Averil Cameron is a historian of late antiquity with a special interest in the Eastern Mediterranean. She is the author of 'The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity' (2011)
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Why does Palmyra matter?
There’s been global concern over the fate of Palmyra after ISIS seized the site. Why are its ancient ruins so significant?