Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Elizabeth Carter, professor emerita of Iranian Archaeology at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how backyard digs sparked her early love for archaeology, her experience working in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, the intricacies of understanding the cultural significance of artifacts, and the difficulties young scholars face today due to the political restrictions on archaeological fieldwork in Iran. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Carter: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/elizabeth-carter/ Check out her publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/CarterhumnetuclaeduCarter Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.