4 - Neolithic Man

Happy he who far from business, like the primitive race of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain
-Horace

It's the fourth episode already? Well it's about time! I'm tired of all this monkey business! Heh, monkey business.

MP3 Direct Link

Music Credits
Kevin Macleod - Tafi Maradi
Various SFX - Soundjay.com
Mahalia Jackson - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

~~~ SO MANY LINKS ~~~

The spread of Homo Sapiens

The Many Venus Figurines

Venus of Dolni Vestonice

Venus of Hohle Fels

Venus of Willendorf

Venus of Laussel

Venus of Brassempouy

Venus of Monruz

Venus of Lespugue

Venus of Gonnersdorf

Venus of Moravany

Venus of Galgenberg

Venus of Savignano

Venus of Gagarino

Venus of Kostenki

Venus of New Avdeevo

Venus of Malta

Trepanned Skulls

Watch this documentary after you listen to the episode! Bring snacks!

UPDATE 9/21/2012: Incredible evidence of dentistry in Neolithic man! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49094441/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UF0Mc41lR31
Thanks Kevin for pointing this out!

I know I didn't do enough for Gobekli Tepe...so check out this site!
http://spydersden.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/gobekli-tepe-oldest-monumental-architecture-of-planet/
(thanks to reddit user Nodems92 for posting this!)

3- Legacy of Prometheus

It takes two flints to make a fire
- Louisa May Alcott

It's the third episode and things are getting weird in the evolutionary world! Who are these neandertals with their low brows and primitive ideas, and why do so many politicians look like them? (That's a little political humor for you all! The yuks just keep on coming here at TPHOOW!)

When you're done listening to the episode, don't forget to listen to the theories of the eminent professor of anthropology Dr. Karl Pilkington on the genetics between man and chimpanzee. It's a truly fascinating lecture!

And as I've done before, all the picture links and articles will be posted within the day or so. I'll also be posting a bibliography for all the works cited to date so no one tries to sue me. As my legal team, of the moment, consists of a half eaten donut and a briefcase full of shredded newspaper.

Enjoy!
MP3 Direct Link


Music Credits

MacLeod, Kevin - Dubakupado
SFX - Mike Koenig, The Recordist
Travel Music - Guy Whitmore

Episode Links

Neandertal skull from La-Chapelle-Aux-Saints
Range of the Neandertal
Great site for showing how to make pigment from red ochre
Ice Age Twins found completely covered in red ochre...found this after the episode went up
Chunks of raw red ochre
Great chart showing how dog breeds develop

2 - The Dawn of Man

When life gives you lemons, you make HISTORY.

Episode two is up and filled with more environmental and biological controversies than you could throw a monkey at! We'll be taking a look at the early days of mankind, back when a good day was finding a semi fermented fruit and not getting eaten by a dinofelis. Good times!


MP3 Direct Link


Music Credits

Taylor, Terry S. "Skullmonkeys (The Theme)." From Imaginarium. 2000, MP3 file.

Episode Links

Australopithecus Afarensis
Australopithecus Africanus
Lucy (Afarensis)
Paranthropus Robustus
Homo Habilis
Homo Ergaster
Homo Erectus

UNESCO Dmanisi World Heritage Site
Nature - Human Evolution and Climate Change
Interesting theory by National Geographic on bipedalism...