Interview with Rebecca Wragg Sykes on the Neanderthals

[@davids7799]

This is a really great interview. Not only is Dr. Wragg Sykes wonderfully illustrative in her discussion, but the interviewer asks the most incisively interesting questions. It's all spot on.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thanks David, We really appreciate this (and very much agree!)

[@keithcary5103]

Thank you for this wonderful interview! It’s a pleasure to listen to a deeply knowledgeable person who’s also a cheerful enthusiast. - “Kindred” is a joy.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Absolutely. She has such an infectious love for her subject that it's a real treat to listen to her. More of this in our culture would be a good thing! Thanks for writing Keith.

[@dianespears6057]

A scholar who paints with words. Very interesting and enlightening. Thank you for the in depth interview.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Our pleasure!

[@DreamerBooksAnIceAgeSaga]

Thank you for the wonderful interview! I love hearing in-depth discussions on early humans. :-)

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Our pleasure!

[@kengele0]

Wonderful interview... FYI I arrived here wanting to learn more about Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes research on Neanderthal. I am now looking forward to listening to more interviews on more recent histories.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thank you Justin!

[@miceforlent]

Extremely interesting- found this after listening to Dr Wragg Sykes on You're Dead to Me. Her book will definitely be finding its way into my shelf soon. And a great sounding site of interviews found to boot.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thanks Sandy, we loved this exploration of deep history and Dr W-S has such a breadth of knowledge. Really interesting. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@jamesphillips523]

This is the third podcast I’ve listened to in 36 hours. Pleased to have found this channel. Another great episode.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thanks so much James! Very glad to have your approval :)

[@halporter9]

The Florida Keys are former coral reefs formed in the Eemian at this time, reefs continuing further up into Dade county

[@susyshepard320]

Yeah! I'm getting Dr. Sykes book from one of my son's for mother's day. Can't wait.

[@peterz53]

Thanks. Immensely informative and enjoyable.

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thank you!

[@rafaelgelpi5922]

Wonderful and completely understandable, thank you

[@TravelsThroughTime]

Thanks Rafael!

[@king_cobra5492]

Interesting thank you.

[@halporter9]

Eemian: Geology climate question. Do we know which volumes /areas of ice melted in the rapid Eemian sea level rise that may have remained in the current interstadial. (At least up to present).

[@hilaryquinlan837]

Neanderthals are not fully extinct, most europeans have 2%-5% Neanderthal DNA

[@markward3981]

Agree but , most humans not just Europeans. Check recent studies in the last three years.

[@halporter9]

There were “woodland” bison in North America eastern states up until early 19th century. Don’t know if they were a different species than plains bison, or just the same in different environments. Keep in mind that bison and aurochs eat brush as well as grass, with great environmental impacts vis a vis vegetative successions. Also different varieties of elephants, not only wooly mammoths, must have had profound effects on forested regions. I’ve often wondered about the effects of anthropogenic fire over the last 35 thousand years in both hemispheres. The forests in an eastern US were quite different until native Americans were no longer around (early 1800s) to “farm” forests using ground fires etc. lots of complaints about how underbrush had grown up, thickened, in this period. Changed in settler lifetimes. Hard to study this in earlier times, of course.

[@NeanderthalJoe]

What was the warm period called 100k hear ago!

[@TravelsThroughTime]

This period is known as the Emian and in Britain, we call it the Ipswichian

[@halporter9]

A third of Florida would have been like current Florida Bay, thousands of square miles o to thirty feet deep with occasional blue holes. Very similar to the Bahamas today.

[@ashleyjones1519]

HA! I thought in the dating methods timestamp, you were going to talk about the mating practices of Neanderthals.

[@halporter9]

Animal behavior different?

[@JimMcHugsU]

Visiting here on my way down the Eminem...Eminiem...Eemian rabbit hole.

[@FRAME5RS]

Oh, so the earth has warmed and cooled in the past all by itself? Hmm The climate alarmists wouldn't know what yo do with this conversation.

[@hisnibs1121]

Actually they would. You are showing your current ignorance, but you are curious enough to watch a vid about the Neanderthals, so why not also watch or read something about how we know that current changes in climate are man-made, definitely not some just some natural variation, and happening scarily fast.

[@FRAME5RS]

@@hisnibs1121 Actually, you can find whatever you want to hear. People like you consider it settled, therefore anything that validates your side of the argument seems to be THE truth to you. I’m guessing you don’t listen to the other perspective at all. Also, Search engine push forth the side of an argument they believe in as well. Any opposing information is on page 47 so it’s never seen. You know, just doing their part to manipulate the masses.

[@hisnibs1121]

@@FRAME5RS I admit, I was wrong. You're not curious, just ignorant!

[@FRAME5RS]

@@hisnibs1121 I’ve been around a while. I’ve been curious. Which is how I arrived where I did. Now get back in the sand box and remember, calling people names is a no-no.