The John Batchelor Show

Sunday 5 April 2015

Air Date: 
April 05, 2015

Photo, left: Bronze Age in the Caucasus - Caucasian dolmen displaying straight and precise edges and joints, and a perfectly formed circle in the centre. Approximately 3,000 of these megalithic monuments are known in the Western Caucasus, but more are constantly being found. The average weight of each structure is from 15 to 30 tons, yet there is not even the slightest trace of a quarry in the Western Caucasus, nor have any paths been found with evidence of heavy loads having been brought to the build site. The construction itself is also awe-inspiring. Within most of the dolmens, the huge stone plates join each other precisely with specially made grooves.  The joint places are so close in places that it is impossible to even slide a knife blade between the plates. In 2007, it was decided to reconstruct a dolmen from the stones plates of destroyed structures in Gelendzhik and carry out the processing and fitting with high-precision electric tools. Despite the help of modern technology, the builders were unable to achieve the same level of precision as the Bronze Age builders. http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/mysterious-dolmens-caucasus-001766#ixzz3WUgGQYHr
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
Hour One
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 1, Block A: The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (1 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 1, Block B: The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (2 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 1, Block C: The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (3 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 1, Block D: The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (4 of 4)
 
Hour Two
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 2, Block A: UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos, by Gregory R. Copley (1 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 2, Block B: UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos, by Gregory R. Copley (2 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 2, Block C: UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos, by Gregory R. Copley (3 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 2, Block D: UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos, by Gregory R. Copley (4 of 4)
Hour Three
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 3, Block A: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (1 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 3, Block B: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (2 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 3, Block C: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (3 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 3, Block D: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present, by Christopher I. Beckwith (4 of 4)
Hour Four
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 4, Block A:  The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (1 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 4, Block B:  The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (2 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 4, Block C:  The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (3 of 4)
Sunday 5 April 2015  / Hour 4, Block D: The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda, by Ali H. Soufan and Daniel Freedman (4 of 4)
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