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71. 2024 IAA Prize winners

2024/11/21
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 This is a special episode presenting the prize-winning research of three early career scholars: William McGrath, Alessia Pilloni, and Christopher Jones. What prizes did they win, and what was their research about? We hear about the latest news from Isin II period history, astrology in the Late Babylonian period, and a military coup in the Neo-Assyrian period. 1:24 William McGrath2:10 dissertation6:08 key conclusions9:10 publication plans10:48 what's next?

13:45 Alessia Pilloni14:27 horoscopes20:03 star signs22:37 two technical terms identified26:51 wider context

29:10 Christopher Jones30:45 whodunnit35:59 new evidence41:54 purge45:48 coup theoryMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.org)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw)Email: [email protected]))Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod)