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Successors of the Cardium Pottery Culture in Southern France and Iberia
Season 4 Episode 79
This week we talk about the neolithic peoples of Southern France and Iberia after the Cardial Ware culture declined. This includes several unclassified peoples as well as areas of Switzerland and Nor…
Published on 12 hours ago
Catignano, Ripoli, and the VBQ
Season 4 Episode 78
This week we talk about the Neolithic cultures of central Italy and their pottery, including Catignano and Ripoli and how one grew out of and replaced the other. We also discuss the Square Mouth Vase…
Published on 1 week ago
Neolithic Southern Italy and Sardinia
Season 4 Episode 77
This week I finish up Sicily by talking about the island of Pantelleria and the chain known as the Aegadian. We then turn to the south of the Italian Peninsula to discuss the emergence of the Capri-L…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Stentinello Culture, Sicily, Calabria, and Malta
Season 4 Episode 76
This week we talk about the neolithic Stentinello culture as it emerges after the collapse of the Cardium Ware culture. We cover how their economy continued the spread of agriculture and herding whil…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Kakanj, Butmir, and the Danilo Cultures
Season 4 Episode 75
This week we talk about the pottery and economies of two Neolithic cultures that occupied a fairly small area along the Bonsa River but that were integral in facilitating long range trade with the pe…
Published on 1 month ago
The Neolithic Peloponnese and The Cardium Ware
Season 4 Episode 74
This week we finish up our look at Greece for this season by discussing the Peloponnese and a burial site that may have influenced the local religion in the classical period. We also cover the emerge…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Aegean Sea Islands and Etymology
Season 4 Episode 73
This week's episode deals primarily with the etymology of the Aegean Sea and some other nearby bodies of water and the myths surrounding them. We then talked about the Cretan site of Knossos as they …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Western Anatolia, Sesklo, and the Dimini Culture
Season 4 Episode 72
This week we tie up a final loose end from the Balkans. We then discuss sites undergoing the transition from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic in Anatolia including Hacilar and Beycesultan. We then m…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Sopot and Chalcolithic Balkans
Season 4 Episode 71
This week we talk about the Sopot culture and it's relationship to other early neolithic faming cultures in Southern Europe before we move onto the newly emerging Chalcolithic cultures of the Balkans…
Published on 2 months ago
The Start of the Linear Pottery , Bükk, and Tisza Cultures
Season 4 Episode 70
This week we discuss the origin of the Linear Pottery Culture along the middle Danube, and its rapid spread out of the region. We then go over its developments in its early and development phases. We…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago