Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Kathleen Lynch, a professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati, joins Lexie to discuss how she got into studying ancient Athenian pottery in Persian Anatolia, why the Persians didn’t want ceramics but still adopted Greek artistic motifs, and how we can use technology in media/gaming to recreate accurate ancient Persian art. 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. Lynch: https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/lynchkn Find Dr. Lynch’s publications on her Academia page: https://uc.academia.edu/KathleenLynch Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.