文明的陨落 8：苏美尔人——第一批城市的陷落

Episode 8 of the Fall of Civilizations podcast, a roughly two and a half hour history of the Sumerians. It covers their mysterious origins, invention of writing and mathematics, great early cities and eventual collapse, with myths, proverbs and recreated music.

Why HN likes it: HN commenters strongly recommend it as an audiobook-length, deeply informative introduction to Sumer and early Mesopotamian civilization.

“I highly recommend the _Fall of Civilizations Podcast_ episode 8.”