Vivien Walker and Sara Wingert. Based on a fragment of a bone flute in the Museum, a discussion of other ancient Greek instruments and the role of music in society.

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Ancient Greek Music

Egyptian Jewellery
2017. Kaylin Bednarz and Phoebe Nolan. An introduction to the Egyptian faience jewellery in the Museum. 
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Egyptian Jewellery

Writing on Unusual Objects
2019. Paul MacNamara, Mary Patterson and Martha Revell. Using a replica inscribed spear-butt in the Museum, this podcast discusses writing on other items like curse tablets and slingshot bullets. 
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Writing On Unusual Objects

Amphoras, Shipwrecks and Wine
2019. Andrew Fairbrother and Chase Minos. Introduction to the main transport container of the ancient world – the amphora – and some of the most important contents, wine, with reference to the example from Rhodes held in UCD.Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Amphoras, Shipwrecks & Wine

2019. Ellisiv Ianke and Bridgit Lee. The Museum’s piece of mummy linen serves as a jumping-off point for a discussion about one of the world’s first mummy experts, who was also one of the first women in Egyptology. 
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Mummy linen podcast

2017. Nikki Smith and Andrew Whyte. Includes the history of coinage, and the coins of Alexander the Great and his successors, which can be seen in the Museum.  
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Coinage

2017. Hytham Al Rashedi Martin, Crtomir Lorencic and Juan Maddrell. Starting with a ceramic fish plate in the Museum, this widens into an exploration of fish and gastronomy in ancient Greece, with a surprising guest speaker. 
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Eating Fish In Ancient Greece

The Phaistos Disk
2019. Josefine Degerstedt and Fred Nykvist. An introduction to one of the most mysterious artefacts from Minoan Crete, a clay disk impressed with undeciphered symbols. The original is in Heraklion, but UCD has several replicas. 
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Phaistos disk podcast

Greece at War
2017. Margaret Donnelly and Dolores Kearney. Conversation based on a Black Figure amphora depicting a hoplite leaving for war. 
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Greece At War

Sir William Flinders Petrie
2019. Sharon Weadick. An introduction to one of the key figures in Egyptology, who also held some controversial beliefs; the Museum holds pottery from his excavations. 
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Flinders Petrie and his contribution to archaeology

The Greek Symposium
2017. Caitlin Lobl. An introduction to the ancient Greek institution of the all-male drinking party, based on the Museum’s Red Figure krater with a symposium scene.
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The Greek Symposium

The UCD Classical Museum is the largest display of Classical antiquities in Ireland, and is used in teaching, research and outreach. This podcast series has been made by students taking the MA in Classics module Ancient Materialities, coordinated by museum curator Dr Jo Day.

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