{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tenochtitlan","title":"Tenochtitlán, 15th Century","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003etaming the tomato in \u003cem\u003echinampas\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eera\u003c\/strong\u003e: crossroads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eelements\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evine-ripened tomato • fresh water • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etobacco • pepper • earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeel\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eripe, bright \u0026amp; alive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eintensity\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emedium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe singular aroma of tomato on the vine melds with pepper, tobacco, and fresh water in the floating gardens called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003echinampas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that surround the Aztec capital and feed its 200,000 residents. 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Some of the earliest evidence on Earth for the evolution of trees comes from this small town in the Catskills, where fossils of proto tree trunks, branches, roots, and leaves are treasured finds dating to the Late Devonian. To learn more, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gilboafossils.org\/\" title=\"Gilboa Fossils\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egilboafossils.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Time Candle Co.","offers":[{"title":"8 oz.","offer_id":49569223803107,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 oz.","offer_id":49569223835875,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 oz.","offer_id":49569223868643,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/4164\/8099\/files\/gilboa_8_oz.jpg?v=1790187329"},{"product_id":"valley-of-the-kings","title":"Valley of the Kings, 1458 BCE","description":"\u003ch4\u003eHatshepsut prepares for immortality\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eera\u003c\/strong\u003e: foundations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eelements\u003c\/strong\u003e: orange peel • palm leaf • resin • salt • lichen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeel\u003c\/strong\u003e: citrus, salt \u0026amp; eternal life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eintensity\u003c\/strong\u003e: strong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sixth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty is prepared for the afterlife with an aromatic mix of preservatives to keep her body intact and her name alive forever. But her stepson Thutmose III has other plans, and he effectively erases her from history for more than 3,000 years. To learn more about Hatshepsut's successful, and singular, reign as one of the very few female pharaohs, see The Met's exhibition catalogue \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sanity.io\/files\/cctd4ker\/production\/2566aad52bbdd6539909838f20a5cd13fa02d218.pdf\"\u003eHatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Time Candle Co.","offers":[{"title":"8 oz.","offer_id":49579832836323,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 oz.","offer_id":49579832869091,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 oz.","offer_id":49579832901859,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/4164\/8099\/files\/Deep_Time_Valley_of_the_Kings2.jpg?v=1790199767"},{"product_id":"olympia","title":"Olympia, 776 BCE","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSprinters compete for olive-leaf crowns at the first games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eera\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efoundations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eelements\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esalt air • fig • rosemary • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esage • eucalyptus • green musk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeel\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efresh, herbal \u0026amp; invigorating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eintensity\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrong \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003estadion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Oympia is filled with the sounds of cheers, the peppery aroma of wild sage growing from craggy rocks, and the sun-warmed sweetness of figs, which athletes eat as part of their training diet. 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