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Back to SearchThe Creations of the Egyptian Gods
Season 4 Episode 11
This week we dive into ancient Egyptian creation myths... or some of them. The gods that were mentioned in these and the concept of natural order Ma'…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Red Land and New Cultures
Season 4 Episode 10
This week we talk about the eastern desert and the goods that are starting to be sourced from the area. We also talk about the culture doing the sour…
1 year, 11 months ago
Nubia and The Foundations of Kush
Season 4 Episode 9
This week we jump ahead to talk about terminology used by the Egyptians about the regions and peoples to their south. We also talk about the site tha…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Highlands and the Sea
Season 4 Episode 8
This week we talk about the Cushitic branch of Afroasiatic languages and the peoples of the Horn of Africa as well as their proto states and interact…
2 years ago
The White Nile, African Great Lakes, and the Omo
Season 4 Episode 7
This week we discuss the Eburran culture and it's interaction with a pastoralist groups coming into African Great Lakes Region from the Nile and Horn…
2 years ago
Lake Chad
Season 4 Episode 6
This week we talk about the importance of Lake Chad. The origin of that name. The arrival of pastoralism and the importance of fishing in the region.…
2 years ago
Lake Chad and The Headwaters Of the Nile
Season 4 Episode 5
This week we move to the peoples living around Lake Chad, the eastern Sahel, the southern Nile, and its tributaries between 6000-4000 BC(E) and the e…
2 years ago
Small Advances and Small Branches
Season 4 Episode 4
This week we finish this season's coverage of West Africa. I talk about the delay in the adoption of agriculture in the region, and the future expans…
2 years, 1 month ago
West African Hunter Gatherers, the Round Head Period, and New Languages
Season 4 Episode 3
This episode was a little shorter than I would have liked thanks to some technical issues, but that didn't stop me from talking about the West Africa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Central Africa and it's Gatherers
Season 4 Episode 2
This week we talk about the ancestors of Central Africa's Pygmy peoples. We discuss why they may have evolved their shorter stature and their potenti…
2 years, 1 month ago