Fiery Transformations in Ancient Greece

03/09/2025 37 min Temporada 2 Episodio 1
Fiery Transformations in Ancient Greece

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Fire was more than warmth and light in the ancient world. Archaeologist and JHI Faculty Research Fellow Sarah Murray explains how cremation, animal sacrifice, and the birth of iron technology reshaped ideas of life, death, and rebirth in the centuries after the Bronze Age collapse. Her research reveals how fire transformed what it meant to be human in ancient Greece.