Greg Jenner

Meluha, that's nice. So there's a lot of animal imagery, and yet the Indus is sometimes dubbed the faceless civilization. Do you want to guess why?

Meluha, that's nice. So there's a lot of animal imagery, and yet the Indus is sometimes dubbed the faceless civilization. Do you want to guess why?

That's a sensible guess, but I don't think that's quite right. So Daniko, why is faceless used as an adjective?

That's a sensible guess, but I don't think that's quite right. So Daniko, why is faceless used as an adjective?

They don't sound very faceless to me.

They don't sound very faceless to me.

Why are they called faceless? We don't have the specificity of individual names and identities, perhaps. But there are these two very famous figurines. One's called the Priest King. He sounds fancy. And the other is called Dancing Girl. Feels like there's a bit more presumption there. But Danica, why are they called Dancing Girl and Priest King? And do we think that's valid?

Why are they called faceless? We don't have the specificity of individual names and identities, perhaps. But there are these two very famous figurines. One's called the Priest King. He sounds fancy. And the other is called Dancing Girl. Feels like there's a bit more presumption there. But Danica, why are they called Dancing Girl and Priest King? And do we think that's valid?

And where are these figurines now?

And where are these figurines now?

Ja, ich meine, die Geschichte ist politisch. Wir haben über die faceless Zivilisation gesprochen, von der wir dann entschieden haben, nein, das ist nicht fair. Ich meine, Mohenjo-Daro bedeutet Mound of the Dead. Das bedeutet, dass sie vermutlich tot sind, oder? Es müssen menschliche Erinnerungen sein, die Archäologen ausgesucht haben. Was wissen wir über die Menschen durch ihre Erinnerungen?

Ja, ich meine, die Geschichte ist politisch. Wir haben über die faceless Zivilisation gesprochen, von der wir dann entschieden haben, nein, das ist nicht fair. Ich meine, Mohenjo-Daro bedeutet Mound of the Dead. Das bedeutet, dass sie vermutlich tot sind, oder? Es müssen menschliche Erinnerungen sein, die Archäologen ausgesucht haben. Was wissen wir über die Menschen durch ihre Erinnerungen?

Aber wir haben einige Böden und natürlich archäologische, moderne wissenschaftliche Techniken, die ziemlich spannend sind. Strontiumanalysen, Isotopanalysen und solche Sachen. Und du kannst herausfinden, was die Leute gegessen haben und so weiter. Warte, was? Oh ja, lange nachdem du weggegangen bist, werde ich wissen, was du für den Mittagessen hattest.

Aber wir haben einige Böden und natürlich archäologische, moderne wissenschaftliche Techniken, die ziemlich spannend sind. Strontiumanalysen, Isotopanalysen und solche Sachen. Und du kannst herausfinden, was die Leute gegessen haben und so weiter. Warte, was? Oh ja, lange nachdem du weggegangen bist, werde ich wissen, was du für den Mittagessen hattest.

In terms of the science available now, we can tell where people grew up from the soil quality and water quality, I think. There's all sorts of things, aren't there, Danica?

In terms of the science available now, we can tell where people grew up from the soil quality and water quality, I think. There's all sorts of things, aren't there, Danica?

That's why they're extinct.

That's why they're extinct.

So it's a protein-rich diet. You can see why they need those toilets plumbed in. So what other non-meaty foods were going into the lunchtime meals?

So it's a protein-rich diet. You can see why they need those toilets plumbed in. So what other non-meaty foods were going into the lunchtime meals?