Curated Video
For centuries they thought this Aztec temple disappeared... #shorts #cdmx #history
For centuries they thought this Aztec temple disappeared... #shorts #cdmx #history
Professor Dave Explains
How Genetics Interacts with Biological Anthropology
Once the field of genetics was developed, our understanding of biology was completely transformed. How did this specifically impact the field of anthropology? From Mendel's laws to the Human Genome Project, let's learn about how our...
Curated Video
Who Made These Giant Desert Figures... and Why?
The three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs - or Blythe Giant Intaglios - are enormous. So big in fact, that they can’t be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long...
Infognostica
Five dietary deficiencies that cavemen didn't have...
Our modern diet is rife with specific dietary deficiencies. This explores just 5 discrepancies between our diet, and that of our primal ancestors. Fig Leaf Rag Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
Great Big Story
Bringing Back Cakes of Dessert Past
Valerie Gordon revives extinct desserts from iconic bakeries, bringing back the taste of the past and the joy of nostalgia.
Wonderscape
First Friends: How Dogs Paved the Path for Domestication
Explore the pivotal role of dogs as the first domesticated animals and their impact on the evolution of human society. This video highlights how the early domestication of dogs enabled humans to transition from nomadic lifestyles to...
Great Big Story
Bringing Back Cakes of Dessert Past
Valerie Gordon revives extinct desserts from iconic bakeries,bringing back the taste of the past and the joy of nostalgia.
Curated Video
What Karahan Tepe Tells Us About Ancient Civilization
Researchers in Turkey are excavating at Karahan Tepe, which is believed to be much older than Gobekli Tepe, previously considered the oldest site. Karahan Tepe, with its T-shaped obelisks and animal carvings, suggests a prehistoric site...
Curated Video
Australia's 50,000-Year-Old Superhighways
Archeologists and scientists have mapped ancient migration superhighways across Australia, which were used around 50,000 to 70,000 years ago by the first people to populate the land. These pathways remarkably align with modern highways,...
Curated Video
Unearthing the Significance of the Jiroft Civilization
The Konar Sandal archeological site in the Jiroft area of southeastern Iran, is a Bronze Age urban settlement revealed after flooding in 2001. This site has challenged conventional understanding of ancient civilizations, with some...
Curated Video
Uncovering Mysteries of Early Humans in the Atapuerca Mountains
The discovery of ancient hominin bones in Northern Spain's Atapuerca Mountains has significantly pushed back the timeline for human arrival in Europe to about 1.2 million years ago, predating previous estimates by around 500,000 years....
Curated Video
Discovering Europe's Earliest Domesticated Dog
The remains of what is considered Europe's earliest pet dog, dating back to between 14,000 and 20,000 years ago, have been discovered in an Italian cave, shedding new light on the domestication process from wolves to dogs. This finding...
Curated Video
The Role of Female Hunters in Ancient Societies
Anthropologist Randy Haas and his team discovered the remains of a teenage female who was buried with her hunting tools at a site in Wilamaya Patjxa, Southern Peru. Her remains date back almost 9,000 years and are part of a broader study...
Curated Video
Reconsidering the Story of Our Earliest Ancestors
The Little Foot skeleton, discovered in South Africa in the 1990s and dating back approximately 3.67 million years, represents one of the most complete ancient hominin fossils ever found. This discovery has sparked controversy,...
Curated Video
The Origins of Human Creativity and Symbolic Thought
Scientists have discovered decorated artifacts from Tanzania and South Africa, dating back between 40,000 and 75,000 years, indicating that humans developed the capacity for symbolic thought much earlier than previously believed. These...
Great Big Story
Bringing Back Cakes of Dessert Past
Valerie Gordon revives extinct desserts from iconic bakeries,bringing back the taste of the past and the joy of nostalgia.
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Anthropology
Humans go by the name of Homo sapiens. How did our species come to be? How and when was human civilization developed? The fields that seek to answer these huge questions are anthropology and archeology. We will study the evolution of...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - What Do Fossils Tell Us?
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at the...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - What Skeletons Reveal
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
Religion for Breakfast
The Academic Study of Religion Explained
Religious studies draws inspiration from multiple academic disciplines: sociology, anthropology, history, neuroscience, biology, psychology, political science..so no matter what you're interested in, you can probably find a home in...
Infognostica
The Science of Yoga (Part 1 - Meditation)
Cutting edge scientists and ancient mystic dudes may have more to agree on than you think. This video explores some parallels within the ancient practice of meditation. If you want to research more on the scientific effects, check out...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - Speech And Language
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at the...
Restoration Planet
On the Trail of Rare Primates in Ecuador
For the first episode of the new year, the Restoration Planet team helps track one of the world's rarest primates. Near the coast of Ecuador lies the Pacoche Rainforest, home of the critically endangered Ecuadorian white-fronted...
Infognostica
Positive psychology (Part 6) - The three brains
According to the Gnostics, we have three brains - or three intelligence centres. Zazie Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/