Each season, we dive into the materials, methods, and the people behind ancient history's greatest - and not so greatest - buildings, along with their builders.
From the Greeks to the Egyptians, the Inca to the indus.
Build Like an Ancient - Podcast
A woodworks plane found in a sunken ship. It still has the score marks on the side, from when the maker was preparing to hollow it out.
It's sometimes said to be Roman, but it's actually Dutch, similar, but not the same.
Ancient Greek theater Masks.
Traditional Japanese tiles, made it the same manner for centuries.
c1890
(c) Rijksmuseum
The Tower of Radakan, Persian built in the 13the century
Westernmost Colossus of the Temple of Re, Abu Simbel
1840s
1850s Damascus
Traditional clay plaster and roof ventilation, probably displaying traditional construction methods, not much different to those built a millennia earlier.
Socrates's prison, with a view of very different Athens 1890s
Mosaic floor with Egyptianizing scene
Roman ca. 130–150 CE
What do you do if you make a mistake, or forgot to say something?
Mary Magdalen wooden sculpture in Musee Cluny #Paris #Sculpture
