Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
When we presented Gareth Brereton with the task of choosing the best ostentatiously decorated, otherwise mundane object, he went straight to ancient beer, but posh ancient beer. Chemical analysis dates beer brewing to 6000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia - and while they didn't have fancy craft beers back then, they still knew how to make the amber nectar just that touch pretentious.
To find out more about this Gold and Lapis Straw from the Royal Cemetery of Ur: britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1928-1010-95
Curators Cornered is a series born of necessity: a necessity to find the best object of every conceivable category from the British Museum Collection... also we were all stuck working from home...
Don't forget to like this video if you'd like to see more from Gareth and the Ancient Mesopotamian Collections.
#CuratorsCornered #DontChewTheBeer #AncientMesopotamia
When we presented Gareth Brereton with the task of choosing the best ostentatiously decorated, otherwise mundane object, he went straight to ancient beer, but posh ancient beer. Chemical analysis dates beer brewing to 6000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia - and while they didn't have fancy craft beers back then, they still knew how to make the amber nectar just that touch pretentious.
To find out more about this Gold and Lapis Straw from the Royal Cemetery of Ur: britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1928-1010-95
Curators Cornered is a series born of necessity: a necessity to find the best object of every conceivable category from the British Museum Collection... also we were all stuck working from home...
Don't forget to like this video if you'd like to see more from Gareth and the Ancient Mesopotamian Collections.
#CuratorsCornered #DontChewTheBeer #AncientMesopotamia
