Fall of Civilizations: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities", hN commenters strongly recommend it as an audiobook-length, deeply informative introduction to Sumer and early Mesopotamian civilization.
- 7 HN recommenders 9 months 2020–2023podcast episodeHN commenters strongly recommend it as an audiobook-length, deeply informative introduction to Sumer and early Mesopotamian civilization.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2026documentaryHN commenters recommend it as an engaging, high-quality introduction to the Bronze Age Collapse and praise the channel generally.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2022–2024documentaryHN mentions it for its stunning visuals of Petra and as background on Nabataean water engineering and history.
Questions
Which Fall of Civilizations video does Hacker News recommend most?
8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities: recommended in 9 different months by 7 HN users between 2020 and 2023.
Is this every Fall of Civilizations video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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