Cities, States, and Living in Ancient Mesopotamia
We're often told that ancient Mesopotamia was the "Cradle of Civilization," but what made the region stand out in comparison to its neighbors and contemporaries? More than anything else, it was living...
29 Jul 20210s
"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution
Listen to an exclusive sneak peak of Patrick's book, The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, which comes out today, July 20th! This chapter looks at the one-armed Ge...
20 Jul 20210s
Patrick Wrote a Book! With Leah Sutherland and Rachel Kambury
Patrick's book, The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, comes out next Tuesday, July 20th! He worked really hard on it, people like Mike Duncan and Dan Jones say it'...
19 Jul 20210s
Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus Mountains
While Mesopotamia and even the Indus Valley get the lion's share of the attention, sophisticated and long-lasting societies inhabited the lands fringing the Caspian Sea for thousands of years. The peo...
15 Jul 20210s
The Lives of Herders on the Ancient Steppes: Interview with Professor Alicia Ventresca Miller
When we think of the open grasslands of the Eurasian steppes, we usually imagine nomadic herders taking their livestock from place to place on horseback. But the steppes are a vast and varied place, a...
8 Jul 20210s
The Bronze-Age Steppe and the Emergence of the Indo-Iranians
Things didn't stop happening on the vast grasslands of the Eurasian steppes once the first waves of migrants had departed to make their mark on Europe and beyond. New societies, languages, and ethnic ...
1 Jul 20210s
Ancient DNA, Indo-Europeans, and the Steppe: Interview with Professor David Anthony
Professor David Anthony is one of the world's foremost experts on the archaeology of the ancient Eurasian steppes and sits at the cutting edge of Indo-European studies. We discuss the unique nature of...
24 Jun 20210s
The Archaeology of Human Bones and the Iberian Copper Age: Interview with Dr. Jess Beck
Human bones are one of our most valuable and illuminating sources of information about the past, but how do we use them, and what can they tell us about prehistory? I talked to Dr. Jess Beck, a bioarc...
17 Jun 20210s
