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EPISODE · Nov 2, 2021 · 47 MIN

So You Need a Stone Floor For Your Hittite Temple? I Know a Guy.

from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast

Making a floor isn’t rocket science, but style and execution count for a lot. The terrazzo floor at the 15th century Hittite sanctuary at Uşaklı Höyük might be the earliest mosaic floor, or does that honor belongs to the Minoans?  What is the relationship between power and taste? Why are the triangles blue and what does the god Teshub really think about ‘oatmeal’ as a color?

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