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[@jacksfacts20]

NO WAY, I was a student for Steven at Duke when I was there and we collaborated on a projectile weapons paper that just got published last year. I cannot emphasize how cool of a guy Steven is and how great his class was at Duke. So glad he’s getting the recognition he deserves!

[@BrandanLee]

That's awesome! What are you doing with it these days?

[@cleverusername9369]

Let us know one more time that you went to Duke?

[@Jayguevara1982]

Steven seems like a fantastic teacher, you're fortunate!

[@Taima]

@@cleverusername9369 lmao. "So back when I applied for Duke because I wanted to attend Duke, I found out that I had been accepted to Duke. Once I was accepted at Duke I started classes the following semester at Duke. At Duke, I had an excellent professor who worked at Duke, myself attending Duke as well..."

[@sereysothe.a]

@@cleverusername9369 he mentioned it twice in a context that made sense. why are you bitter

[@isabellenajarro6910]

I’m a senior majoring in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke, and Professor Churchill is so amazing! I loved all of his classes because he’s so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his field. It made me so happy to see that they featured him on this channel.

[@rexxx777]

So I wonder how is the study of evolutionary anthropology helping mankind? What a waste of time devoting all that energy to speculative nonsense.

[@brlrss]

​@@rexxx777 wow youre amazingly stupid

[@LittleDogTobi]

@@rexxx777 you sound so pressed 😂

[@feltfrog]

@@rexxx777Why do you disagree that studying the origins of our kind is important?

[@rexxx777]

@@feltfrog because there's no facts in any of it and it makes no difference to the progress of mankind. Can you name a benefit?

[@sparkymularkey6970]

"They become the Native Americans that we know today." Hearing him speak in present tense about us Natives is such a small thing, but it means so much to me. Thank you! We are still here!

[@KRISH57676]

Just reproduce bruhh !!! Gotta take back what's yours........

[@WilliamNorrie-c1n]

" ADAPTATION " -- ingenuity - TENACITY -- the will too:..............SAME AS today!

[@larissasplaylists]

Yeah

[@tee-ravis]

Who ever said we went anywhere? I’m so confused. People think we’re extinct or something?

[@binyamin2021]

yeah i think a lot of people do tbh ​@@tee-ravis

[@scottscott8123]

god I love how historians/paleontologists/anthropologists can just make the past come back to life like it's happening right now

[@fritagonia]

Yeah I love documentaries and history 🙂

[@Pacemaker_fgc]

Based pfp

[@Ruudiii]

And people still believe in god lmao

[@sycamore-tree540]

@@Ruudiiithis part baffles me. The fact that so many of us choose to believe in a book written by other humans, over the actual evidence we have of how life evolved and the universe came to be.

[@larrybuckner8619]

I have the same conversation so often with people I even had it today. Had to eventually tell one guy to stop talking to me because he would not stop telling me how much I’m wrong about the Bible. People refuse and I mean absolutely refuse to look past the religion at anything else. When we die we’re gonna have the exact same experience as we had before we were born.

[@jopo7996]

This guy is so knowledgeable. The amount he shared here is just the tip of the spear.

[@joristurk]

😂

[@nunyabidness3429]

Agreed. He's also pretty funny.

[@thorkagemob1297]

Nice

[@xKarenWalkerx]

He touches on all the important points. It's a great video.

[@gus473]

Yes, very sharp!

[@Volundur9567]

As someone who has had abscesses bad enough to disfigure the bones in the maxilla and mandible, I can only imagine how horrible it was for these ancient humans, who had no known way to properly treat the abscessed teeth, pain and infection.

[@toyyatoy]

But then…. Anything causing pain relief, wouldn’t be illegal. So maybe some things while bad, were more tolerable than we know 🤷🏻‍♂️ maybe 🤔

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Survival of the fittest comes into play here.

[@JamesThompson-zk1ht]

No, it doesn't. That's a total misunderstanding of the meaning of the term.

[@feltfrog]

Read “Crypts” by Professor Alice Roberts, there’s really interesting stuff in there about leprosy in ancient greece and the middle ages

[@RED-my9hl]

​@@elscruffomcscruffy8371eh not really, a lot of ppl took care of weak members in their groups, unlike what people would do today

[@sparrowarchive]

It's so interesting to think that it all ACTUALLY happened. Like this wall with hands - omg people made it, someone made it, it's not just a picture on the internet, it really happened. Those people were alive just like we are, they are not just our imagination. Amazing.... I love science.

[@Boristheborat]

Totally agree. How cool is that

[@evanbrende]

Yeah I thought the wall of hands was the craziest part of this. Kinda like they really wanted some part of their experience to stick around, maybe for other people to find a long time later and think "that's cool" and look--it worked, millions of people are looking at those same hands hundreds of thousands of years later and thinking "wowza." Those were actual people too--so many people have gone before us and paved the way for an easier life for their descendants.

[@quily2002]

"Frieren, we're not fairy tales. We really existed."

[@Bangin0utWest]

Imagine being 3 feet tall trying not to get eaten by dogs or a fcking dragon😮

[@undead_corsair]

​@@evanbrendeThat idea of people wanting to leave a mark behind, it makes me think of when you see graffiti people have left in places like "John was here" or something. That innate human desire to tie down a memory and leave something that others might discover, I don't know if it's a desire for a sense of legacy, or to make a memory feel more permanent or wanting to reach out to people in the future but it provokes a profound sense of connection and empathy across the eons. Like we are so different now and yet there are still innate things that make us similar.

[@rainortega460]

I went to graduate school with a post doc who was on that Naledi dig. It was SO incredible to hear her retelling of it. I'm also a data point in a paper she and Dr. Churchill wrote about Naledi's adaptations to climbing. So cool to see him here!

[@medaknight4]

8:13 Our earliest example of canine domestication is someone being buried with their dog 😭 Hold on, I need a minute

[@nickywal]

Skara Brae is the oldest human settlement in Britain, they've found the skeletons of clearly very elderly dogs, riddled with arthritis etc, so long beyond any use as hunters and guards. So probably kept out of affection

[@adolphaselrah9506]

@@nickywalSounds like something that I would do. Good doggies deserve a good retirement and I’m glad that early humans knew that

[@istvansipos9940]

@@adolphaselrah9506 "Good doggies deserve a good retirement" since they were buried together, the dog's "retirement" was probably a dramatic one, though.

[@1HPSmurf]

The term"Dogs are a man's best friend"couldn't be more true in this case. Those doggos have been good bois since the beginning,i see. 😂

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@istvansipos9940 Possibly because the owner needed a dog in the (imaginary) afterlife too.

[@waltissussybakka]

Love these experts they're very chill dropping the most deepest findings and researches.

[@rossdaveyentertainment]

For sure if you let him he'd talk about his field this much at a party.

[@MossyMozart]

​@@rossdaveyentertainment - And I would listen.

[@BlackReaper0]

"The human family tree was very, very bushy." Thats a fun phrase!

[@Taima]

Somehow makes me slightly uncomfortable like the word moist used to before it became a meme

[@yesh_phani.25]

Isn't it still is?

[@PCLHH]

😂😂😂

[@jackiew6598]

It makes it clear that we had so many cousins that we knocked off. The straight-line evolution drawing glosses over that uncomfortable fact.

[@holothuroid9111]

@@jackiew6598 Well Europeans have Neanderthal DNA (as we've heard in the vid) and SE Asians of Denisovan. There were apparently all kinds of knocking involved.

[@12thDecember]

Question: "What the fvck did cavemen do for fun?" Dr. Churchill, without missing a beat: "Well, probably not a fvcking lot, to tell you the truth." I love the way these Wired guests are never fazed by an F-bomb. 😅

[@Snorlaxiian]

Cursing may not be the most suitable language out there for many but it is STILL language.😂

[@lukewormholes5388]

Actually a terrible answer. You’re telling me these humans did not have competitions that revolved around hunting/fighting skills like archery and foot races and spear throwing? No religious festivals where groups come together? No storytellers or bonfire dances? No kids games?

