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Our Prehistory

Our Prehistory

Written by: 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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Episodes
  • 51. Epipaleolithic

    51. Epipaleolithic
    Jul 21 2026

    The Levant witnessed a gradual transition from simple nomadic societies to more complex sedentism. The earliest signs of this fundamental change in human life appeared during the Last Glacial Maximum.

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    29 mins
  • 50. Southwest Asia: Upper Paleolithic Hub [Preview]

    50. Southwest Asia: Upper Paleolithic Hub [Preview]
    Jun 21 2026

    Migration out of Africa, interbreeding with Neanderthals, and colonization of Eurasia. What can stone tools, bone tools, and ornaments discovered in the Middle East tell us about those fateful events?

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    5 mins
  • 49. Ritual and Violence in Africa

    49. Ritual and Violence in Africa
    May 7 2026

    19,000 to 12,000 years ago ... As shifts to social dynamics took place in Africa, both human creativity and brutality flourished.

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    23 mins
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