Weavers, Scribes, and Kings in the Ancient Near East: Interview with Professor Amanda Podany
The sheer amount of time separating the establishment of the first cities in the ancient Near East, and the invention of cuneiform writing, from the end of the period that they define is mind-boggling...
15 Joulu 20220s
From a World of Iron to Classical Empires
Welcome to the Iron Age, and to a new season of Tides of History! The first millennium BC saw the emergence of two huge and enduring empires at either end of Eurasia - Rome and China - but it was also...
8 Joulu 20220s
Retrospective: Prehistory Season
After two and a half years and 126 episodes, Season 4 of Tides is coming to an end. Patrick recaps what we've learned, how things have changed in a rapidly shifting field, and why the study of prehist...
1 Joulu 20220s
Revisiting the Ancient Americas with Professor Shane Miller
I've had the opportunity to talk to a lot of great people during this season, and Professor Shane Miller of Mississippi State University has been incredibly generous with his time on multiple occasion...
24 Marras 20220s
What is "Collapse?" Interview with Professor Guy Middleton
"Collapse" is an evocative and powerful term, but what does it really mean? And how can we use it to help us understand the actual processes and events through which ancient people lived? Professor Gu...
17 Marras 20220s
The Battle of the Tollense Valley
More than 3,000 years ago, two armies met in a titanic Bronze Age battle along a river in northern Germany. We don’t know why they fought or who won, but thanks to stunning archaeological discoveries,...
10 Marras 20220s
Tutankhamun's Trumpet and the Long, Winding Past of Ancient Egypt: Interview with Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson
What ties the long history of ancient Egypt together into a meaningful whole? Professor Toby Wilkinson, one of the most renowned Egyptologists on the planet, visits to talk about the unity of ancient ...
3 Marras 20220s
After the Bronze Age Collapse
As dramatic and transformative as collapses are, they're rarely a complete apocalypse. People survived the Bronze Age Collapse, and then they had to wake up in the morning, care for their children, te...
27 Loka 20220s
