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Article: “Sanctuary Temples in Ancient Greece Had Accessibility Ramps, New Research Suggests”

“Ramps at ancient Greek healing temples provided access for people with disabilities, according to new research. If confirmed, this would be the earliest evidence of a society making architectural adjustments to support accessibility.” Continue reading at Gizmodo.

“Diversity in academia is important because we need people who—by virtue of the fact that they have different lives—will ask new and different questions of the material of the past and, indeed, it is our responsibility to recruit and invest in people who will do just that.”

Debbie sneed, archaeology professor at california state university