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EP: 153 Lost Technology of Karahan Tepe with Hugh Newman

Blurry Creatures

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What Is the Difference Between Catch the Hill and Carahan?

There's evidence that a huge area stretching out from Carahan, but is part of the settlement part of the site. The tea pillars are carved out bedrock. The benches are carved out of bed. They're like megalithic thrones almost. And then you've got the perfectly flattened floor bedrock carved perfectly horizontal. It's like they had a new how to do it. There's also evidence in this and other sites of what's called terrazo, which is basically like an ancient concrete that they were working with - lime plaster kind of thing.

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