Thin End of the Wedge explores life in the ancient Middle East. There are many wonderful stories we
Moudhy talks about the different kinds of outreach work she has done. How does she excite interest i
The Mosul region is the focus of renewed activity by local and foreign teams. Archaeology there inev
Zoltán and Erika introduce us to their exhibition about gods and demons. This exhibition, and the ex
Christopher discusses new ideas around the murder of King Sennacherib. Who really killed him and why
This is a special episode presenting the prize-winning research of three early career scholars: Wil
This episode was recorded live at the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale conference held in Hel
Carolyne introduces us to the study of ancient plant remains, especially carpology--the study of see
Witold discusses the labour market under Hammurabi of Babylon. What kind of work could you get, and
Amy discusses the multi-sensory presence of the queens of Assyria. What was queenly dress and what m
Rune, Seraina, and Gustav discuss their recently completed project on geomapping cuneiform. Where we
Omar discusses the importance of studying gender as part of assyriology. What are the big themes now
The site of Ur is easily one of the most important in Iraq. In this interview, originally recorded i
Enrique introduces us to a major new resource in digital assyriology: The electronic Babylonian Libr
At the Rencontre in Leiden this summer, the IAA awarded its annual prizes celebrating the excellence
Shigeo shares the results of fieldwork at a site that was once a key city on the edges of the Assyri
Susanne pulls back the curtain on how exhibitions are made. She explains how the topic was chosen, a
Louise discusses Ishtar, one of the most enigmatic and fascinating deities of the ancient Middle Eas
This special episode is a follow-up on the big annual conference. I offer some thoughts on what happ
The organising team of RAI 68 Leiden introduce us to what we can expect from the conference. Why did
Nicholas explains about imprisonment in ancient Iraq. Were there prisons? Who would be confined, how
