New data shows that cities in southern Mesopotamia were often islands in the stream divided by canals with lots of open spaces. What does it mean for early urban life if you have to take a gondola to work? Did kids learn to swim at Sumerian YMCAs? Who knew that urbanism was such a splash?
The Mysterious Case of the Purple Shmattas in the Desert, or, Snood Indigo
Underwater Olive Adventures, or, From the Mediterranean to Martinis
The Other Kind of Throne, or, So What's the Deal with Toilets in the Iron Age?
The Bronze Age Goes Bananas, or, By Your Teeth They Shall Know Thee
Coroplasticus Deus Antiqui, or, What Does God Really Looking Like?
Cosmic Debris, or New Adventures in the Origins of Agriculture
High Times in the Iron Age, or Wait, What Were We Talking About?
Squeaky Clean, or The Rediscovery of Soap in the Past
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