Sweet Potatoes, Yams, and Indigo

Sweet Potatoes, Yams, and Indigo

This week we talk about the domestication of Sweet Potatoes, several varieties of Yams, and a couple of different sources of Indigo Dye including Woad. I also go over some listener feedback in relation to some etymology covered in the last episode. Twitter/X:https://x.com/WarAdRevPod [https://x.com/WarAdRevPod] YouTube: https://youtu.be/GAiMqzOmw3k [https://youtu.be/GAiMqzOmw3k]

Brassica and Nightshades

This week's episode sees us look at the Brassica Rapa the first of the Brassicaceae family of plants to be domesticated and how this would would affect the development of numerous types of cabbages, root vegetables, mustards and many others. We also discuss three other plants from the nightshade family that are or have been domesticated during this season. This includes Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Eggplant. Journal Article Mentioned: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8321528/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8321528/] Twitter/X:https://x.com/WarAdRevPod [https://x.com/WarAdRevPod] YouTube: https://youtu.be/_QUTjNKuqpA [https://youtu.be/_QUTjNKuqpA]

Volume 5 Begins! We talk Pepper and Cocoa Domestication

This week I go over the changes in terminology I am using to organize my show. Then we go over the domestication and etymology for three different types of pepper plants, Chilis, Black Pepper, and Sichuan Peppercorns. We also talk about the domestication of Cocoa Beans. Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod [https://x.com/WarAdRevPod] YouTube: https://youtu.be/P8JFQ1dYoqA [https://youtu.be/P8JFQ1dYoqA]

Ending Season Four Talking about Brazil

This week we discuss Brazilian rock art, dating difficulties for some older archeological sites, and differences between favored terminology used by Brazilin archeologists. We also discuss the increase and spread of shell midden or Sambaquis sites as well as how some of these coastal sites revealed the earliest evidence of whaling in the Americas if not the world. Also since I know some of you may say something, I know I mistakenly called Columbus Spanish. I know that he was from Genoa and was only working on behalf of Ferdinand and Isabella. Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod [https://x.com/WarAdRevPod] YouTube: https://youtu.be/5i519JJfBng [https://youtu.be/5i519JJfBng]

Emergency Update

This week's regularly scheduled episode is being delayed due to a family emergency.