HwtS: 005: Agatha Christie at Ur

Jason gives you a quick overview of excavations at the Sumerian city of Ur, including the renowned author Agatha Christie.<br /><br />For more information on this topic: <br />Agatha Christie’s novels Death in Mesopotamia, Death on the Nile, and Murder on the Orient Express.<br />The University of Pennsylvania’s website about Dr. Wooley’s work: <a href="https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/tag/ur-expedition/" rel="noopener">https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/tag/ur-expedition/</a><br /><br />Find us on Twitter:<br />The Network: @UFPEarth. <br />The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.<br />Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. <br />Jason: @JasonDarkElf.<br />Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. <br />Find the transcripts of our episodes at historywiththeszilagyis.org/podcast. <br />Send topic suggestions via Twitter or at <a href="mailto:hwts@ufp.earth">hwts@ufp.earth</a>. <br /><br />United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! <br /> <br />Tim Cooper<br />Bill Smith<br />Simon De Luca<br />Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi<br />Mahendran Radhakrishnan<br />Jim McMahon<br />Casey Pettitt<br />Victor Gamboa<br />Vera Bible<br />Justin Oser<br />Tom Elliot<br />Greg Molumby<br />Kevin Scharf<br />Alexander Gates<br />Fit Rogers<br />Jim Stoffel<br />Vanessa Vaughan<br />Tom Van Scotter<br />Chris Tribuzio<br />Thad Hait<br />Ann Marie<br />Joe Mignone<br />Josh Brewington<br /> <br /><br />You can join this illustrious list by becoming a patron here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth</a>