Tate Paulette
@tatepaulette.bsky.social
Archaeologist (Mesopotamia, Cyprus, beer), author (In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia)
If you're in North Carolina and interested in ancient beer, I'll be giving a talk at the Glass Jug Beer Lab in Research Triangle Park on Saturday, November 15. The event is sponsored by the Durham County Library. Click on the link to register
Brewing in Babylon: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia
The inhabitants of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers gave us the world’s first cities, first kings, first writing. They also built the world’s first great beer...
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you're in North Carolina and interested in ancient beer, I'll be giving a talk at the Glass Jug Beer Lab in Research Triangle Park on Saturday, November 15. The event is sponsored by the Durham County Library. Click on the link to register
Just back from a quick trip with @kategrossman to give talks at Bryn Mawr College
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just back from a quick trip with @kategrossman to give talks at Bryn Mawr College
In NYC for the evening with @kategrossman.bsky.social to see Waiting for Godot, featuring Bill and Ted. Party on, dudes!
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In NYC for the evening with @kategrossman.bsky.social to see Waiting for Godot, featuring Bill and Ted. Party on, dudes!
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Happy Halloween!
Cozy, rainy, fall night @kategrossman.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Cozy, rainy, fall night @kategrossman.bsky.social
The theme for this year’s neighborhood scarecrow contest is Disney villains. Our entry: Maleficent (+ Diablo, Sleeping Beauty, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather). With @kategrossman.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The theme for this year’s neighborhood scarecrow contest is Disney villains. Our entry: Maleficent (+ Diablo, Sleeping Beauty, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather). With @kategrossman.bsky.social
No Kings, Raleigh, NC
October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
No Kings, Raleigh, NC
Recorded an interview with @mrssbilton.bsky.social for the Comfortably Hungry podcast this morning, and then spent the afternoon in the backyard prepping class and sniffing the breezes with these silly little dogs. Not a bad day
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Recorded an interview with @mrssbilton.bsky.social for the Comfortably Hungry podcast this morning, and then spent the afternoon in the backyard prepping class and sniffing the breezes with these silly little dogs. Not a bad day
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
October 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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
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.
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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.
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📕#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
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
October 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📕#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
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
Kicking off Fall Break with the season’s first backyard fire with @kategrossman.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Kicking off Fall Break with the season’s first backyard fire with @kategrossman.bsky.social
Looking forward to diving into this new edited volume, Shadow Archaeologies: In the Shadow of Antiquity or For Other Modes of Archaeological Worldmaking
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looking forward to diving into this new edited volume, Shadow Archaeologies: In the Shadow of Antiquity or For Other Modes of Archaeological Worldmaking
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
September 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
Reposted by Tate Paulette
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?
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
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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?
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
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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...
Reposted by Tate Paulette
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.
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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.
Reposted by Tate Paulette
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...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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...
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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We're so excited to tap into the beer culture of Ancient Mesopotamia!
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We're so excited to tap into the beer culture of Ancient Mesopotamia!
I feel like they’re trying to tell me something … something about … breakfast?
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I feel like they’re trying to tell me something … something about … breakfast?
Reposted by Tate Paulette
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
#Archaeology #AIA #AncientMesopotamia #BeerHistory
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
#Archaeology #AIA #AncientMesopotamia #BeerHistory
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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 🍻
September 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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 🍻
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...
September 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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...
Back at work on another experimental batch of bappir—according to our interpretation, a dried out sourdough starter—for another round of Mesopotamian brewing with Trophy Brewing in Raleigh, NC, later this week
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Back at work on another experimental batch of bappir—according to our interpretation, a dried out sourdough starter—for another round of Mesopotamian brewing with Trophy Brewing in Raleigh, NC, later this week
Came across these beautiful leaf prints on the sidewalk this evening during a neighborhood walk with @kategrossman.bsky.social and the floofs
August 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Came across these beautiful leaf prints on the sidewalk this evening during a neighborhood walk with @kategrossman.bsky.social and the floofs