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Classics and Maker Education

 

Books and articles about teaching and learning about the ancient world through making and doing.

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Steven Hunt bears no responsibility for the content or advice given in them.

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Articles, books, blogs and podcasts 

Angiolillo, P. (2020). Thinking Materially: Making Ostraca in the Classroom Ancient Jew review
Bond, S. (2024). Mapping the Sky. Roman Augury in the Classroom. Ancient Jew Review. 
Chapinal-Heras D, Díaz-Sánchez C, España-Chamorro S, et al. (2023). Photogrammetry and 3D modelling in university teaching. A case study applied to the history degree. Journal of Classics Teaching. 24(48):133-142.

Diemke J. (2022). Teaching about the senses in antiquity: exploring the ancient world of scents through recreating ancient perfumes. Journal of Classics Teaching. 23(46):117-120.
Durmaz, R. (2021). “Mirror, Mirror!” Speaking Objects and Speaking to Objects in the Classroom Ancient Jew review.
Fitzjohn, M. (n.d.) Grand designs in Ancient Greece - REF 2021 Case Study. University of Liverpool. 
Forger, D. (2020). ‘Parchment-Packages’ in The Jewish Jesus Class: Pedagogical Practices in the Digital Age Ancient Jew Review

Fraser, C. B. (2024) [Blog] Classics and Lego. Classical Studies Support. 
Glass, G. (2021). A Perfect Hecatomb of Lipsticks in Every Shade: Using Invocations and Prayers to Imagine Ancient Relationships to the Gods. Ancient Jew Review.

Jazwa K. A. (2017). Hands-on Learning for Classics: Building an Effective, Long-term Project. Journal of Classics Teaching.18(36):1-7.
Judson, A. (2023). [Blog] Experimenting with tablet-making. Cambridge Core Blog.

Kean, S. (2025). Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations. Little, Brown & Co. 
Lawrence, C. (2023). Writing Londinium with the Five Senses. TRAJ. 
Powell, M. (2025). Lecturer who attempts to predict future by analysing sheep livers gives Oscar forecast. 

Roy N. (2019). Making a StINK with STEM in the Classics Classroom: Exploring Ancient Roman Writing through Experimental Archaeology. Journal of Classics Teaching. 20(40):14-19. 

Roy, N. (2025). [Blog] Creative Classics.

Sheard, S. (2025) [Blog] Manipulatives: Using pedagogy to drive practice. BERA Blog. 
Smith, G. (2020). Make Your Own Magical Papyrus Ancient Jew Review.

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