mmapodcast1Jan 12 minSPECULUM SPOTLIGHTSpeculum Spotlight: The Cerne Giant in its Early Medieval Context (Morcom, Gittos, Jansen, & Beattie)The Cerne Abbas giant is a well-known figure cut into the chalk of a hillside in Dorset. Recent archaeological investigation has...
Logan QuigleyOct 11, 20232 minSPECULUM SPOTLIGHTSpeculum Spotlight: Jewelry & People in the Cemetery of Parapotamos Epiros (Makris, Jansen & O'Mara)Jewelry reflecting the tastes, needs, and practices of past users across all social strata constitutes one of the most representative...
Logan QuigleyOct 11, 20232 minMULTICULTURAL MIDDLE AGESMedieval Japanese Buddhisms (Correa Reyes, Eubanks, & O'Mara)What does it mean to experience a sacred text? How did Buddhism make its way from south Asia to the Japanese archipelago? How did the...