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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3078: Restoring the Parthenon

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on May 11, 2022 · 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 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art

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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.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2396: The Indus Valley

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Posted on November 7, 2022 · 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

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Posted on October 7, 2022 · 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

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Posted on July 22, 2022 · Episode: 2266 In which the Cairo’s ghost rises from the Yazoo mud. Today, ghosts in a river.

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