Time for another #FeatureFriday ! . Today's feature is a fellow academic, although not an archaeologist. She is a classicist who studied ancient poetry, and who used her new expertise to share insight on various topics, from mindfulness to mythology. My particular favourite is her current #somethingdifferentsunday series, which focuses on tips and ideas related to language learning. . I moved around a lot growing up, although luckily most of the countries I lived in were English speaking. However, it still made me realise the importance of learning and accepting different cultures, a major part of which often involves learning the local language. I love languages anyway, so am very happy to try and expand my knowledge as much as possible in that respect. . It does make me wonder about language in prehistory. Once written records (either paper-based or carved in stone) start to appear, we know what kinds of languages were being spoken. But what about at the very beginning, with what is known as the "Indo-European" languages? How much variation in dialect was there, even within the same language group? Did people learn foreign languages in the same way we do now, or was it more of a natural form of communication? For trade to occur, people had to be able to communicate. . Although the world is considered to be more international in the modern day than in the past, I wonder how much communication between cultures has really improved. People go on holidays, but this is not often enough to truly experience a different culture. Documentaries are another way, but these too often have their own agenda and angle. Perhaps I'm being too cynical in all this. What do you think? . #Language #travel #prehistoric #prehistory #archaeology #PhD #phdlife #cultures #travel #communication #feature #poetry #languagelearning https://www.instagram.com/p/B_osEpFnJuf/?igshid=zbfel9dp7iaz
