Podcast Episodes

Neolithic Cultures of the Middle Yellow River

Season 4 Episode 50

This week we cover the neolithic cultures of the Peiligang, Cisha, and Jiahu. Or do we? Part of this week's episode deals with some debates about how closely related these neolithic culture are relat…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Neolithic Cultures of the Yangtze Delta

Season 4 Episode 49

This week's episode week we talk about the emerging neolithic cultures of the Yangtze Delta. This includes the Kuahuqiao, Hemudu, and Majiabang.

We discuss the expanding roll of rice agriculture durin…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Pengtoushan and Daxi cultures

Season 4 Episode 48

This week we talk about two neolithic cultures that existed in the western portion of the Yangtze River system, the Pengtoushan and Daxi cultures.

The Pengtoushan culture ends a few hundred years aft…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Setting the Stage for China's Neolithic Expansion

Season 4 Episode 47

This week we go over several broad topics that are related to neolithic China. This includes the etymology of the two main rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow, along which various neolithic cultures e…

Published on 8 months ago

The start of Neolithic Taiwan and the Austronesian People

Season 4 Episode 46

This week's episode sees us discuss the island of Taiwan, and the people living on it.

We go over the theory of how over the next few seasons they will spread off the island and spread the Austronesi…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

In the Mountains and Hills

Season 4 Episode 45

This week's episode talks about genetics and linguistics in Southern China and the border regions of northern South East Asia, We al briefly discuss the climate and geography of the Guilin and Guangx…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

New Cultures and the Spread of Agriculture

Season 4 Episode 44

This week we conclude our study of South East Asia between 6000-4000 BC(E). In it we discuss the sites and material cultures of Quỳnh Văn and Đa Bút. We also go over the spread of agriculture into ot…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Neolithic South East Asia

Season 4 Episode 43

Take 2! After an Audacity crash caused me to lose my first recording I was able to rerecord, and while I think this is much rougher we were still able to go over some highlights of this period of Neo…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Agriculture from the East?

Season 4 Episode 42

This week I go over some agricultural developments. One about millet domestication I forgot to cover in an earlier episode. The other is about rice domestication and the possibility of local strains …

Published on 9 months ago

The Ganges and Brahmaputra

Season 4 Episode 41

This week's episode deals with some etymology of the two eponymous rivers. The climate of the regions their systems run through and how that has affected archeology of this region during this period.…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago