I wrote a short piece about beer in Mesopotamia for an issue of Ancient History magazine dedicated to ancient alcohol. Available for purchase now in print or digital at t.co/DPKX3MEgnb.

Thanks to @thezythophile.bsky.social for the positive review of my book as part of his detailed look at the Hymn to Ninkasi

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TL/DR: Everything you read about the Hymn to Ninkasi is completely wrong zythophile.co.uk/2024/09/27/n...

No, the ‘Hymn to Ninkasi’ is NOT a recipe for making Sumerian beer - Zythophile

It’s a claim you will find repeated in dozens – possibly hundreds – of places: that the so-called “Hymn to Ninkasi”, a poem in the Sumerian language to the goddess of beer, at least 3,900 years old, k...

Thanks to Evan Kleiman for inviting me to discuss my new book on the Good Food podcast and radio show. Available online now or on KCRW in LA tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 14, 10–11am www.kcrw.com/culture/show...

Why did Mesopotamians drink beer through straws? | Good Food

Archaeologist Tate Paulette explores ancient beers.

Today is the official US release date for my book, In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia. If you happen to see it out in the wild at a bookstore, library, etc., I'd love to see photos. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Thanks to The Ancients podcast for inviting me to chat about my new book, In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia t.co/I3ZLDkIGap

Thanks to @digital-hammurabi.bsky.socialwww.youtube.com/live/ksVgwWR...

Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia

YouTube video by Digital Hammurabi

Nice little birthday-eve surprise from OUP!

Look what just arrived! Excited to get this out into the world. Available in the US on August 28 and for pre-order now. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

The first review of my book, In the Land of Ninkasi, is out in Library Journal! www.libraryjournal.com/review/in-th...

Just found out that I've been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!