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    (0:00) Opening
    (2:36)Discovery
    (4:27) Genetic relationship and evolution
    (7:32) Distribution and population
    (8:50) Anatomy
    (17:56) Appearance
    (20:11) Genetic populations
    (21:35) Diet
    (27:02) Predators
    (30:06) Food storage and cooking
    (32:44) Cannibalism
    (35:22) Tool use
    (42:27) Climate
    (43:27) Clothing
    (45:17) Possible hibernation
    (46:10) Shelter
    (48:07) Seafaring
    (49:28) Injuries and medicines
    (54:01) Accessory
    (59:07) Possible musical instrument
    (1:00:14) Cave art
    (1:05:59) Burial
    (1:08:54) Language
    (1:12:27) Social hierarchy
    (1:13:30) Compassion
    (1:16:06) Arrival of Homo sapiens
    (1:19:08) Extinction cause
    (1:23:15) Neanderthal genome in Homo sapiens
    (1:26:15) Closing
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  • @NORTH02
    @NORTH02  2 роки тому +546

    What extinct human species should I do next?

    • @entity6609
      @entity6609 2 роки тому +79

      Maybe try making a video of your own hypothetical human species.

    • @HighFilms
      @HighFilms 2 роки тому +183

      Homo Heidelbergensis would be neat

    • @kakapo1009
      @kakapo1009 2 роки тому +141

      Denisovans

    • @naciremasti
      @naciremasti 2 роки тому +33

      Ardipithecus ramadus.

    • @ivarbrouwer197
      @ivarbrouwer197 2 роки тому +80

      The dwarfed human species with their dwarfed environment that survived on remote Indonesia till late would be an original one.

  • @danielkover7157
    @danielkover7157 2 роки тому +2182

    I don't know why, but this subject--prehistory--and these videos in particular fill me with a sense of longing. It's like a dream I woke up from and long to return to as I fall back to sleep, or nostalgia for something both strangely familiar and mysterious, like a memory lost in the deep recesses of time. Whatever it is, this is what drives my interest in prehistory, ancient history, and mythology. Great video, North!

    • @madelineschultz4968
      @madelineschultz4968 2 роки тому +207

      Daniel, there is within each one of us a deep longing that can take us back thousands of centuries to the beginning.. Be grateful that you are able to experience that deep longing. It makes you truly bonded to our ancestors and therefore, deeply alive to mother earth...

    • @wonkie3742
      @wonkie3742 2 роки тому +68

      Is this a frog thinking of his shorter stronger snowy frog relatives the neandertoads

    • @jonp3890
      @jonp3890 2 роки тому +114

      @@wonkie3742 Careful there, your comment is a tad polarizing.

    • @catlaw1997
      @catlaw1997 2 роки тому +102

      Inherited memory, perhaps. I wish we could go back and visit different times. I don’t much care for our times now.

    • @Bears.Beets.Battlestar
      @Bears.Beets.Battlestar 2 роки тому +28

      Well said …I feel the same

  • @acliclas138
    @acliclas138 Рік тому +77

    Lucid dreams about surviving in ancient and primitive times brought me here. Well-documented and well-presented content. 10/10

    • @Nantosuelta
      @Nantosuelta Рік тому +13

      Thats pretty cool, could be past life memories, who knows

    • @acliclas138
      @acliclas138 Рік тому +14

      @@Nantosuelta Really just a cool set of images, feelings, smells, and observational memories. For example, waking with fresh memories of speer stalking a hooved animal into a bush and quietly guessing the animal's type and weight by how hard each step struck the ground. I'm not a speer hunter, and I don't know what hooved animals sound like in the woods. I'm not claiming anything supernatural, and couldn't tell you anything about how hooves sound. It's just some really weird recurring dreams I've dealt with. Lol.

    • @godless-clump-of-cells
      @godless-clump-of-cells 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Nantosuelta There's not a shred of evidence to indicate the existence of a soul, much less reincarnation.

