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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…
1 year 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 di…
1 year, 1 month 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.
Th…
1 year, 1 month 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 th…
1 year, 1 month 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 wi…
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 2 months 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.…
1 year, 2 months 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 abl…
1 year, 2 months 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 d…
1 year, 2 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 affe…
1 year, 2 months ago