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Back to SearchCosmic Debris, or New Adventures in the Origins of Agriculture
Episode 3
Did a comet break up over earth 12,800 years ago causing glaciers to melt and prompting humans to invent agriculture? What was it like to have your village suddenly heated to 4000 degrees Fahrenheit?…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
High Times in the Iron Age, or Wait, What Were We Talking About?
Episode 2
Cannabis and frankincense residues on an altar found in an ancient Israelite temple? Were the ancestors of Jews going one toke over the line? Why the heck did this tradition end? This changes everyth…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Squeaky Clean, or The Rediscovery of Soap in the Past
Episode 1
An ancient soap factory found in a Bedouin village leads our panelists to ask the age-old question, what’s it doing there? Why is it a soap factory anyway? And just what is soap anyway? With guest st…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago