Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Henry Colburn, a research associate of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan and an adjunct faculty member at several institutions, joins Lexie to discuss finding a way to study the Persians in Egypt while coming from a Classics background, how to identify and spot a Persian in Egypt, and assessing problems in studying Parthian art especially due to the lack of remaining material culture and sites. 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. Colburn: https://henrycolburn.hcommons.org Find Dr. Colburn’s publications on his Academia page: https://nyu.academia.edu/HenryColburn Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.