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Our Prehistory

Our Prehistory

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
  • 42. Fishtail Points and Early South America

    42. Fishtail Points and Early South America
    Jul 31 2025

    13,000 to 12,000 years ago... From megafauna hunters in Tierra del Fuego to Amazonian rock painters, the formation of early South America hunter gatherer societies was a complex process, and a sudden burst of distinct human cultures appeared at the end of the Ice Age.

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    55 mins
  • 41. Clovis and the Western Stemmed Tradition [Preview]

    41. Clovis and the Western Stemmed Tradition [Preview]
    Jun 22 2025

    The first North American cultures appeared around 13,000 years ago, when megafauna roamed a continent still largely devoid of humans.

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    3 mins
  • 40. Arrival in America

    40. Arrival in America
    May 16 2025

    Homo sapiens, the only hominin to colonize every continent on the planet, finally reaches America. But who were the first Americans and when did they arrive?

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    55 mins
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