  • @Ilovehumanevolution
    @Ilovehumanevolution 11 місяців тому +40

    Dude I’ve been trying to look for documentaries on early humans and couldn’t find anything at all, then I found your channel and I don’t think I have been happier since😂

    • @SSNESS
      @SSNESS 8 місяців тому

      It must’ve been great to survive without money/school/jobs back then like they did

    • @Tmac_305
      @Tmac_305 Місяць тому

      Try ancient Egypt and kemet civilizations

  • @dedbaka
    @dedbaka 8 місяців тому +17

    I was raised being taught young earth creationism. My parents personally knew many of the staff and executives at the Creation Museum, and we were taken there very often. So I never grew up knowing any actual science. Coming here to finally learn scientific histories, has been a real treat. Your videos are so well put together, even a beginner like me can understand them. And, I don't know if anyone has said it, but your voice is very soothing. I like watching you videos while working on projects. Thank you again!

    • @cate7199
      @cate7199 7 місяців тому +2

      It happens often with cultural or religious beliefs. It shows your intelligence to examine things. Your parents meant well. I'm not giving an opinion on religion... I was raised the same way... only your intellect and free thinking. 🤗

    • @billwilliamson9842
      @billwilliamson9842 7 місяців тому +1

      @@cate7199 yes but we have also seen science flip flip back and forth on things, make up false narratives and even ridicule and bury factual information that doesn't fit with certain political agendas, Science clearly isn't above this last one at all. So Take many things touted as fact in the scientific world with a grain of salt IMHO.

    • @seanmulcahy3243
      @seanmulcahy3243 3 місяці тому

      I was raised in a Christian family but never believed. I desperately wanted evolution by random mutation to be true so I could put any alternative to the side. I never believed in a young earth. Without going into detail.. through incredible revelation I became a Christian (not in a church). Question what people bodly state as fact. We live in an age. One of many. Just as it says in genesis. The earth was dark and void. Nothing God creates is dark and void. It was the start of a new age.. the one we live in.

  • @brq267
    @brq267 2 роки тому +391

    (0:00) Opening
    (2:36) Discovery
    (4:27) Genetic relationship and evolution
    (7:32) Distribution and population
    (8:50) Anatomy
    (17:56) Appearance
    (20:11) Genetic populations
    (21:35) Diet
    (27:02) Predators
    (30:06) Food storage and cooking
    (32:44) Cannibalism
    (35:22) Tool use
    (42:27) Climate
    (43:27) Clothing
    (45:17) Possible hibernation
    (46:10) Shelter
    (48:07) Seamanship
    (49:28) Injuries and medicines
    (54:01) Accessory
    (59:07) Possible musical instrument
    (1:00:14) Cave art
    (1:05:59) Burial
    (1:08:54) Language
    (1:12:27) Social hierarchy
    (1:13:30) Compassion
    (1:16:06) Arrival of Homo sapiens
    (1:19:08) Extinction cause
    (1:23:15) Neanderthal genome in Homo sapiens
    (1:26:15) Closing

  • @Caninecancersucksrocks
    @Caninecancersucksrocks 2 роки тому +410

    I’m 52, and it’s been fascinating to see how much the knowledge and information on Neanderthals has changed since I was a child. I first read Jean M. Auel’s fictional “Earth’s Children” series when in my late teens, and they were one of the things which first triggered an interest in anthropology, which in turn eventually led me to having a career in clinical psychology.
    I have to say, this was very well done! I’ve very much enjoyed watching all four of your videos (*edit*: on ancient humans), and it’s clear you put a great deal of work into all of them. Many people on platforms like this one often don’t put so much time, research & attention to detail into their work, so this series has been a refreshing change of pace. Thank you!

    • @solonkazos1379
      @solonkazos1379 2 роки тому +12

      All the effort in this video is a compiled grouping of stories. None of them has any facts or evidence. In reality the Neanderthals had better DNA than we have today. They had better bone structures, larger heads, and lived a very long time. It is very likely they built the neolithic structures which have advanced machining we still can not duplicate today.
      So the old trope of the Neanderthal caveman is a false narrative. These people were advanced, and their buildings along with DNA prove it. You have a career in clinical psychology and yet you didn't know God created man. The DNA proves it.

    • @SR-iy4gg
      @SR-iy4gg 2 роки тому +30

      @@solonkazos1379 What evidence do you have that Neanderthals lived "a very long time" or that they "likely built the neolithic structures...?" That doesn't fit with any evidence I've read about in several very well-researched books about Neanderthals.

