If you look up stuff like "ancestral diet" and "what did ancient humans eat?" and stuff like that you will find videos from both "carnivore diet" advocates and "vegan / plant based diet" advocates asserting that pre-agricultural people were entirely carnivorous or ate mostly plants.
I watched this one on a carnivore channel cos it had a mesolithic European on the thumbnail. But I had to drop a comment because unfortunately it was saying stuff that was just wrong, implying we're more carnivorous than lions and all plants are toxic.
People will use this appeal to nature and/or tradition stuff to support their dietary beliefs but they don't need to. You're not eating like a mesolithic man anyway if you're eating 15 beef steaks a week and 1000 chicken eggs a year.
Personally, I only eat mammoth, woolly rhino, and Victoria sponge cake.
I watched this one on a carnivore channel cos it had a mesolithic European on the thumbnail. But I had to drop a comment because unfortunately it was saying stuff that was just wrong, implying we're more carnivorous than lions and all plants are toxic.
People will use this appeal to nature and/or tradition stuff to support their dietary beliefs but they don't need to. You're not eating like a mesolithic man anyway if you're eating 15 beef steaks a week and 1000 chicken eggs a year.
Personally, I only eat mammoth, woolly rhino, and Victoria sponge cake.
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"Dogu with palms pressed together"
Late Jลmon clay statue, Kazahari I, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, c. 1500 โ 1000 BC
She was painted red originally.
Late Jลmon clay statue, Kazahari I, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, c. 1500 โ 1000 BC
She was painted red originally.
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Look. I know it's a nice day and you're busy but you're just gonna have to set aside 30 mins to watch this banger instead.
The kids'll be alright playing with matches for half hour. Your old nan won't mind being alone a while longer.
Come on, get your priorities straight.
It's out RIGHT NOW and ad-free for all patrons and channel members. God bless your hearts ๐
The kids'll be alright playing with matches for half hour. Your old nan won't mind being alone a while longer.
Come on, get your priorities straight.
It's out RIGHT NOW and ad-free for all patrons and channel members. God bless your hearts ๐
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The first pottery in the world was NOT made by Neolithic farmers.
In fact, it was made during the Ice Age.
So, who made this pottery? Why was it invented and how was it used?
Find out now on Dan Davis History.
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In fact, it was made during the Ice Age.
So, who made this pottery? Why was it invented and how was it used?
Find out now on Dan Davis History.
Shares much appreciated! Cheers ๐
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The World's First Pottery is Older Than You Think
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The first pottery ever made in the world is a lot older than most people think. And the first ceramics of any kind are evenโฆ
The first pottery ever made in the world is a lot older than most people think. And the first ceramics of any kind are evenโฆ
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NEW VIDEO ALERT!
In the Bronze Age Mediterranean, the Nuragic Civilization built thousands of stone structures that look like medieval castles. Some of these towers were 100ft tall!
But what were they really?
This is the story of the mysterious nuraghe of ancient Sardinia.
Hope you enjoy the video. Shares appreciated!
In the Bronze Age Mediterranean, the Nuragic Civilization built thousands of stone structures that look like medieval castles. Some of these towers were 100ft tall!
But what were they really?
This is the story of the mysterious nuraghe of ancient Sardinia.
Hope you enjoy the video. Shares appreciated!
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The Mysterious Nuraghe of Bronze Age Sardinia
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In the Bronze Age Mediterranean, the ancient Nuragic Civilization built ten thousand stone structures that look like medievalโฆ
In the Bronze Age Mediterranean, the ancient Nuragic Civilization built ten thousand stone structures that look like medievalโฆ
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Leading British prehistorian Francis Pryor writing in 2011.
Well known for his excavation of the Bronze Age Flag Fen site, he has written many books and appeared on many TV shows, especially in the 90s and 2000s.
I have enjoyed many of his books, for example his 2003 book "Britain BC" where he argues against the concept of prehistoric "invasions" generally, and specifically by the Iron Age Celts and by Neolithic farmers. He says the old demographic "wave of advance" model has been disproven. He ignores the Bell Beaker migration to such an extent that as far as I can see he only mentions beaker pots once, in passing. The British Neolithic passes into the Bronze Age seamlessly.
