A lump of Tyrian purple has been uncovered beneath a cricket club in the UK.
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For this #MayDay , the Turin Strike Papyrus (Museo Egizio Torino) is the earliest record we have of a strike, which occurred in the reign of Ramses III: the Deir el-Medina artisans walked out in protest as they'd not been paid for their work in the royal necropoleis.
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Episode 18 is now available on video! Thanks to everyone for your patience on this one. It has been a real joy to make, and I'm very excited to share it with everyone. youtu.be/YpKej05RgsY

something fell out of the sky —nothing like reading about the end of your world during lunch to brighten your day Paul Cooper

Super excited to read Paul Cooper Fall of Civilizations - Stories of Greatness and Decline.

Always been a fan of the informative engaging podcasts & just received the book today

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Back in Angkor! Pictured: The late 12th century Gate of the Dead, one of five colossal gateways granting access to the fortified royal centre.

View of the Philae Temple Complex, partially submerged by the Nile flood before 1968

Happy publication day Paul Cooper and #FallofCivs ! 🎉 A big book in every respect - landmark history across the world and spanning the centuries, plus a very healthy extent - with truly engaging storytelling. It's a must-read, go buy yourself a copy!

The good people at Duckworth Books have been swept up in the spirit of philanthropy today, and are going to be giving away one of these cool Fall of Civilizations timeline mugs and bookmarks to 5 lucky people!

Just post a pic of your book with the hashtag #FallofCivsLaunch to enter!

Thanks to everyone for such an amazing response to this book. The bookshops have been running out of copies! They are already talking about a reprint!

To anyone who still needs one, you can find a bunch of links here: linktr.ee/fallofciviliza…

It's a very exciting day today, because this is finally going out into the world!

Thanks to everyone at Duckworth Books who have made this the best possible book it could be. #FallofCivsLaunch

Today's the day! Happy happy publication day to Paul Cooper, who's FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS has taught me so much about how great empires have risen and collapsed throughout history. An astonishing read

Jiayuguan Pass is located in westward 5 kilometers away from Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province. It was not only the first strategic pass at western end of the Great Wall of during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), but also the vital traffic hub along the ancient Silk Road in China.

New book day! Fall of Civilizations Podcast Paul Cooper

Apologies to anyone who's been struggling to get a signed copy recently. Apparently Blackwell's have sold out (!!), but they say they'll have fresh stock next week. In the meantime Waterstones have some going: waterstones.com/book/fall-of-c…

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The fall of empires and sudden societal collapse are the subject matter of many darkly fascinating reads. Here Paul Cooper—the author of Fall of Civilizations, a new book based on Fall of Civilizations Podcast—recommends books on the 'end of the world'

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