    • @SR-iy4gg
      @SR-iy4gg 2 роки тому +4

      I just finished the first book in that series. The author spends way too much of the book telling us all of the research she learned rather than simply telling a story. Also, it's beyond ridiculous that the characters have no idea how people become pregnant. These are hunter-gatherers who live close to nature, and presumably, have at least a modicum of common sense. And, they don't speak either. Neaderthals were capable of speaking, although maybe that wasn't known when the book was published. I also didn't like how she left her son and he never shows up again in the other books. I wish now I'd only bought the first one and not the whole series at one time.

    • @solonkazos1379
      @solonkazos1379 2 роки тому +4

      @@SR-iy4gg The whole evolutionary concept is a fiction. They can cite all the articles they want , but it is just citing more peers from the evolutionary camp. Today we're getting to the point where even the stories don't add up. So evolution is dead, its been rejected by science at every level. Yet people still push the old trope.
      It looks like these Neanderthals were very smart. They likely built the neolithic structures we don't even have the tools to copy. They were literate, had governments, courts, schools, and many other things.
      Its best to start with the Bible timelines , because it has evidence all over the place.

    • @solonkazos1379
      @solonkazos1379 2 роки тому +3

      @@SR-iy4gg Some of the evidence is in the bones. The Neanderthals had a much more robust bone structure. It is identical to today's man kind, but much better, much healthier.
      Example; The bone right above the eye sockets never stops growing. It doesn't grow fast, but the rate is about one half inch in 4 to 5 hundred years. Many of the Neanderthals have a large brow bone indicating they lived hundreds of years.
      I think the Bible timeline fits the evidence.
      So the Neanderthals were part of the first humans from Adam/Noah. These people were against the God of Noah even after the flood, they stood in idolatry . So these neolithic structures are part of large cities with King who create new gods. Like the Tower of Babel, stone hinge, Peru, India, China etc. They all came about in the same era of time.
      We have writings from Nimrod/Gilgamesh to Noah. These tablets are available in museums and can be seen online. Nimrod wanted Noah to support the building of the tower. Noah refused, before the war broke out the languages were confused and the neolithic period came to an end. Today we see Roman structures built on top of neolithic structures. The older is much more advanced building and engineering.
      The evidences are being gathered everyday. So the historical puzzle is filling in . There is so much more evidence to cover, but this isn't the best format for that. However I can answer some direct questions.

  • @AITrademarket
    @AITrademarket Рік тому +17

    I am of sub-Saharan African ancestry and all I can say is thank you. What an enlightening and inspiring video. Please keep up the good work, whatever you decide to do next.

    • @MKRex
      @MKRex 9 місяців тому +3

      Glad our interests are gradually directing towards the origins of our species. I’m Yoruba, from Nigeria. Frustrated that people are still obsessed with religious superstitions and stagnated by indoctrination.

    • @AITrademarket
      @AITrademarket 9 місяців тому +1

      @@MKRex cool! Actually my middle name is Lanre!

    • @MKRex
      @MKRex 9 місяців тому +2

      Haha, can't even pretend to be surprised. If there's one thing our culture cultivates, its curiosity and pursuit of knowledge. Nothing is off limits, when it comes to understanding our place in the larger scheme of things, knowledge is power, and that is why we continue to transcend all expectations and limitations.
      I'm Yemi. A pleasure.

    • @AITrademarket
      @AITrademarket 9 місяців тому +1

      @@MKRex The pleasure is all mine, Yemi!

    • @mourlyvold64
      @mourlyvold64 9 місяців тому +1

      @@AITrademarket What does the name 'Lanre' specify in this context?
      Your interlocutor seems to pick up on it instantly, but I am totally ignorant in this subject.
      Thanks.

  • @zp944
    @zp944 Рік тому +58

    Just wanna tell you thank you. Thank you for making such an amazingly well researched documentary with great visuals.
    But more than anything, THANK YOU for speaking the way that you do, and and thank you for not adding loud sound effects.
    I love this documentary for many reasons, but above all, I love how easily it puts me to sleep.
    I've been using it every night for like 2 months now.
    Seriously, thank you

  • @three-eyedbro
    @three-eyedbro 2 роки тому +501

    Great video. It’s hard to find a community to accurately discuss ancient human species because of misconceptions and the ego of modern humans. I know we have a lot still to learn about these fascinating humans!

    • @talizmondakine1995
      @talizmondakine1995 2 роки тому +5

      The egoiconstruct can be a real lulu

    • @JM1993951
      @JM1993951 2 роки тому +46

      @Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh yeah, that’s how science works and it’s one of the greatest strengths of science, not the weakness you try to frame it as. New information means new understanding. It’s much better than an ancient book with wrong answers that never change.