[@benn454]

@@lukewormholes5388 Probably. It's just hard to find evidence of that stuff in the fossil record.

[@mjfullente3359]

​​@@lukewormholes5388I think the only evidence that cavemen do for fun is cave paintings. And competitions in the past are not for fun, it was meant for survival. Dancing, I don't know if it's meant for fun or attracting for a mate. No storytelling because their language hasn't been developed yet. No religion because it hasn't been invented yet because you cannot contemplate life when you're fighting for survival. Maybe kids games existed back in those days, but there are not much evidence on what it is. Fun is limited when you are fighting for survival, the world is harsh after all.

[@douellette7960]

@@lukewormholes5388it was an educated answer unlike yours which is fantasy. These early humans were fighting for survival every day.

[@rollin340]

I could honestly have just watched over an hour of this no problem.

[@rexxx777]

Just watch a science fiction movie instead.

[@SeraphSeph]

So you watch kurzegstat? Probably misspelled it but close enough.

[@JJ-ls8ep]

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

[@TarzansTropicalTreasures-cm9nc]

Wish duke would release a course by this man. This knowledge should be widely known and mandatory taught just like country history is taught. This should be a mandatory class for every 10 year old and again at 16

[@rexxx777]

@TarzansTropicalTreasures-cm9nc but there's no facts in anything of what he says. It's all bs speculation and you want children to be forced to listen to it?

[@shojkxla]

I hope you bring him back 😔❤️ The way he speaks is so clear and concise, could listen to him for hours

[@tannermcnabb4836]

Segments like these are some of the minor ways the internet is still an informative place 👍

[@TheDrag0nSlayer]

Lol the internet is the most informative invention in human history, you just spend too much time on social media.

[@kiml1226]

@@TheDrag0nSlayerexactly or maybe it’s informative to some people and absolutely useless to others

[@VampiresAreRealGuys]

@@TheDrag0nSlayer its the best source of information but also the best source of disinformation, and its not always easy to know the difference

[@gudea5207]

The spear thrower with the ibex is already pretty ironic. Last thing an ibex sees is a depiction of itself pooping a spear.

[@richardwasserman]

The ibex looking backwards is probably a female giving birth and looking at her offspring. Ibex never look backwards when pooping.

[@andrewcarson5850]

I wonder if it'd have a little chuckle before it hit.

[@sharlharmakhis280]

Imagine being the early human who carved that. 'Yeah, thousands of years later, your descendants will live lives you can barely imagine and have abilities you can probably only attribute to gods... and some of them are going to find that spear thrower and have a giggle at the implied joke, *exactly* like you and your friends did when you carved it.'

[@108u9]

16:35 Shoutouts to the cave man photographer who took the time to post an aesthetic shot of his awesome shelter for us to see today. Think this was probably on the iPhone 3G

[@berliantisalamahu730]

I always feel so happy to be taught by Professors who love their craft, you can feel the passion in the way they explain things and that makes me excited to learn more.

[@thychozwart2451]

I always am skeptical clicking on these videos because too many channels are unashamed to post blatant misinformation even years after the opposite was proved, but this has been one of the best videos about the subject i've seen, great pick of an expert and very interesting insights

[@wendy645]

Exactly, but I've never been let down by Wired with these expert videos - I love them!

[@biazacha]

Wired usually have top notch professionals for this series

[@parryyotter]

You must be new to these videos.

[@chocdesglacons]

Are you happy with the "out of Africa" thesis that he brings up multiple times? I thought it had been disproven.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

​@@chocdesglaconsit hasn't been disproven.

[@yesh_phani.25]

Please call this man back for another video on paleoanthropology questions. He's cool and very informative!

[@dallasmed65]

That hair fact about evolving to grow it long enough to protect our backs is actually really interesting.

[@topsuperseven7910]

Is it, how would it know to 'grow hair' somehow?

