Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: Pompeian Paradox
Posted on · Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli’s Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.
Tag: archaeology
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2749: The Neanderthals
Posted on · Episode: 2749 The Neanderthals — smart enough for football? Today, the Neanderthals.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2549: Cahokia
Posted on · Episode: 2549 Cahokia, an Ancient American Metropolis. Today, an ancient American metropolis.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2734: Flintknappers
Posted on · Episode: 2734 Artisan flintknappers of Blombos Cave, 60,000 years too soon. Today, we meet some ancient flintknappers.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2587: Secret City
Posted on · Episode: 2587 The existential pleasure of knowing your city’s secrets. Today, city’s secrets.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2584: The Sweet Track
Posted on · Episode: 2584 The Sweet Track: A 6000-year-old roadway. Today, a 6000-year-old roadway.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2567: Old Cloth
Posted on · Episode: 2567 How old is cloth? Some new evidence of its age. Today, old cloth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2516: Atapuerca
Posted on · Episode: 2516 The Atapuerca dig and a missing link: Homo Antecessor. Today, the Atapuerca dig.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2490: Ancient Footprints
Posted on · Episode: 2490 In which footprints, 1.5 and 3.6 million years old, tell their story. Today, we walk in some very old footsteps.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art
Posted on · Episode: 2410 Was cave art too good to have been made 30,000 years ago? Today, a new look at old art.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2396: The Indus Valley
Posted on · Episode: 2396 The Indus Valley: a third great ancient civilization coming to light. Today, the Indus Valley.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2346: Prehistoric Food
Posted on · Episode: 2346 Sitting down to supper, 10,000 years ago. Today, what did we eat, long ago?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2266: The Cairo Rises
Posted on · Episode: 2266 In which the Cairo’s ghost rises from the Yazoo mud. Today, ghosts in a river.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3078: Restoring the Parthenon
Posted on · Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work. Today, how to rebuild a ruin.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2206: Evolution in 1944
Posted on · Episode: 2206 A 1944 progress report on the subject of human evolution. Today, an old progress report on evolution.