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Build Like an Ancient

Build Like an Ancient

著者： Darren McLean
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概要

This series brings together episodes on the builders of the ancient world - The Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Aztecs, Incas, and others.


Each group is clearly identified with its own cover image, so you can easily follow themes across the series.


Each season explores the materials, methods, and people behind some of history’s most ambitious construction—from the Indus to the Andes.


I’m your host, Darren McLean, and this is Build Like an Ancient.




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  • Build Like a Greek - Before They Were Made of Stone

    Build Like a Greek - Before They Were Made of Stone
    2026/03/24

    The Greeks - Before the built with stone!


    The ancient Greeks are famous for the influential architecture of white marble. But from where did they get the inspiration for their buildings?


    In this episode, we look at the much earlier buildings of the Greeks, and the transition to stone.


    See our photos on Instagram for this episode https://www.instagram.com/p/DWQkvleiFaa/

    Have a look at three of the best preserved early Greek temples in the world, and they aren't in Greece! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paestum


    • Triglyphs: The vertical blocks you see on a Doric temple are stone carvings representing the ends of wooden ceiling beams.



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  • Build Like in Shibam - The Manhattan of the Desert

    Build Like in Shibam - The Manhattan of the Desert
    2026/03/21

    The Manhattan of the Desert


    In this, our first episode of both Build Like and Ancient and Build like in Shibam, we look at the adobe construction of the Yemeni city of Shibam.



    Photos of Shibam: See our Instagram for this episode https://www.instagram.com/p/DWJjX3MCFY/


    Definitons

    • Hadhramaut: The historical region in Eastern Yemen where the "death-defying" desert climate forced builders to become master vertical engineers.
    • Wadi: A dry riverbed that stays parched most of the year but transforms into a destructive, building-melting sea during monsoon floods.


    Sources:

    • Jerome, P., Chiari, G., and Borelli, C. (1999). "The Architecture of Mud: Construction and Repair Technology in the Hadhramaut, Yemen." APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology, Episode 2: The Chemistry of the Vertical Desert
    • Lewcock, R. (1986). The Old Walled City of San'a' (and Shibam). UNESCO.
    • Al-Radi, S. (1985). "The Architecture of the Hadhramaut." Colloquium on the Art of the Islamic World.


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    Apple

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-like-an-ancient/id1887035779



    Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/show/312nAy9fvUvZaQbc2TWbFm?si=LF-PiVspT_mxLtZB9Bd-wA




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    10 分
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