative concepts that elites adopted and adapted, fueling political centralization and the emergence of monumental architectures like Angkor.
Dougald O’Reilly, "Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)
Q: What is the core argument about how Southeast Asian polities developed into states?
The author argues that many early polities started as chiefdoms built on wealth and control of exotic resources, later transitioning to more complex states as globalization, long-distance trade, and water management created new centers of power and governance.

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A thoughtful, scholarship-driven interview series that centers newly published archaeological, historical, and interdisciplinary research. Episodes feature scholars discussing their latest books with expert co-interviewers, covering topics from ancient economies and state formation to maritime history, Roman theater, Celtic studies, bioarchaeology, and Southeast Asian archaeology. The conversations tend to balance methodological rigor with accessible storytelling, often including cross-cultural comparisons, archival debates, and implications for public education. Noteworthy traits include a strong emphasis on how material culture, historical narratives, and colonial legacies shape our understanding of the past, plus a clear focus on publish... more

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