S1 E13: A Brief Timeline of Homo Sapiens and the Development of Civilization

When did Homo sapiens develop? How are we related to other great apes? Did aliens change our DNA (you don’t have to listen for the answer to that one, it’s no). Tune in to find out how we went from small groups of hunter gatherers to building the pyramids in less than 30 minutes!

Sources:

• When did we Become Fully Human? What Fossils and DNA tell us about the Evolution of Modern Intelligence by Nick Longrich, University of Bath https://theconversation.com/when-did-we-become-fully-human-what-fossils-and-dna-tell-us-about-the-evolution-of-modern-intelligence-143717

• Timeline of the Human Condition by C. Patrick Doncaster, Southampton University https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html

• Early Agriculture’s toll on Human Health by George R Milner, Pennsylvania State University https://www.pnas.org/content/116/28/13721

• The Rise and Fall of a Neolithic Town http://www.catalhoyuk.com/site/rise_and_fall_of_a_neolithic_town

• World’s Oldest Temple to be Restored by Andrew Curry, National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/01/150120-gobekli-tepe-oldest-monument-turkey-archaeology/#close

When did Homo sapiens develop? How are we related to other great apes? Did aliens change our DNA (you don't have to listen for that answer, it's no). Tune in to find out how we went from small groups of hunter-gatherers to building the pyramids in less then 30 minutes!