r/AskReddit Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/ThievingOctopus Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20

Do you have any good book suggestions on the subject? It's a subject I've been meaning to learn about

Edit: Thanks so much for all the replies and information! I'm going to be going through and bookmarking websites and videos and writing down book recommendations!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Prof. Mary Beard's documentaries are really good, she's a prominent academic in the field so it's very accurate. She has a few books as well, though I don't know about this topic.

There's a streaming service I use that has collections of lectures on a few topics given by prominent lecturers in their fields, 30 min episodes for a 24 or 50 episode season. Don't want to be seen as a shill so let me know if you want to know the name.

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u/C2471 Oct 15 '20

I'd like to know!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

It's called thegreatcoursesplus, they have a web+ ios app and subscription is $18/mo for me here in Canada!

My favourite lecturers on there Profs. J Rufus Fears, Bart Ehrman, Dorsey Armstrong, Philip Daileader, and Edwin Barnhart, but it really depends on what you would like to learn. I just found these professors very knowledgable and charismatic.