We now know, thanks to aDNA, that Britain saw an almost complete turnover in population at the Mesolithic / Neolithic boundary and at the Neolithic / Bronze Age boundary too.
It's almost impossible to overstate the extent to which the "genetic revolution" - from say 2015 onwards - has transformed mainstream archeology.
Well known for his excavation of the Bronze Age Flag Fen site, he has written many books and appeared on many TV shows, especially in the 90s and 2000s.
I have enjoyed many of his books, for example his 2003 book "Britain BC" where he argues against the concept of prehistoric "invasions" generally, and specifically by the Iron Age Celts and by Neolithic farmers. He says the old demographic "wave of advance" model has been disproven. He ignores the Bell Beaker migration to such an extent that as far as I can see he only mentions beaker pots once, in passing. The British Neolithic passes into the Bronze Age seamlessly.
We now know, thanks to aDNA, that Britain saw an almost complete turnover in population at the Mesolithic / Neolithic boundary and at the Neolithic / Bronze Age boundary too.
It's almost impossible to overstate the extent to which the "genetic revolution" - from say 2015 onwards - has transformed mainstream archeology.
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Forwarded from TheBeakerLady
Burial of a Yamnaya child (6-7 years) with four sheep knuckle bones as a grave good. This is yet another example of how some children were also given careful burials in the Yamnaya culture. I wonder if these were used as a toy or for religious reasons (or both). His burial chamber inside the kurgan may have been supported by wooden posts. There is evidence based on how his head was position that a pillow may have been used to support his head showing that maybe Yamnaya used them for sleeping. The burial name is Peschany-4, kurgan 13 and the source of the information and image is from the supplementary file of the recent paper "The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans". Lazaridis, I., Patterson, N., Anthony, D. et al. The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans. Nature 639, 132โ142 (2025).
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Happy St George's Day.
Be sure to slay them dragons (you know what yours are).
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Be sure to slay them dragons (you know what yours are).
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St George was probably a real man but his legend is also a form of the ancient Indo-European dragon slayer myth.
The serpent is chaos and evilness, and the dragon slayer brings order and rightness back into the world through courageous action.
This mythโฆ
The serpent is chaos and evilness, and the dragon slayer brings order and rightness back into the world through courageous action.
This mythโฆ
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NEW VIDEO NOW LIVE!
These strange carved stone objects were buried in a child's grave, thousands of years ago.
But no one knows what they are.
Find out the possible answers to this ancient mystery now.
I hope you enjoy my new video, shares appreciated! Cheers.
These strange carved stone objects were buried in a child's grave, thousands of years ago.
But no one knows what they are.
Find out the possible answers to this ancient mystery now.
I hope you enjoy my new video, shares appreciated! Cheers.
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No One Can Explain These Stones from Ancient Britain
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The Folkton Drums are a mystery. These three chalk sculptures from Neolithic Britain were a unique discovery, no one had seen anything like them before, and no one knew what they were. They wereโฆ
The Folkton Drums are a mystery. These three chalk sculptures from Neolithic Britain were a unique discovery, no one had seen anything like them before, and no one knew what they were. They wereโฆ
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This video is like a high budget TV history / travelogue documentary, with a fabulous script and narration, and extraordinary footage, it's amazing that people can fund and produce something like this independently and put it on YouTube. This could go on any TV channel as is.
Anyway, check it out.
Anyway, check it out.
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Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
NEW FILM on YouTube
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'Sagas of the Raven Land' is a history documentary in which historian Tom Rowsell journeys to Iceland, immersing himself in the landscapes that inspired the Icelandic sagas of the Viking Age. He rides native horses across the fells, bathes in hot springs, and traces the footsteps of legendary saga heroes like Eirik the Red and Egill Skallagrimsson.
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'Sagas of the Raven Land' is a history documentary in which historian Tom Rowsell journeys to Iceland, immersing himself in the landscapes that inspired the Icelandic sagas of the Viking Age. He rides native horses across the fells, bathes in hot springs, and traces the footsteps of legendary saga heroes like Eirik the Red and Egill Skallagrimsson.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT NOW
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