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://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube: https://youtu.be/dzQCQq3KKKY...
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 Millet, Proso and Foxtail. Then a short discussion on Soybeans and their etymology. Twitter/X: https...
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 Del Fuego. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/tw9zpnCyMPY...
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 we talk about the difficulties facing traditional groups living deeper in the jungles up to the Dari...
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 working techniques (which worked) and how I described eastern groups. (Eh... I'm not as confident. Than...
This week's episode focuses on the changes to the environment and challenges facing humans living east of the Mississippi and the beginning of the Old Copper Culture. We also talk about the mystery of the emergence of the bow and arrow in the new world. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/uVLFEKebFcU
The final October historical fantasy/fiction bonus episode of 2023 is a review about the 2010 French film Ao: the Last Hunter We talk about what they got right, what was good, and what was bad or confusing. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/eaS3NaUP-Zs
This episode we talk about how environmental changes in North America led to changes in the lifestyle of the ancestors of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada, and the American Southwest. As well as technological advances happening due to the extinction of the Megafauna. We also talk about the arrival of the Aleut on the Aleutian Islands. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/8I1wdIzJxRo...
This bonus episode is a review of Dan Davis' Gods of Bronze serie's first book Godborn .This is a 'realistic' story set during the 3000s B.C. of the young demi god Herkuhlos' whose adventures will eventually evolve into the well known Greek myths of Heracles. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hs-5RKXm9Zg
In this episode we talk about/review the first book in the Legends of the First Empyre: Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan.This is a prequel series that takes place thousands of years in the past of Sullivan's other fantasy novels. In this work we see both elves and humans deal with revolutions' in technology and social institutions while also dealing with a cataclysmic genocidal war.Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/3OlrPYP0PGE...
This week we have a Halloween bonus episode talking about the Robert Howard story The Scarlet Citadel. This is an early Conan the Barbarian story dealing with King Conan of Aquilonia dealing with treachery as he battles the King of Koth, Strabonus, and the dark wizard Tsohta-lanti. We also dive into the some of the historical references and inspiration made by Howard.Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/qFsaAQYlDf8...
This week we conclude this season's coverage of Europe by talking about Ireland and Britain. We discuss the changes to the islands after the end of the Younger Dryas and the peoples and animals living there. We also discuss the famous Cheddar Man as well as tools, houses, and the Isle of Mann. Twiiter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod YouTube: https://youtu.be/M2QrLgf7qQ4
This week we talk about the Mediterranean Islands like Sicily, Malta, and Sardinia. We also move west and talk about the changes in Iberia and France happening following the break up of the Azilian Culture. https://twitter.com/waradrevpod https://youtu.be/nN8Is1Vr-qM
This week I go into some Entomology that I forgot last week and for this week's subjects as well. We also talk about the Cardium Ware culture emerging along the Adriatic Coast and all along the Italia Coast.To the north we talk about the environmental changes in Scandinavia and the impact that had on the Maglemosian culture and other remnants of the Swiderian and Ahrensberg cultures. Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod Youtube: https://youtu.be/ohtvprmlUHg...
