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Egypt's New Kingdom: Empire, Religious Change, and the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Season 4 Episode 104
Egypt's New Kingdom lasted for more than 400 years. In that time, Egypt changed dramatically, weathering ups, downs, and turmoil of all kinds. Much o…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Rise of Egypt's New Kingdom
Season 4 Episode 103
Most of what we think we know about ancient Egypt is actually things we know about the New Kingdom, the last of Egypt's three classical golden ages: …
4 years, 3 months ago
Lost Landscapes of the Ancient Pacific: Interview with Professor Mike Carson
Season 4 Episode 102
Sea levels rise, hills erode, and rivers change course over decades and centuries, dramatically affecting how people choose to live in their landscap…
4 years, 3 months ago
Encore: Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe
Season 4 Episode 101
When we think of the Middle Ages, the first thing that comes to mind is usually knights in shining armor. Chivalry - the ideal of behavior that guide…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Coolest Archaeological Site in the World: Interview with Professor Chantal Conneller on Star Carr and the Mesolithic
Season 4 Episode 100
Star Carr, located in the Yorkshire region of northern England, is one of the world's richest archaeological sites, a waterlogged window onto the Eur…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Polynesians and the Pacific: Interview with Professor Patrick Vinton Kirch
Season 4 Episode 99
Of all the Austronesian-speaking peoples, none have gone further than the Polynesians. Professor Patrick Vinton Kirch of the University of Hawaii is …
4 years, 3 months ago
The Austronesian Expansion, Part 2
Season 4 Episode 98
The first wave of migration out of Taiwan brought speakers of Austronesian to the northern reaches of the Philippines, the homeland of the Malayo-Pol…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Austronesian Expansion, Part 1
Season 4 Episode 97
More than 4,000 years ago, a remarkable migration - one of the great journeys in human history - began in Taiwan. Within just a thousand years, peopl…
4 years, 4 months ago
How Did Civilizations in the Andes Deal with Environmental Upheaval? Interview with Professor Jason Nesbitt
Season 4 Episode 96
The harsh, unforgiving conditions of the Andes and the nearby Pacific coastline make it one of the best places in the world to study the relationship…
4 years, 4 months ago
Human Sacrifice, Oracle Bones, and Shang China: Interview with Professor Rod Campbell
Season 4 Episode 95
China's Shang Dynasty is something of an enigma. It produced the earliest written evidence in China, in the form of inscribed oracle bones, and decad…
4 years, 4 months ago