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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 1d

Here's another video recap of NC State's recent "Human Factor" event with Alton Brown. Our ancient Mesopotamian beer tasting shows up at the very beginning and then again about 4 minutes in

The Human Factor Speaker Series: Alton Brown

YouTube video by NC State CHASS

youtu.be

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 1d

Monday morning walk. Max (the little one) likes to stop at the top of the steps and send out a single good-morning “Rarf!” to the neighborhood.

Photo showing two dogs (beagle-corgis?) on leashes on a front porch, with pumpkins to either side, looking toward the street in the middle ground. Brightly colored houses and trees in the background

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 2d

📕#BookReview

Hannah Chazin's 'Live stock and dead things' reconsiders the idea that domestic herd animals were passive economic resources in the past, investigating how living and working with animals shaped society, economy, ritual and politics 1/2

(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Cover of the book reviewed with the text 'Book Review, Antiquity'.

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 4d

Kicking off Fall Break with the season’s first backyard fire with @kategrossman.bsky.social

Photo showing a backyard fire pit. Cocktail in the right foreground on a white table. Coral-colored house with green doors and cafe lights in the background

Photo showing a woman sitting by a backyard fire pit. Cocktails in the background on a white table

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to diving into this new edited volume, Shadow Archaeologies: In the Shadow of Antiquity or For Other Modes of Archaeological Worldmaking

Photo showing a paperback book, titled “Shadow Archaeologies” (cover is purple with white and black lettering), sitting on a porch in front of a large, orange pumpkin with a long, twisting stalk and a brick pillar. Street and another house visible in the background

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 16d

...and a video showing @altonbrown.bsky.social's first taste of one of our ancient Mesopotamian beers (the one that they called "dark" beer). You'll need to crank up the volume to hear his reaction

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a direct link to the video about our effort to recreate two ancient Mesopotamian beers

Brewing Up Something Ancient

YouTube video by NC State CHASS

youtu.be

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 17d

You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it, though there's not much discussion of the recent experimental brew. Bear in mind that we weren't aiming for extreme authenticity there. We did employ the correct proportions of ingredients. Beyond that, we focused mainly on trying out one theory about bappir

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 17d

If you didn't catch my talk "Beer in ancient Mesopotamia" at last week's @archaeological.org Archaeology Hour, you can now watch it here on YouTube

Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia with Tate Paulette

YouTube video by ArchaeologyTV

youtu.be

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 17d

Here's another story about the Human Factor event, featuring some great shots of @altonbrown.bsky.social tasting our beers––first, the dark beer through blown-glass "reed" straws from a communal vessel, then the golden beer (+3 herbal additions: juniper, cardamom, and hyssop) from tasting glasses

Food and the Future

The sold-out debut of The Human Factor Speakers Series, featuring Alton Brown, brought campus and community together for lively conversations about the deeper meaning behind the food we eat.

chass.ncsu.edu

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 18d

These are all gone, but Les and I have been talking about a next round of experimental brewing. Perhaps we can put together some kind of tasting event at Trophy

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 18d

If you're into history and into beer and HAVEN'T read Tate's book "In the Land of Ninkasi" are you REALLY into history and beer?

Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 18d

Here's a nice write-up and video about my recent collaboration with Les Stewart from Trophy Brewing Co. to recreate two ancient Mesopotamian beers. We served these to @altonbrown.bsky.social last week on-stage at NC State's new annual speaker series "The Human Factor" chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/09...

Tasting History

NC State history professor Tate Paulette and Trophy Brewing’s Les Stewart teamed up to recreate 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian beer, giving modern drinkers a taste of Sumerian culture.

chass.ncsu.edu

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 18d

Here's a nice write-up and video about my recent collaboration with Les Stewart from Trophy Brewing Co. to recreate two ancient Mesopotamian beers. We served these to @altonbrown.bsky.social last week on-stage at NC State's new annual speaker series "The Human Factor" chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/09...

Tasting History

NC State history professor Tate Paulette and Trophy Brewing’s Les Stewart teamed up to recreate 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian beer, giving modern drinkers a taste of Sumerian culture.

chass.ncsu.edu

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 26d

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Annelise Baer @annelisebaer.bsky.social · 27d

Very happy to have had my braincells recharged a little bit by @tatepaulette.bsky.social ‘s delightful AIA lecture today. Fond memories of the ~suggestive tablet in my undergrad’s little archaeology museum & its delightful entry point for discussions about early brewing & Mesopotamian life.

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Archaeological Institute of America @archaeological.org · Sep 13

Tap into Ancient Mesopotamian history next week as we kick off AIA Archaeology Hour with Tate Paulette’s lecture, "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia." Discover the world’s first great beer culture and the people who brewed, drank, and celebrated it.

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oh, that’s interesting. Thanks!

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Archaeological Institute of America @archaeological.org · Sep 10

We're so excited to tap into the beer culture of Ancient Mesopotamia!

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Sep 9

I feel like they’re trying to tell me something … something about … breakfast?

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Archaeological Institute of America @archaeological.org · Sep 8

Explore the world’s first great beer culture with Tate Paulette! Join the AIA on Sept 17 at 8 PM ET | 7 PM CT | 6 PM MT | 5 PM PT for "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia." Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Archaeology #AIA #AncientMesopotamia #BeerHistory

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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · Sep 7

New beer reading material has arrived. I've always been slightly cynical about recreations of historic/ancient brews. Some accounts seem to be very enthusiastic but lack substance. Having engaged with the author, @tatepaulette.bsky.social, on Bluesky recently I'm looking forward to reading this 🍻

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Sep 7

Excellent! I hope you enjoy it.

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yes, they certainly could have used unmalted barley. After a previous brew that turned out intensely acidic, though, we were trying various methods that might give the yeast a head-start over other microbes. We've taken samples of the different starters and bappirs to see how this played out

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'll be speaking about "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia" for this year's Archaeological Institute of America (@archaeological.org) "Archaeology Hour" series. The talk will take place via Zoom on September 17 at 8pm Eastern Time. You can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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