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Mesopotamian Ghostbusting with Irving Finkel
Video by The British Museum

Mesopotamian Ghostbusting with Irving Finkel

Is your neighbourhood infested with the ancient Mesopotamian spirits of portly women or wise sages from distant times? Fear not dear viewer! Irving Finkel is here to show you how the exorcists of Assyria drove out those pesky spectral interlopers...
The First Ghost Stories | Dr. Irving Finkel
Video by Archaeology Now

The First Ghost Stories | Dr. Irving Finkel

Learn how the near-universal belief in ghosts goes back to the beginning of time. Discover how the oldest known writing, in cuneiform script on tablets of clay, gives us a full picture of the ancient Mesopotamian ghost experience: who might...
The Development of Ancient Greek Architecture
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Development of Ancient Greek Architecture

Some of the most exceptional and distinctive buildings from the ancient world were crafted by the architects of ancient Greece and some of their structures like theatres, temples, and stadia became staple buildings in cities and towns from...
White Terraces Rediscovered
Video by GNS Science

White Terraces Rediscovered

Sonar images of some of the White Terraces of Rotomahana have shown up in side-scan sonar data from a GNS Science led expedition in January 2011. Cornel de Ronde explains the discovery. Archival Images courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull...
Bunraku: Storytelling, Music & Puppetry
Video by Graham Squires

Bunraku: Storytelling, Music & Puppetry

Ningyo Joruri is a combination of ningyo (puppets) and Joruri (narrative music) which combines voice and shamisen. It is now known as “Bunraku” since that is now the main troupe that represents this art form. It is a comprehensive performance...
Hephaestus the Greek God of Fire and Metallurgy
Video by Kelly Macquire

Hephaestus the Greek God of Fire and Metallurgy

Hephaestus is the Olympian god of metallurgy, smiths, craftsmen, and fire and is the blacksmith for the Olympian gods. In fact, many of the myths associated with Hephaestus have him crafting something, whether it be for his own use, or because...
Why Icelanders Wrote So Much In The Middle Ages
Video by Irina Manea

Why Icelanders Wrote So Much In The Middle Ages

Short talk about the prerequisites of Icelandic literature, how manuscripts were made and a great example of such a manuscript and its context!
The Concept of Time in Norse Myth
Video by Irina Manea

The Concept of Time in Norse Myth

A talk about how time works in Norse mythology, whether it is linear or cyclical and some problems about relative chronology.
Oracles of Ancient Greece
Video by Kelly Macquire

Oracles of Ancient Greece

Oracles in the ancient Greek world were the way in which the people of Greece could communicate with their gods. Gods couldn’t be communed with directly, so an oracle, who was often a woman, was the person that the gods spoke through, acting...
The Greek Goddess Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Greek Goddess Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries

Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture, bread, and grain is one of the oldest deities in the ancient Greek pantheon, and not only that, she was an incredibly important one as the goddess that guaranteed the fertility of the earth. With...
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