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.
Apocalypse When? A Very Special This Week in the Ancient Near East One Part Docu-Drama in Response to Something You Might Have Seen On Netflix
The Lice Combs of Lachish, Or, Bless This Beard and All Who Dwell Within It
Born on the (Mesopotamian) Bayou, or Welcome to Lagash; There is No Lifeguard on Duty, Swim at Your Own Risk
A 25th Dynasty Egyptian Cheese Fit for the Afterlife, or, Why Expiration Dates Matter
The Little Iron Age Papyrus That Could, Go from Jerusalem to Montana and Then Back to Jerusalem, or, Call Him Ishmael?
The Uncomfortable Ivory Decorated Chairs of Iron Age Jerusalem, or, Wait, There Were Elephants Wandering Around in the Iron Age?
The Archaeological Puzzle of Playing in the Past, Or, Bronze Age Barbie Bonanza?
Sticky Fingers in the Valley of the Kings, or Howard Carter and the Case of King Tut’s Tomb
Introducing Opium, the Late Bronze Age Miracle Cure! Or, Smacked into a Trance in the Second Millennium BCE
Cult of the Head or Cult of the Dead? Or, Human Sacrifice in the Neolithic, What? Eww!
The Archaeology of Finger Licking Goodness, or, Why Did the Chicken Cross the Planet?
The Mystery of King Tut’s Sky Iron Knife, or, How Much Would You Pay for a Knife Like This?
The Secret Aramean or Maybe Assyrian Underground Cult Site at Başbük: Stairway to Heaven or Rec Room of the Gods?
Feeding Spice Caravans in the Negev, or Midnight at the Oasis, Try the Oysters and Crabs
The Archaeology of Big Giant Stone Heads, Sardinian Edition
Take the Last Boat to Carthage and I’ll Meet You at the Tophet. Or, Who Were the Phoenicians and Why Did They Do Something As Dangerous as Sail West?
A ‘Dark Age’ Shipwreck Mystery, or When Your Cargo Absolutely, Positively Has to Get There Eventually Between the Byzantine and Umayyad Period Unless the Ship Sinks
Even More Strange and Wonderful Finds from Iron Age Jerusalem, or, You Brought Home Champagne! No, it’s Vanilla Flavored Wine.
Har Adir, Where the Iron Age Air is Clear, or How to tell a Fortress from a Bird Watching Sanctuary
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