3D Temples, Palaeolithic Pictionary and the Mesolithic Tsunami that Hit the UK

S1E9
41:55
September 6th 2020

Join Laurie and Ben this week as they talk through, the 3D reconstruction of the now destroyed,Temple of Bel, through tourist pictures and AI. 15,000 year old art found in Jersey, and the Storegga Slide - the mesolithic tsunami that devastated the UK and Norway.

Temple of Bel

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-ancient-temple-virtual-exploration.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34111092

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/palmyra2/ancientpalmyra/a/temple-of-bel-palmyra

Paleolithic Art in Jersey

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/19/engraved-stones-found-on-jersey-an-art-form-of-15000-years-ago

Storegga Slide

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/7/270/htm

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/tsunami-britain-atlantis-6200-bc-archaeology-a9622591.html

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/43/2/111/131755/Moss-growth-patterns-and-timing-of-human-exposure?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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