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Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society
The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...
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Human Sacrifices of Teenagers in a Site in Türkiye Reveal the Origins of Inequality in the Bronze Age
At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and Anatolia, the world ...
Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls
Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a ...
Harvard Business Review4d
The Secret to Cross-Cultural Negotiations
Follow these basic rules. by Horacio Falcão and Thomas Wiegelmann In a globalized world, businesses increasingly look to international markets for growth. But cutting deals across borders is ...
Princeton University5d
Mesopotamia. A Conversation with Olivier Guez.
After the immense international success of "La Disparition de Josef Mengele", Olivier Guez returns with "Mesopotamia" – a novel about Gertrude Bell, a young lady from Victorian high society who became ...