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Dr. Chelsea Gardner

I am a Classical Archaeologist specializing in the history and material culture of ancient Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean world. My research is centered around archaeological exploration in southern Greece. I work in the Mani peninsula, just south of ancient Sparta, and am currently the co-director of , a  in which we analyze and recreate the routes of early modern travellers. I have a book under contract on the site of ancient , the mythical entrance to the ancient Greek Underworld and the location of a famous sanctuary to Poseidon throughout classical antiquity. I am also interested in ancient and modern cultural identity, ancient religious space, the history of travel, archaeological survey, women in the ancient world, animals and nature in antiquity, landscape studies, and Digital Humanities. 

One of my projects that I'm most proud of is , and it produces free audio, video, and blog resources for learning about real people who lived in the ancient Mediterranean world; I host the Peopling the Past podcast, which currently has three seasons and is available on our  and anywhere you get your podcasts.

Academics

Ph.D, Classics: Classical Archaeology. University of British Columbia, 2018.  "The Mani Peninsula in Antiquity: 鈥傗侫n Archaeological, Historical, and Epigraphic Investigation into Regional Identity"

M.A., Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies. University of British Columbia, 2010.

B.A., Classics and Religious Studies. McMaster University, 2008.

Select Recent Publications and Works-in-Progress

  • Tainaron in Classical Antiquity: A Journey to the End of the World. Routledge (Under Contract).

  •   Ancient Pasts for Modern Audiences: Public Scholarship and the Mediterranean World. Routledge. Co-editor with S.C. Higgins (Under Contract)

  • Forthcoming, with C.L. Johnston: "Digital Media and Ancient Mediterranean Teaching鈥. Classical World.

  • 2024. 鈥淕lobal Activities in a Localized Context: Mercenaries, Proxeny, and the Small Local World of Hellenistic Mani鈥 in Localism in Hellenistic Greece (eds. S. Ager and H. Beck). University of Toronto Press, Phoenix Supplements Series. 299-327.

  • 2023. 鈥淢apping the Leigh Fermors鈥 Journey through the Deep Mani in 1951鈥 ABSA 1-24. (with R.M. Seifried, and M. Tatum. 

  • 2021. 鈥淭he 鈥極racle of the Dead鈥 at Ancient Tainaron: Reconsidering the Literary and Archaeological Evidence鈥, Hesperia 90. 339-358.

  •  2020. 鈥淭he Origins and Evolution of Ancient Spartan Identity in the Mani Peninsula Greece鈥, thersites 10 (2019): Modern Identities and Classical Antiquity. 177-208. 

  • 2020. 鈥淯shering 鈥淲omen in Antiquity鈥 into the Modern Classroom鈥, Journal of International Teaching and Pedagogy. 

  • 2019. 鈥淩econstructing Historical Journeys with Least-Cost Analysis: Colonel William Leake in the Mani Peninsula, Greece鈥, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 24. 391-41 (with R.M. Seifried)