Marjorie Hilton — Tales of Traded Materials in the Ancient Near East

Marjorie Hilton

Traders were important agents for the transmission of ideas and materials in the ancient Near East. This session presents a short overview of the role of the trader. It will focus on interesting questions such as:

How could an ancient blue bead from the time of Pharaoh Tutankhamen be found in a 7000-year-old Danish woman’s grave? What role did the Abora IV play in the fleshing out of this ancient journey? What is that central stone in the famous pectoral of Pharaoh Tutankhamen? What were some of the games played in ancient times? What was the ancient trade of ostrich shell beads, How did the ostrich feather become an important part of the Egyptian religion?

[Recorded on August 12, 2023]