Packing boxes to the Fall of Civilizations podcast
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This post has been delayed due to moving. Packing all one's belongings into boxes is a revealing exercise. I'm almost finished with Monica Smith's book, Cities: The First 6,000 Years. An archaeologist, Smith reflects on how cities as an entity ramped up humans’ consumption of all kinds of goods, resulting in what makes every archaeologist’s heart beat a little faster: ancient trash. It’s a good read, covering ancient cities in multiple different global regions, and asking what the history of cities tells us about their present. More on this book later — I want to actually finish it before writing more.
Packing boxes to the Fall of Civilizations podcast
Packing boxes to the Fall of Civilizations…
Packing boxes to the Fall of Civilizations podcast
This post has been delayed due to moving. Packing all one's belongings into boxes is a revealing exercise. I'm almost finished with Monica Smith's book, Cities: The First 6,000 Years. An archaeologist, Smith reflects on how cities as an entity ramped up humans’ consumption of all kinds of goods, resulting in what makes every archaeologist’s heart beat a little faster: ancient trash. It’s a good read, covering ancient cities in multiple different global regions, and asking what the history of cities tells us about their present. More on this book later — I want to actually finish it before writing more.