[@ThePorkchop1787]

@@topsuperseven7910 Evolution is fact, deal with it

[@topsuperseven7910]

@@ThePorkchop1787 this isn't Reddit, goof

[@ThePorkchop1787]

@@topsuperseven7910 Your sky daddy and the foundation of Christianity(Adam and Eve) is dismantled by evolution, kook

[@ThePorkchop1787]

@@topsuperseven7910 cool

[@saraamw]

Wow the guy doesnt trash ice age. I actually grow up watching the movies and love them

[@Changon]

Great video. I used to think of human evolution as linear too but when he explained it with the map it all makes more sense. I can think about it intuitively now. Very fascinating stuff.

[@toothlesspanda4607]

As someone who just finished their Evolution class for the semester, this was super insightful as reinforcement material 😊 the Evolution of Life is one heck of a crazy journey

[@Squanto22]

I could listen to him for a whole hour. Great video!!

[@TwinZ-studios]

Thank you for aswering my question,and to be honest i wasn't expecting my comment to be on the vid. And Neo's skull is one of my favourite speciments.

[@cvue009]

Now I'm wondering about neandershorts

[@naomisherred166]

😂😂

[@rodzalez3549]

😑

[@nirfz]

Only works in spoken and not in written form i think. Tall has 2 L's while Neandertal only has 1L and means Neander-valley.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

@@nirfz Neanderthal...

[@naomisherred166]

@@nirfz 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garou198]

KZbin offers the best stuff after 1 am. I hope he returns the entire vid was super interesting.

[@NerdOfTheNorth-906]

I hope he returns too.

[@susannahkoch]

I love paleoanthropology, and it's really cool to see it presented in such an accessible way for folks who don't have time for college courses on the subject. History belongs to us all. ❤

[@Dino_Boy.01]

2:05 I have always seen people complain about how the humans look, when they have literally looked at CAVE PEOPLE or NEANDERTHALS and have used that for the models of the people! Also I like how Ice age used lesser known creatures such as macrauchenia or Glyptodon for the movie. 👍🏾

[@JosephTongret]

I could listen to this guy talk forever, he's a Rockstar!

[@addyarb_9851]

Outstanding. Such a nice variety of answers, with the perfect level of depth for this format. I appreciate the props/visuals a lot as well.

[@l-l]

I would love to see this guy come on the show again

[@user-vu5zl8pd2d]

Why? He’s an idiot. That’s the problem when you let Leftists have total control of academia. Then again these people also thought Slavery and Eugenics and sterilization of the mentally ill was scientifically justified. Leftists aren’t known for their intelligence.

[@TheSkinnyZ]

This is one of my favorite series on this platform. Thanks, Wired and thank you to all the experts!

[@nickzardiashvili624]

What did caveman do for fun? If we answer with the modern conception of fun, i.e. entertainment, then Dr Steven answered that perfectly, but if we widen the lens a bit, I'd say they probably tumbled about, wrestled, took walks, possibly pranked each other, groomed each other, definitely gossiped if we're talking late enough for language to be a thing and so on.

[@AnarexicSumo]

Literally evetmrything you mention is entertainment...

[@nickzardiashvili624]

@@AnarexicSumo Um... I know? That's why I listed them.

[@kellydalstok8900]

After killing a mammoth, they wouldn’t have had to hunt for a while, so they had time to have some fun. And sports are an excellent way to hone the skills needed for hunting and warfare.

[@kaemincha]

the concept of "play" is so important to so many animals and im sure our ancestors or kin were no different! everyone finds a way to play.

[@ali12475]

never stop these! i love learning and these videos are a great start to new topics!

[@MrPramii]

Stefan Milo has a great channel about this sort of stuff

[@eliasambriz6232]

You definitely have my sub. This content is next level. For me Eledator was the turning point. Please keep doing what you do and keep being you, love it.

[@wavion2]

Are you talking to WIRED like it's a person?

[@theduder2617]

@@wavion2 To be fair and a bit critical a moment, there is a human somewhere, linked to Wired itself (possibly even running the channel), who could potentially come across and relay the message to those calling the shots. (possibly even themselves) After all, a human is actively editing and posting content to the channel.

