Top Articles: This Week A Year Ago

The best AO articles from the same week last year.... [View web version]( [Premium Discounts]( | [Contact](mailto:info@ancient-origins.net?subject=Top%205%20last%20year%20message) [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( We brewed an ancient Graeco-Roman beer and here’s how it tastes --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world; it is also the most popular drink after water and tea . In the modern world, however, little consideration is typically given to how beer developed with respect to taste. Even less is given to why beer is thought of in the way that it is. But today, Canada is in the middle of a beer renaissance. A relative explosion of craft breweries has led to a renewed interest in... [Read more...]( New Research Suggests Neanderthal Knowledge Led Them from Caves Out to Sea --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- The acknowledgement of the diversity of Neanderthal knowledge and skills has been growing. Tool making , caring for each other , dentistry, jewelry making , language, and elaborate burial rites have all been explored over the last few years. Now it seems seafaring may need to be added to the list. Science magazine points to possible evidence of Neanderthal... [Read more...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( In Ancient Mesopotamia, Sex among the Gods Shook Heaven and Earth --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sexuality was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia, an area of the Ancient Near East often described as the cradle of western civilisation roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and parts of Syria, Iran and Turkey. It was not only so for everyday humans but for kings and even deities... [Read more...]( Gladiator Helmets: Fit for Purpose, Not Just Protection --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- The gladiator is most likely the first image one calls to mind when thinking about entertainment in ancient Rome. As most would already know, gladiators fought either each other or wild animals, in amphitheatres, such as the Colosseum in Rome, across the Roman world... [Read more...]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( You have received this email because you have subscribed to [Ancient-Origins.net](. Copyright © 2019 [Stella Novus Limited]( - [Ancient Origins]( [Unsubscribe Here](