    • @dustinjohnson7191
      @dustinjohnson7191 2 роки тому +8

      It's like they just disappeared and seem so interesting. Im really fascinated by then and by other ancient humans like denisovans

    • @ianharrison5758
      @ianharrison5758 2 роки тому +8

      @Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh unfortunately that’s just one of the downsides of science. People like to cling to facts, especially ones they’ve held on to for a long time so they freak out when shit changes. People are still willing to go to war about Pluto being a planet, and some people still refuse to believe wolf packs didn’t have alphas. Those are just some trivial examples but it extends all the way up to the religious nuts who refuse to recognize that creationism has been thoroughly debunked and the radical atheists who screech about the Big Bang like it’s a confirmed fact and not just our best, but certainly incomplete theory. We all need to keep an open mind to new facts and ideas. The scientific method works so well at finding the facts because even when you’re wrong you’ve still learned a massive amount of information. If people were critical of misinformation, propaganda, and misconceptions and actually accepted peer reviewed sources then a whole lot of humanities most embarrassing and atrocious attributes and behavior wouldn’t be a thing

    • @kurgansrus1277
      @kurgansrus1277 2 роки тому +5

      Speaking of egos have you seen how the media is still bringing up "white supremacists lies" yet DNA evidence has overwhelmingly confirmed Aryan migrations, and that the Indo Iranians we're literally a eastward migration of corded ware, and that corded ware is related to modern northern Europeans, no offense obviously the Nazis were evil people, but that doesn't mean everything they said about history is false, claiming Arya came from corded ware as they did is not claiming anyone is better or claiming an involvement in any ancient culture not Indo European, such as Egypt or Babylon who are semetic, yet it's way over dramatic that the claims applied to every civilization in the world

  • @AmyKSpreadborough
    @AmyKSpreadborough 2 роки тому +61

    Wow! What an amazing documentary! You addressed so many Neanderthal topics I’ve been so long wondering about: what they wore, what they ate, whether they had music and art. So many other documentaries don’t have the scope or depth of what you’ve presented here. Thank you so much for the many, many hours of work you devoted!

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +9

      New video out now!

  • @bigsprucerabbitry6238
    @bigsprucerabbitry6238 Рік тому +49

    Awesome job! I had never heard of the hibernation idea, but it makes sense. I live in northern Alaska and when day length gets below 4 hours a day, I commonly lose a few days to falling asleep and not rousing for a few days. Thankfully, I normally am off work that time of year. They might not have hibernated the way ground squirrels do (super cooling their bodies for months on end), but sleeping for a couple of days, eating a bit and falling back asleep for a few days sound like a pretty nice way of getting through a winter.

    • @NOMAD-qp3dd
      @NOMAD-qp3dd Рік тому +5

      It reminds me of how on 'survivor' type shows, what seems to happen is the contestants get just enough of a 'habitation' set up so they can rest comfortably, and then set up just enough of some way/system to get enough food, and then spend the rest of the time kindof loafing around because you cant just expend calories nonstop.
      Now, the contestants on these shows are obviously in a different situation and don't work that hard at all because they see the light at the end of the tunnel, soon the show will end, or they can just quit if they want to, or things get too bad the show producers will sneak in food and water so noone dies. So they are quite a bit more lazy than our ancestors.
      But it still goes to show that humans will definately hunker down and basically "hibernate" when the going gets rough. Doing nothing, is a survival tactic. 🤣

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Рік тому +5

      ​@@NOMAD-qp3dd another thing to consider is that the vast majority of people on those shows have significantly less knowledge compared to a full time hunter gatherer in a given area especially when it comes to the list of known local edible plants as well as how to find them. Without that type of ancestral knowledge combined with most of them not having a community and missing out on a lifetime of constantly practicing most of the skills relevant to survival in this context means that only a handful of people could do as well without modern technology as their pre agricultural counterparts and most of those people would still struggle in unfamiliar regions of the planet.

    • @NOMAD-qp3dd
      @NOMAD-qp3dd Рік тому +1

      @@garethbaus5471 indeed. 👊

    • @ericsalles3393
      @ericsalles3393 8 місяців тому

      Smallpox ?

    • @joycekellner9957
      @joycekellner9957 7 місяців тому

      This was so well done. Also your voice is extremely soothing. Yes, kudos to all the artists and scientists whose work is represented ( and any other contributors I missed).