[@VampiresAreRealGuys]

@@theduder2617 wired has been around since the 90's seems unlikely the person (or most probably multiple people) managing the youtube channel has that much power

[@crocodilesmiles8095]

i love this video! I wanted to do paleoanthropology back at the end of high school in 2013, but only 2 unis in australia did it at the time, and i didnt have the marks for it. i'll always find anthropology and palaeoanthropolgy so interesting!

[@Anjikjelin]

Oooh please bring him back again for more questions!!!

[@nayfly9]

What a great expert to have on. Would love to hear more and thank you!

[@XideEagles]

We can't get along as it is but imagine if neanderthal survived and lived today along with humans

[@istvansipos9940]

or isolated continents. No land bridge into the Americas. Late 1400s and we run into... something non-human. that would have been interesting, to put it mildly

[@o0hotoko0o]

"what the F*** did cavemen do for fun?" "well...probably not a f****** lot to tell you the truth" LOL protect this man at all costs.

[@johnnyokeeffe6577]

Bring this guy back or other paleoantropologists! Love love love this topic

[@JoelRyanQuinn]

The thing I can't stand about this show is when they give these beautiful in-depth long answers and seeing the Twitter employee reduce it to a 16 character summary that butchers it

[@Girlytang]

We need an extended Part II! This was fascinating! 👌🏽

[@casonator]

"Ice Age" the movie being surprisingly accurate, i did not expect.

[@DrBjamin]

This is my kind of expert. He actually answers the question asked instead of going off on tangents. I wish there were more segments with him

[@emmanuelmacedo1095]

The intersection of dad joke and paleo anthropology 😂 a rare but awesome place

[@Dino_Boy.01]

Imagine being an animal, in the past, you see a group of these weird bipedal creatures running at you with sharp objects. You keep running for so long but they are still running after you! But then, more surround you, you know your done.

[@thanos879]

ITS YOU’RE.

[@slooptrooperunlimitedofthe1772]

@@thanos879 IT'S IT'S. (Ironic honestly. "IT'S" is a contraction for IT IS. You used ITS which is possessive; wrong usage.)

[@LL-od6rd]

@@thanos879IT’S IT’S*

[@thanos879]

IT'S* (thanks)

[@draytonjames81]

It’s not uncommon to stalk or run down prey. Wolves do it.

[@marymacdonald805]

This is one of the best videos I have seen answering questions we all want to know the answers to. I am looking for more like it. Thanks!

[@lillytalmage7189]

ive heard that the current theory for how humans came to north america is trending towards the idea of island hopping in the pacific rather than the bering land bridge. I would love to hear more about that debate!

[@Elora445]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if it ends up being both ways. Humans, being humans, I mean. Curious little beasts as we are.

[@AnarexicSumo]

Not a theory -- just a hypothesis. There's a single mastodon kill in San Diego that, if confirmed by many other similar sites, could move the timeline back 30,000 years. There is no evidence of prehistoric boats that could make the trip across the Pacific. You can't have a pan-Pacific theory without boats.

[@StardustSJ_]

I am such a fan. Really enjoyed this feature with Dr. Churchill...

[@mirandahotspring4019]

How did they survive the ice age? They probably just chilled out.

[@OrangeandGreenSoda]

Fire

[@onyxbackstrom3379]

dude had answers I never even thought of, the detail was brilliant! I'd be his student.

[@nightknight9981]

When discussing the cave paintings, it occurred to me that often times people underestimate how intelligent past humans already were. I'd dare say that tens of thousands of years ago, there were humans already much more intelligent than I currently am (not an incredibly high bar, but still). Had they received the same education as we are able to today, they would just fit into modern day society no problem!

[@jasonhaven7170]

Remember they were Black.

[@snek4prez497]

​@@jasonhaven7170 What's them being black got to do with their intelligence?

[@jasonhaven7170]

@@snek4prez497 Everything. The first people were Black. The first intelligent people were Black.

[@TheMilkMan8008]

People forget that they have the same brain and intelligence we have today. The only difference is the knowledge. We have more knowledge now.

[@jasonhaven7170]

@@snek4prez497 Everything, the first intelligent humans were Blk.

[@LQOTW]

There, my friends is an academic who was meant to be in the lecture hall. What an engaging segment!

