Tides of History

How Ancient Economies Fell Apart: Interview with Professor Sarah Murray

Sep 22, 2022

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The Importation of Finished Goods in the Egean

02:55

How Does Quantitative Approaches Change Your Understanding of Mycene?

01:45

Do You Think Depopulation Happened?

03:27

Introduction

2min

Archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age Greece

3min

I've Never Met Any Academics Who Have More Fun Than Archaeologists

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How to Find Top Talent Fast With Indeed Indeed

3min

The Bronzage Collapse

2min

The Story Is Always More Complicated Than That

2min

What Are the Most Important Changes in the Archaeological Record?

5min

Do You Think Depopulation Happened?

3min

What Do You Think Happened to the Mysonian Empire?

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Is There a Precedent for Anything?

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What Is the Relationship Between Trade and Politics?

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How Does Quantitative Approaches Change Your Understanding of Mycene?

2min

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The Importation of Finished Goods in the Egean

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The Importation of Art Effects in the Palaces

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Is It a Thug Momopiosis?

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What Kind of Trade Does Misonian Trade Have?

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Quantitative Approaches and Big Data

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Are You Using Quantitative Methods?

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I Think It's a Good Lesson in Data Visualization

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What's the Future of Archaeology?

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The Richness of Human Remains as a Source for Understanding the Past

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Tides of History Podcast

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We're often told that trade was central to the interconnected world of the late Bronze Age, but what were people really trading? Why did trade matter so much? And what happened when that trade disappeared? Professor Sarah Murray is an archaeologist and an expert on the economy of Mycenaean Greece - and how and why it fell apart.

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