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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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  • 44. Post Clovis [Preview]

    44. Post Clovis [Preview]
    Nov 6 2025

    12,800 to 11,700 years ago ... In the cold of the Younger Dryas, at the peak of megafauna extinction, the descendants of Clovis fragmented into a range of new cultures across North America.

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    4 mins
  • 43. American Megafauna Extinctions

    43. American Megafauna Extinctions
    Oct 5 2025

    Around 13,000 years ago, a wide range of large animal species started disappearing. The circumstances strongly implicate humans.

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    45 mins
  • 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
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