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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2396: The Indus Valley

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 7, 2022 · Episode: 2396 The Indus Valley: a third great ancient civilization coming to light. Today, the Indus Valley.

Tags Alexander the Great ancient technology anthropology archaeology civilization egypt Euphrates Valley Indus Valley Mesopotamia Nile Valley pakistan Tigris

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Looted ancient sarcophagus featured in Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has been returned to Egypt

Associated Press

Posted on January 3, 2023 · The repatriation is part of Egyptian government efforts to stop the trafficking of its stolen antiquities.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 21, 2022 · Episode: 2410 Was cave art too good to have been made 30,000 years ago? Today, a new look at old art.

Tags anthropology archaeology art Aurignacian caves charcoal painting Cro Magnons flint Gravettian Grotte Chauvet human speech Magdalenian Michael Balter neanderthals radio carbon dating Stone Age

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2346: Prehistoric Food

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 7, 2022 · Episode: 2346 Sitting down to supper, 10,000 years ago. Today, what did we eat, long ago?

Tags anthropology archaeology barley eating food grains honey Jane Renfrew marrow meat nutrition oats Prehistoric Cookery Recipes Vegetarian

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2342: Maya Blue

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 2, 2022 · Episode: 2342 A horrific chapter of history gives us Maya blue. Today, we have the blues.

Tags analine anthropology anti-diarrhea medicine Apocalypto clay copal incense indigo Maya blue Mayan sacrifices Mel Gibson palygorskite Prussian ritual symbolism Sacred Cenotes

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