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Episode 196: The Ancient Near East. With Amanda Podany
Season 10, Ep. 196
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THIS WEEK! We cover The Ancient Near East. From The Third Dynasty of Ur. To how we know so much about early civilization, to the women of The Ancient Near East, To Assyria, and Babylon, and much, much more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".
Find Professor Podany here:
Social Media:
Instagram: @Ahpodany
Twitter/X: @ahpod
Link to Professor Podanys academia:
https://cpp.academia.edu/AmandaPodany
Links to find Professor Podanys work can be found here:
You can purchase her book "Weavers, Scribes, And Kings", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Weavers-Scribes-Kings-History-Ancient/dp/0190059044/
Purchase "The Ancient Near East. A Very Short Introduction", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Near-East-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0195377990
Purchase "Brotherhood Of Kings. How international relations shaped The Ancient Near East". Here:
https://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Kings-International-Relations-Ancient/dp/0199858683/
Professor Podanys Great Courses lecture On The Ancient Near East, can be found here:
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/ancient-mesopotamia-life-in-the-cradle-of-civilization
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