Oldest Art? A Nubian Cathedral, and the Temple of the Winged Lions - TAS 131

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Paul Zimmerman from the ArchaeoTech podcast joins Chris and Rachel on their archaeological project in the high desert of Nevada. We talk about a dubious piece of Neanderthal art - I mean, art is art, right? We also look at a Nubian cathedral that was recently excavated. Finally, Paul helps us understand the Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra. He's actually worked there! Links * A 51,000-year-old carved bone is one of the world's oldest works of art, researchers say * NBC Article [https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/51000-year-old-carved-bone-one-worlds-oldest-works-art-researchers-say-rcna1333] * Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01487-z] * Archaeologists find ruins of vast Medieval Nubian cathedral in Sudan * The Art Newspaper [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeologists-find-ruins-of-medieval-nubian-cathedral-in-sudan] * University of Warsaw Article [https://en.uw.edu.pl/discovery-of-the-remains-of-the-largest-church-in-old-dongola/] * A Journey from the Excavation Archive Back to the Site: The Architectural Decoration of the Temple of the Winged Lions * Article [https://publications.acorjordan.org/2021/06/14/marco-dehner-petra-twl-2021/?utm_campaign=acor-july-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailpoet] * Michael Press on Palmyra [https://hyperallergic.com/496610/the-world-between-empires-art-and-identity-in-the-ancient-middle-east/] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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