New research has begun to reconstruct the smell of ancient perfumes from Egyptian tombs. But rich folks always try to smell better. The bigger question is what did the past smell like as whole? Our contestants detect zesty notes of burning dung and a cloying variety of herbs and spices.
A Note to Our Listener
The Prehistoric Spanish Cave of Drugs, Death and Fun! Or, the Clan of the Cave Hair?
The Toilets of Iron Age Jerusalem, A View from Below, or, Dysentery and the Bible?
The Copper Age Princess of Iberia? Or, I Want to Live With A Cinnabar Girl
A Late Roman Cave of Necromancy and Intrigue, or, A Backdoor to the Underworld in Beth Shemesh?
The Bird Calls of Prehistory, or the Squeaky Flutes of the Natufian
The Stone Receipts of Early Roman Jerusalem, or, Economic History on the Rocks
The Dismembered Hands of Avaris, or How Do You Say “The Sound of One Hand Clapping” in Egyptian?
What Pairs Well with Extreme Desert Conditions? or New Evidence for Wine in the Late Antique Negev
Iron Age Religion East of the Jordan, Or, Ammon, Moab, and Edom Have Entered the Chat.
The Little Tavern at Lagash, or, The Real Craft [and Beer] Revolution?
New Jerusalem Inscription Points to (Previously Known) Iron Age Spice Trade, Or, Solomon and Sheba Get Spicy?
The Book of the Dead Club, Or, If a Lion-Hippo-Crocodile Comes to the Door, Don’t Open It.
It’s This Week in the Ancient Near East at the Movies! The Special Inadvertent Pre-Holiday Biblical Epic Edition!
The Archaeology of Ancient Fingerprints, or Profiling Potters for Fun and Profit
A Mediterranean Metal Mystery, or, Those Tin Ingots from Uzbekistan? Yeah, Well, They’re at the Bottom of the Ocean
How I Made Your Mummy, Or, A Special Blend of Herbs and Spices with a Side Order of Sun Dried Crocodiles
Crime Grips Uruk, Sheep and Tunic Stolen!, Or, Law and Order: Neo-Babylonia
What’s Cooking in the Middle Paleolithic and Is It Toxic? Or, Soak, Pound and Char Your Way to Better Health!
New Inscriptions from Hezekiah’s Chunnel? Or, If An Inscription Drops in a Newspaper Does it Really Make a Sound?
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