[@VinnieG-]

the question "what is the missing link" is really just a way to say "I don't understand evolution"

[@POTAT-pi7mu]

Yes, the phrase was coined very early on and reflected lack of understanding and a sparse fossil record

[@kevinmccabe3984]

I like how he still gave an answer instead of making him feel stupid. There are clearly a lot of species that came before us that led to the evolution of humankind.

[@rdizzy1]

I agree, because if you want to continue to narrow it down further and further, even to the point of relatively minor genetic differences, you can always continue to find another gap, and another gap, the gap just continues to get smaller and smaller each time. Creationists love to use this ridiculous argument all the time. No matter how complete the evolutionary tree of life ends up getting, they will continue to concentrate on the gaps and point to a creator. (the god of the gaps)

[@profile2047]

@@rdizzy1Well said, and very depressing, in my opinion.

[@robertjackson1860]

​@@rdizzy1same with evolutionists

[@ch333rie]

I WANNA KNOW HOW CAVEWOMEN DEALT WITH PERIOD

[@jconner78]

Probably not tho 😂

[@seansullivan7928]

They just let it run down their legs

[@busterhikney6936]

NO PERIOD ONLY QUESTION

[@Lerenarddanslabergerie]

I am not an expert but I have read a bit on the subject. So the first thing is… they probably didn’t have to deal with it a lots in their life. Food was scarce, so they had regular occurrences of secondary amenorrhea, then when food supply was better and they were fertile again, boom, pregnant for 9months and then breastfeeding for 3-5years which will suppress periods for a time too (sometimes the entire time). But when they actually had their period, either free flow of it was a hotter climate, or a rag/moss/dry leaves in a colder climate, as it is still done in some parts of the world. Of course, this is all speculations, but those are things that are known about populations that, even recently, had no access to modern hygiene products.

[@katmurphy6634]

Same as they did in ancient Egypt I bet…and there it is unlikely that the organic material they used as absorbent material was preserved…..

[@xDjembex]

Everything he spoke about was incredibly interesting and it really evokes a wonderful sense of curiosity about how life really must have been when we the new kids on the block. The thing that impressed me the most, however, about this gentlemen, was how easily and without awkward pauses he was able to read everyone's username. I know it's not important at all, but I seriously am in awe at how most of the wonderful guests on the channel always stumble on those, lol.

[@davidt3563]

6:24 There is absolutely no way we made it as far as we did without a sense of humor. You can see it in groups of friends where they almost die or almost get seriously injured and everyone busts out laughing. That happens to all humans everyone on the planet and all cultures and people laugh the same way. It is ingrained.

[@dan-rl]

It was a joy to watch and listen to this person. He communicates with an evident passion.

[@ViewsfromMidfield]

This guy is incredibly knowledgeable and the humour to go along with it. This subject always makes me feel so existential, so to have some laughs really helps 😂

[@PlayNowWorkLater]

This is incredibly detailed. So interesting. Will probably watch a few times to digest everything. Good stuff!

[@narrowonflow]

9:43 knees and toes knees and toes

[@sealofapoorval7437]

Yeah I still got hairy toes lol

[@narrowonflow]

😅

[@rayblack7878]

Doors and corners, kid

[@q3aryoko]

I really do love these videos of really smart people in their fields giving me proper information of facts. WIRED, your doing a good job with these, thank you.

[@dukemandu]

The site with the human/dog burial was ~12,200 B.C.

[@roxybetancourt2618]

This was all so incredibly intriguing! Thanks for sharing all this information. Love listening to it! 😊

[@SpiciestBee]

Love the dismissal of the Venus figurines and credibility given to Big Foot 😂 Thanks for this video, it covers a wide variety of common questions and also gives perspective of the average Paleontologist. Knowledge is power

[@larryo6874]

Yes, I’ve never heard that Venus figurines might have just been trade items.

[@mingkachow1466]

we’re gonna need another episode with this guy!

[@itisWhatitis12345]

This was the most fun I've had watching a youtube video in a long time.

[@tatigsarti]

The passion shines through in every video. It's truly inspiring.

