EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 47 MIN
Rock Art, Ancient Figurines, and Geoglyphs! - TAS 305
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Join us for your weekly dive into the latest archaeological discoveries! This week, we explore how ancient South African rock art is offering new insights into early human cognition and symbolism. Then, we'll journey to Turkey to examine a recently unearthed Mesolithic/Neolithic stone figurine and discuss what it reveals about the shift to settled agriculture. Finally, we'll explore how cutting-edge AI technology is helping to solve some of archaeology's greatest puzzles, including the mysteries of the Nazca Lines.LinksSegment 1Archaeologists Uncovered a Painting That May Prove the Existence of a Mysterious CreatureThe San Tribe: 5 Interesting Facts About Southern Africa's Indigenous PeopleSegment 2Scientists Found an 8,000-Year-Old Figurine in a Cave. Its Engravings Tell the Story of an Ancient Culture.Human figurines in the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition of the South Caucasus: New evidence from the Damjili cave, AzerbaijanSegment 3How we're about to solve the world’s greatest archaeological puzzleContactChris [email protected] [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2edAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN ShopAffiliatesMotion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Join us for your weekly dive into the latest archaeological discoveries! This week, we explore how ancient South African rock art is offering new insights into early human cognition and symbolism. Then, we'll journey to Turkey to examine a recently unearthed Mesolithic/Neolithic stone figurine and discuss what it reveals about the shift to settled agriculture. Finally, we'll explore how cutting-edge AI technology is helping to solve some of archaeology's greatest puzzles, including the mysteries of the Nazca Lines.
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