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Polished Flint Buddhas, Future Sites & Lost Technology with Mark Leithead — Part 4 of 4 | Classics Rotation
Mark Leithead closes his China tour with polished, foot-worn stone at the Longmen Grottoes, his wish list of sites to film next, and his overall view of ancient history and possible lost technology. It is the part to hear for the big-picture conversation: why the host finds official origin stories insulting, why Mark says it is okay not to know, and why both want more people out documenting sites.
Mark says the Longmen carvings give a human face to ancient megalithic sites, something the host says she cannot think of in Peru. Returning to his map, he says the area was probably underwater too…
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