Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Marissa Stevens, the Assistant Director of the Pourdavoud Institute and an Egyptologist, joins Lexie to discuss how she developed an interest in cross-cultural interactions via her work with 21st Dynasty Egyptian funerary papyri, her hopes for expanding Egypt-Persia projects and working at the Pourdavoud Institute, and about the types of future outreach initiatives the Pourdavoud could produce for the general public. 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. Stevens: https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/person/marissa-stevens/ Find her publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/MarissaStevens Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.