That being said, written records can’t be the only thing taken into consideration they could be biased or could be stories passed down generation after generation, slowly being changed to fit the current worldviews.Įmma - Many Paleolithic societies were communal. These are, in some ways, more detailed than other forms of records, including archaeological and biological remains. The radiocarbon method is a good indicator of how old something is.Īudrey - Written records are a main tool in learning the history of the people before us. So if half the carbon 14 has decayed, that means the item is 5730 years old. Everyone always talks about how old certain things are, but how is the information found? Radiocarbon dating is when you get a certain element called carbon 14 and and see how much of it has decayed back into nitrogen 14. The tools they used and how the newer ones were perfected is another.īen- Anthropology is the study of ancient humans and their cultures. Finding bones and doing tests like potassium argon dating or other methods to find the age was one of the ways we could see find prehistory. Gabe - Prehistory is the history before it was written. The origin of humans and early human societies: Beginnings. Welcome back to The Emancipation Podcast Station - the place to hear about history researched and retold through the eyes of Middle school and HS students. (Amber is always right p)Visit our website Follow us on Twitter Facebook Instagram us at look forward to hearing from you, and we look forward to you joining our cult of weirdness!#betterthanhuman #cultofweirdness Note: Jennifer meant Plato not Aristotle at the beginning of the episode, and Amber was right, it was Robot Chicken. But how did they go from a symbol of religion in the Middle Ages to our modern pop culture icon? And how did they become so ingrained in our culture? Learn more in this week's episode of Better Than Human. Then they became popular during the middle ages, due to a poor translation of the bible, and from the rediscovery of Greek writings. Greeks did not think that Unicorns were myths, they recorded them in their history books. It is believed that the first Unicorn image was recorded by the Indus Valley Civilization on the Unicorn Seal found at the archaeological site Mohenjo-daro, but it was the Greeks that popularized the creature. Come with us as we explore where and why this might happen and listen as Patricia continuously tries to get Lee to stop whispering "anal probe" into his microphone.One of them might end up in a vortex by the time it's all over. In these "Vile Vortices" human evolution might make great leaps, or the planet might open up to swallow you whole. Sanderson believed there were places of power on the earth that invite industry and disaster, places where the world's great civilizations were born and places where vast collections of humans were lost forever. In this second of a three-part series, we'll discuss the Bermuda Triangle and Easter Island and why these out-of-the-way destinations, might also be out of this world. We told you what might happen, now we're going to tell you where. Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood. Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze. It will not happen overnight-so keep fighting! We stand with you. Every little bit helps as we grow, and we cannot wait to talk to you all again. Please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. We're in this together, and we're better together. You can also find us over on our website! We want to hear from you, to share this time with you. You can follow BYWAP on Twitter and Instagram. If you like what we do, you can support BYWAP over on our Patreon! Wash Your Hands.ĭonate to Black Lives Matter LA, the Action Bail Fund, Black Visions Collective.
Things have changed, but we're changing with it.ĭonate. Oh! And the magnificent UNESCO site of Mohenjo-daro literally translates to Mound of the Dead Men.įind out what shenanigans led to the ultimate discovery of these cities discover how aqueducts and water channels forged these near-Industrial trade cities un-learn some prejudices you may have about beliefs about non-Western civilizations being extremely advanced and, celebrate how incredibly cool the concept of j-chilling in Mesopotamia, Abu Dhabi, Minoan Crete, Ancient Egypt, and the Indus Valley during the Same Time Period. We went back in time, and found an advanced Indus River Civilization and the Harappan Civilization thriving amongst rivers, lakes, and water systems. Your favorite hosts dawn our archeologists hats, grab our baby paintbrushes, and get to work exploring the fantastic ghost sites of Mohenjo-daro and Dholavira. What's perfect for October Season? Ancient Civilizations.
We're wrapping up our three-part series on the Vile Vortices with a quick summary of what the 10 lesser-known locations have in store and why we think you should avoid visiting there at all costs.