Warfare, Advancement, and Revisionism

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 expansion of textiles, cloth, and leather production and styles. We also talk about some of the smaller branches (potentially) of the Niger-Congo Language Family including the Dogon and their religion. X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: htt...

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 African Hunter Gatherers that inhabited places like Shum Laka. We also started to touch on the Niger-Congo language family and how branches of it are starting to spread. Particularly Mande (Though it may be a separate language family) and it's probable conn...

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 potential social organizations and what we know of their languages. We also discuss the all encompassing importance of the forest to them and what role music played in this importance. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/JH499N...

I return this week after a very frustrating experience last week to talk about the ancestors of the modern Khoi and San peoples and some of the reasons that these peoples haven't had to change as quickly as those living in other regions. I also dive into some discussion about hunter gatherer warfare or conflict and what the differences between that and settle warfare were. Twitter/X: https://twitt...

In our last Urbanization special for season 4 we talk about the first major urban sites in Mesopotamia and the Indian subcontinent, and what we know and don't know about them at this early date. We also talk about why these areas were ahead of their neighbors in seeing cities form. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/0etj839Fa3E

This week we take a look at some older views of cities and their origins from Plato and Aristotle and compare them with the criteria we discussed last week. I also talk about some feedback about cities in the US and my home state. X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod Twitter: https://youtu.be/XsmZniUlZyA

!! Apologies for the sound mixing. My theme song's volume would not mix in at a lower volume than the episode audio !! This week we're reviewing V. Gordon Childe's 10 criteria of a city and the issues with them. We're also reviewing etymology of smaller sedentary settlements and going over their sizes (at least in an English context) and equivalents in hunter gather societies. Twitter/X: https://t...

This week we're talking about copper, gold, meteoric iron, and the methods that were used by humans to manipulate and shape these elements. We also discuss the evolution of the concept of a copper age. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/C1jZ09bkdDs

This week we finish this season's animal domestication episodes by talking about Sus domesticus, or pigs. X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/fi8aSGRzre4

This week's domestication episode talks about the Camelids including the Bactrian Camel, Vicuna, Guanaco, Alpaca, and Llama. As well as the Chicken and its primary ancestor the Red Jungle Fowl. Also we fight some technical difficulties. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/9LDCcef0jIY

This week we move over to our first animal domestication special for this season. In it we talk about Donkeys and Bees. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/E6fI2cZ4BSU

This week we complete this season's discussion about crop domestication. In it we finish discussing the crops emerging in Mesoamerica like maize, amaranth, and avocado. We then talk about the foundation of South American agriculture with the emergence of potatoes, cassava, and new world cotton. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/alg0R2ykh5g

This week I deal with a headache, but you get to learn about spelt, onions, and we move into North American to talk about squash and beans. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/6bnT0jSNVZo

In this weeks episode we finish up corps being domesticated in Asia this season by talking about bananas, water chestnuts, burdock, and perilla. Not only fruits and plants useful as food stuffs but also for medicinal and secondary by product purposes. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/q4U-9bqJRBk

!!!Apologies!!! I just realized I forgot to edit out the clap sync at the start of this episode. I think a cough is in there too. I would normally edit this out, but the audio was already mixed and I deleted the raw files. This week we're continuing our overview of crop domestication. This episode contains information on the different strains of Rice, Japonica and Indica, The two species of Asian...

This week's episode focuses on the domesticate grape vine and first winery. Cotton trees in the Indian Subcontinent and how they may or may not have spread into the Levant. The start of orchards with the domestication of Apples and Pomegranates. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/15IJgYZ2U4g

Following a surprising amount of viewer feedback I decided to go into some etymological breakdowns of crops we've talked about so far. I also continue to go over the next round of crops domesticated in the fertile crescent. Including Rye, Dates, Olives. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/CQOVlTt_M5Q

Season 4 continues with a general information and topics episode. This week's episode sees us talk about the various crops that are being domesticated in Africa during the period of 6000-4000 BC(E) and what regions they're being domesticated in. Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/8RZ10ZFHT6E

New year new season! We kick off season four with a talk about pottery, why it is important in both an academic sense and for practical reason. We also go over the different types and what the difference is between them. Or at least the types that have been invented by the end of this newest season. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/waxmmVw13Tg

This week is the season finale! We finish by talking about a couple of final sites in modern Brazil and the emergence of pottery there, and whether it may or not be the origin of pottery for the rest of the continent. We then move south to talk about the movement of people along other rivers into the interior of the south of the continent before talking about the peopling of Patagonia, and Tierra...

The week we discuss the Guianas and their environment and a couple of groups of humans that occupied various parts of the region. We also talk about the origin of the Amazon River's name and what new archeology information has been coming up through the use of new technologies. Twitter/X : https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/uX5uEdnPuIQ

This week I go over some information that a view provided me to help flesh out some information about the Southern Andes and the Chinchorro Culture. We also go over groups in the modern countries of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/q0uf0ck1jYI

This week we move into and talk about changes happening in South America at the dawn of the Neolithic. We also discuss some etymology of the Andes mountains and how the continent was first peopled. Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we talk about some more etymology and the origin of the name for the continent of America. We also talk about the people occupying the Tehuacan Valley and the emerging El Riego phase that they begin in the region. This includes their stone work, woodworking, and emerging experimentation with agriculture. As well as evidence for an emerging religious culture and society. Then to conclude...

This week's episode covers geography and etymology lessons regarding the Mississippi River and all giving context regarding it's constituent basins. We also talk about the Sierra Madre Mountains and Altiplano Mexico, and how these things were affecting the humans living there. We also talk about the origins of agriculture in North America. I also tried to clear things up regarding early copper wor...