Our Prehistory

49. Ritual and Violence in Africa

19,000 to 12,000 years ago ... As shifts to social dynamics took place in Africa, both human creativity and brutality flourished. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/ourprehistory]

48. Broad Spectrum Origins in Africa

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. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/ourprehistory]

47. Last Glacial Maximum of Africa [Preview]

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. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/ourprehistory]

46. Spread of the Late Stone Age

45,000 to 30,000 years ago ... Signs of Late Stone Age culture start appearing across sub-saharan Africa, hinting at long-distance contact between once isolated peoples. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/ourprehistory]

45. Late Stone Age of Africa

60,000 to 45,000 years ago ... Signs of cultural change started to appear among hunter gatherers in Africa, leading to the end of the Middle Stone Age, a period that had lasted hundreds of thousands of years. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/ourprehistory]