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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
  • 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
  • 48. Broad Spectrum Origins in Africa

    48. Broad Spectrum Origins in Africa
    Apr 7 2026

    25,000 to 12,000 years ago ... Human life was gradually changing across Africa at the end of the Pleistocene. One element of this transformation was a shift in what people ate.

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    47 mins
  • 47. Last Glacial Maximum of Africa [Preview]

    47. Last Glacial Maximum of Africa [Preview]
    Mar 8 2026

    25,000 years ago ... Right at the peak of the Last Ice Age, most people living on the African continent finally embraced microlithic tools, an innovation that had been around for tens of thousands of years.

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    4 mins
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