Digging Up Women Archaeologists

The Blair Witch Project launched a new genre of media and spawned numerous parodies. We investigate the film's impact and feminism (or not) in this classic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Anney and Samantha share a very special live recording at sea, with three readings of passages to set the mood for spooky season, along with discussion about feminist themes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The SMNTY team has returned from their trip! Anney and Samantha shake out their sea legs and chat about podcasting at sea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Can our modern-day gender biases influence our understanding of the past? Kim Chakanetsa meets two archaeologists to talk about the risks of projecting our own assumptions onto the ancient world.</p><p>Dr Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson is a senior researcher in the department o ... Show More

<p>What role did women play in the social and cultural life of Ancient Egypt? Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women uncovering secrets from this incredible civilisation. </p><p>Dr Monica Hanna is an Egyptologist and a leading heritage expert. She’s the acting dean of the College of A ... Show More

<p>If you thought Indiana Jones was the model archaeologist, you're pretty much right. Archaeologists are one part scientist, one part scholar, and one part adventurer. In this episode, learn all you need to know this fascinating field.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choice ... Show More

Following last week’s astounding discovery of a set of Roman sculptures on the HS2 rail link route in Stoke Mandeville, we hear from the lead archaeologist for HS2 contractor Fusion Rachel Wood and also from Dr Penny Coombes, a Teaching Associate in Roman Archaeology at the Unive ... Show More

In this first installment of an epic two-part episode, Josh journeys through the land of the Nile to uncover the secrets of the most powerful, and most elusive, women in ancient Egypt -- Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on A ... Show More

Liv is joined by Dr Christie Vogler who talks about women of the Roman world who practiced medicine, in varied forms, and how these women were seen and understood in the wider Roman world. Follow Christie on Twitter and check out her podcast, Movies We Dig (where Liv will soon be ... Show More

Sarah Jackson, joint founder of East End Women’s Museum, explores how historical women are currently commemorated and how this might be done better in future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad ... Show More

We revisit the lives of seven women with amazing stories including Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

What is new research revealing about women's lives in the past? Does all women's history have to be feminist? And why do we need to be cautious about the 'girlbossification' of historical figures? To mark International Women's Day, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to three expert historian ... Show More

<p>Women have long fueled America's greatest scientific achievements. But when you go searching for information about these women scientists, you'll likely come up short. Only 19% of articles on Wikipedia are about women. In the field of science, this difference is even more pron ... Show More