30 episodes
Our Prehistory Benjy Longworth
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The history of humanity before civilization is populated by an array of cultures throughout the millennia and across the continents. The earliest humans followed diverse customs and survival strategies, explored the unknown, adapted to exotic ecosystems, thrived in good times, and fell into oblivion in others. This podcast relates that story, starting with the origin of our species and tracing the development of human life before written records.
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30. Colonization of Asia
60,000 to 40,000 years ago ... As Homo sapiens dispersed across Asia, they followed two different routes and these movements shaped the earliest cultures of this continent.
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29. Sahulian Terminal Pleistocene [Preview]
20,000 to 12,000 years ago ... As the world warmed, humans extended their reach in Sahul, migrated away from the rising seas, developed new funerary rituals, and learned new ways to manage animal populations.
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28. Last Glacial Maximum of Sahul
28,600 to 17,700 years ago ... Global cooling altered the ecosystems of Sahul and forced its human populations to adapt.
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27. Pleistocene Rock Art of Sahul
50,000 to 12,000 ... Prehistoric paintings and engravings provide insights into the rituals, technology, and worldviews of Australians, tens of thousands of years ago.
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26. Early Sahulian Lifeways [Preview]
50,000 to 30,000 years ago ... Isolated from people on other continents, the oldest traditions of Sahulians evolved along a unique cultural pathway.
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25. Arrival in Sahul
65,000 to 40,000 years ago ... By crossing the ocean between Asia and the coasts of New Guinea and Australia, Homo sapiens dispersed to and colonized a third continent.
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