A conversation with Marica Cassis about the archaeological study of the east Roman world and how it interfaces with traditional, text-based historiography. What can archaeology see and what not? What challenges has it faced to emerge as a field and what are the prospects that it faces today?
Marica Cassisis Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, where she focuses on medieval Near East archaeology. The conversation was inspired by Marica’s recent book, Medieval Archaeology in the East Roman World (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2024).
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Top Image: Byzantine fort in Sbeitla. Photo by Dennis G. Jarvis / Wikimedia Commons
A conversation with Marica Cassis about the archaeological study of the east Roman world and how it interfaces with traditional, text-based historiography. What can archaeology see and what not? What challenges has it faced to emerge as a field and what are the prospects that it faces today?
Marica Cassis is Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, where she focuses on medieval Near East archaeology. The conversation was inspired by Marica’s recent book, Medieval Archaeology in the East Roman World (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2024).
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Top Image: Byzantine fort in Sbeitla. Photo by Dennis G. Jarvis / Wikimedia Commons
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