Free, open-access resources for teaching and learning about real people in the ancient world #PeoplingPodcast #PeoplingVideos #PeoplingBlog peoplingthepast.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mkap2b5xhs2gToday on the #PeoplingBlog, we bring our Earth Month series to a close. Here, Dr. Jessica Venner discusses how evidence for urban agricultural practices in the gardens of Pompeii can provide us with insights into environmental resilience in the ancient world: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/24/blog-122-cultivating-pompeii-urban-agriculture-and-resilience-ad-62-79-with-jessica-venner/24 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkap2b5xhs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mjp3pogk2k2aWe continue our Earth Month series with a #PeoplingBlog post from Andrew Fox @acfox.bsky.social. Here, Andrew introduces us to the ways in which Roman writers contemplated the potential health benefits of integrating green spaces into the city of Rome: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/17/blog-121-healthy-living-in-romes-green-spaces-with-andrew-fox/17 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3pogk2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mj5iytryfs25On today’s #PeoplingBlog we are continuing our Earth Month series! Here, graduate student Emily Lime discusses how Pompeians engineered light to address the concerns of the home, in environments where darkness, smoke, and fire posed real challenges: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/10/blog-120-artificial-lighting-systems-in-pompeian-gardens-and-baths-with-emily-lime/10 Apr 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5iytryfs25https://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mk3vfxwsu22gIt’s Earth Day! 🌎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3vfxwsu22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mjp3pogk2k2aWe continue our Earth Month series with a #PeoplingBlog post from Andrew Fox @acfox.bsky.social. Here, Andrew introduces us to the ways in which Roman writers contemplated the potential health benefits of integrating green spaces into the city of Rome: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/17/blog-121-healthy-living-in-romes-green-spaces-with-andrew-fox/17 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3pogk2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mjfc3zw4cs2vOn this fine Monday, why not catch up on our latest #PeoplingBlog post for Earth Month?! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfc3zw4cs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mj5iytryfs25On today’s #PeoplingBlog we are continuing our Earth Month series! Here, graduate student Emily Lime discusses how Pompeians engineered light to address the concerns of the home, in environments where darkness, smoke, and fire posed real challenges: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/10/blog-120-artificial-lighting-systems-in-pompeian-gardens-and-baths-with-emily-lime/10 Apr 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5iytryfs25https://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3milwilfohs2jThis week on the #PeoplingBlog we kick off our Earth Month series! Here, Dr. Kaja Tally-Schumacher takes us through her work on Roman gardens and the ways in which archaeologists can recover the experiences of laborers & other non-elite people in the Roman world: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/03/blog-119-unseen-hands-recovering-the-experiences-of-garden-laborers-in-the-roman-world-with-kaja-tally-schumacher/03 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3milwilfohs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3milwilfohs2jThis week on the #PeoplingBlog we kick off our Earth Month series! Here, Dr. Kaja Tally-Schumacher takes us through her work on Roman gardens and the ways in which archaeologists can recover the experiences of laborers & other non-elite people in the Roman world: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/04/03/blog-119-unseen-hands-recovering-the-experiences-of-garden-laborers-in-the-roman-world-with-kaja-tally-schumacher/03 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3milwilfohs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mi2bi7gkbk2eOur latest instalment of the #PeoplingBlog, features the exciting pedagogical work of @egarcmol.bsky.social. Here, he takes us through his course “The Ancient World in Video Games” to highlight the value of bringing gaming into the modern university classroom: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/03/27/blog-118-lets-play-antiquity-with-eduardo-m-garcia-molina/27 Mar 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2bi7gkbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mi2bi7gkbk2eOur latest instalment of the #PeoplingBlog, features the exciting pedagogical work of @egarcmol.bsky.social. Here, he takes us through his course “The Ancient World in Video Games” to highlight the value of bringing gaming into the modern university classroom: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/03/27/blog-118-lets-play-antiquity-with-eduardo-m-garcia-molina/27 Mar 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2bi7gkbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mgalkusags2yApplications for this NEH-funded institute close THIS FRIDAY March 6th! All the details and links to the application can be found in the blog 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgalkusags2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3meqt2xiebs2hNew #PeoplingBlog! Drs Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman introduce us to their NEH-funded project, “Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age", which aims to equip faculty with digital skills and resources that take into account evolving educational landscapes: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/02/13/blog-117-teaching-ancient-in-a-digital-age-an-neh-funded-institute-for-ancient-mediterranean-studies-educators-with-christine-johnston-and-leigh-anne-lieberman/13 Feb 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqt2xiebs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3melqahxbr22eFinal reminder: closing date is the end of this week - Feb 15th! 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3melqahxbr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mdnlohqwqk2fIn today's #PeoplingBlog, Jesse Obert, Asst. Professor of Ancient Greek History at the University of South Florida, takes us through his research on warriorhood in Crete and the ways in which we can think about war booty through the lens of disability theory: https://peoplingthepast.com/2026/01/30/blog-116-disassembled-cyborgs-interpreting-cretan-warriorhood-and-war-booty-through-disability-theory-with-jesse-obert/ /1 🧵30 Jan 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnlohqwqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/peoplingthepast.bsky.social/post/3mcujno2gbs2tWe are thrilled to have been recognised by the Archaeological Institute of America with a Public Engagement Award! Congratulations to all of the other fantastic winners 🥳 https://www.archaeological.org/congratulations-to-the-aias-inaugural-public-engagement-award-winners/20 Jan 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fb5kiz3c4i6psd2amuzimydi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcujno2gbs2t