[@robotslug]

I could listen to this guy talk all day

[@kianashirangi]

Disappointed it wasnt longer. Extremely interesting!

[@jackwhitbread4583]

Try Forrest Valkai, he has degrees in biology and anthropology. He talks at length about evolution and has a wealth of knowledge on the subject

[@Guitcad1]

I love how people ask these *_experts_* "Did you know [basic fact I knew in elementary school]?"

[@tristan4893]

Man I thought it was Ron Perlman doing Tech Support at first.

[@batubagaturborjigin5915]

Then it would be caveman* doing a Caveman Support.

[@dundee2858]

This guy is great! Definitely do more videos with him

[@Its_hannahbal]

Crazy it’s only been 40,000 years since we evolved into modern day humans whereas the dinosaurs had millions of years on this planet.

[@charlesfyler3878]

They changed a lot over time too

[@bender9000]

Hey Wired. Thanks for making these series. This is so much better than what some of us got in school! Appreciate it!

[@damckissen]

I am trying to become a paleoanthropologist!

[@jacksfacts20]

As an evolutionary anthropologist taught by Churchill and others,, Duke is where you wanna go for that

[@AfiOye]

Good luck

[@keelanmorningstar7800]

He said Neanderthals could only make maybe two vowel sounds but I’m curious which ones. I love language and conlangs and I want to try to imagine what a Neanderthal langauge could sound like

[@SpiciestBee]

Maybe the common vowel sounds that chimpanzees and bonobos use?

[@AnarexicSumo]

O and Ü per my old Anthropology professor

[@jiayilim1986]

Evolution is not an escalator but a branching tree. People back then liked the idea that humans were the most highly evolved, but it’s not like the goal of all species is to turn into humans. We are all placed equally.

[@istvansipos9940]

yes. Plus, the famous March of Progress was drawn as an oversimplified artistic illustration. It was never meant to show actual scientific data

[@ramonbmovies]

Lots of interesting questions and even more interesting answers! Thank you!

[@l.h.1493]

Who else had the urgent need to brush their teeth after 10:36 ?

[@sjferguson]

I love learning about our ancestors. Very fascinating.

[@TheJCJexe]

Wow, this is great information! Definitely need Part 2 of this!

[@albacosta5300]

8:24 hearing bonn-oberkassel shook me a bit for a sec because i live nearby and never knew that fact haha that's really good to know

[@georgee6303]

Hands down this was the best one to date!

[@thomasjohannessen7525]

Caveman support. That's what i am when my grandparents need help with their computers

[@simplementelicha2127]

It's always nice to hear someone who's passionate about their job.

[@SadhviJenn]

10:21 that happened to me (an earache became a sinus infection and turned into a tooth problem.) I literally thought, “this is what killed me when I was a cavewoman.” But luckily in modern times I get to live. Antibiotics, tea tree oil, and vitamin c to regrow collagen saved my life. ;) 💛🌻🌺

[@Ray-fq3cx]

I want to hear more about tiny elephants 👀

[@richardrobbins387]

There was also an extinct Sicilian pygmy elephant, apparently.

[@gus473]

Once upon a time there was this little elephant: 🐘😎✌️

[@jackwhitbread4583]

Then go and read about them

[@firepenguin1030]

​@@jackwhitbread4583 the joke went right over your thick skull

[@deanajamroz1182]

This was the BEST Saturday AM I've spent in a long time! (Much better than laundry or vacuuming😁.)

[@marleyyw1872]

I love that dogs have been there since day 1

[@glkification]

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for the video 😊

[@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy]

Bring him back, we need 10 more hours. This was fascinating.

[@paigemalloy4276]

16:38 I was waiting for this the whole video lol

[@Phantomview-k9q]

@10:09 Ayyy, my boy didn't give you permission to display his teeth for a species 250,000 years removed.

[@dps29healthviser]

The world needs more people like you. Thank you for your kindness!

[@azatheunholy]

That was awesome. Thx for the vid.

[@shanewallace2564]

The whole idea of the missing link came about because of a complete misunderstanding of human evolution.