  • @Martin-sp4zf
    @Martin-sp4zf Рік тому +21

    This is an excellent treatment of our Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens cultures. It's laden with insight and knowledge. I feel very fortunate to have found it.

    • @theephraimite
      @theephraimite Рік тому

      It’s fake science. Neanderthals were actually human beings, not some other species.

  • @Archangelm127
    @Archangelm127 2 роки тому +232

    This is better than any TV documentary I've seen in the past 20 years. Bravo, N02! This is masterful.

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +21

      Hey “NO2” is a pretty good logo design for merchandise, thanks!

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 2 роки тому

      @@NORTH02 N02

    • @jackvoss175
      @jackvoss175 2 роки тому +13

      My congratulations to North02. This is what the History Channel could have been, and should have been. Rather than dorking around with aliens, junk pickers, pawn shop dodoes, and other trash, History could have presented something above the third grade level. Good on you, North02!
      Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

    • @Archangelm127
      @Archangelm127 2 роки тому

      @@jackvoss175 Concur. :)

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +4

      @@jackvoss175 hey maybe history channel still has hope when I get there…

  • @Christina2tw69
    @Christina2tw69 2 роки тому +226

    I feel like them hibernating makes sense, as we ‘sorta’ hibernate.
    When the nights get longer and it gets colder, we typically gain weight or at least are more sedentary, we are less social, we sleep more at night and our mood changes. Maybe these circadian rhythms are like a genetic precursor or remnants of a more drastic form of hibernation our species cousins (and ancestors bc interbreeding)

    • @Hollylivengood
      @Hollylivengood 2 роки тому +28

      Seems reasonable to me. Oh it's September...get me a blanket and a book. Yep, hibernate.

    • @michaelcarley9866
      @michaelcarley9866 2 роки тому +11

      A guy lived stranded inside his car for a whole freezing winter. They say his body went into hibernation.

    • @buttercxpdraws8101
      @buttercxpdraws8101 2 роки тому +14

      Tasmanian aborigines we’re able to ‘hibernate’ during winter - they could consciously lower their body temperature and slow their heart rate significantly in order to conserve energy. ✌️

    • @zentune100
      @zentune100 2 роки тому +3

      You must not be a skier 🤣

    • @carimart5890
      @carimart5890 2 роки тому +8

      I mean that seems like something that would happen. Babies have the ability to hibernate in extreme conditions.

  • @Turkish_Model__1
    @Turkish_Model__1 11 місяців тому +7

    Of course they resembled Basques. Germanic is an Indo-European language like Hittite. You can find blonde features in places like Turkey, Chechnya, Georgia, Lebanon, Persia.

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  11 місяців тому

      Weird bot comment

  • @colinbrown9044
    @colinbrown9044 2 роки тому +42

    I find it hard to feel guilty spending 90 minutes watching something so well researched and produced with such sincere desire to ensure it was time well spent.

    • @woodspirit98
      @woodspirit98 9 місяців тому

      Research shows the diet of neanderthals was almost exclusively meat. They weren't vegetarian or eating only seafood as he says in the beginning.

    • @waketp420
      @waketp420 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@woodspirit98that's not what he said at all.. lol

  • @AClark-gs5gl
    @AClark-gs5gl 2 роки тому +71

    Being a science and history buff, this is by far 1 of my all time favorite channels. Very, very informative and extremely well presented.

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +9

      😅

    • @vincentcalderone5956
      @vincentcalderone5956 2 роки тому +4

      @@NORTH02 Great videos ! just thought I'd throw out there because I think it's interesting that on the mtdna line we are closer to Neandertals, But on the Y line Neandertals and Denisovans are closer. On the mt Denisovans diverged maybe 1Mya, but the Y we diverged from the other 2 maybe 650,000 to 700,000ya. it's much easier to see on a chart than to explain. it gets pretty complex when you think that the divergence of the mtdna and Y in the case of Dens and Neas is a 500,000 year difference and the divergence of 2 lines for us and Neas is about 200,000 year difference. There is chart on a John Hawks video aloha

    • @vincentcalderone5956
      @vincentcalderone5956 2 роки тому +3

      @@NORTH02 wasn't trying to dispute dates, just introduce the idea that groups didn't actually diverge at one time, it's much more complicated. And since the MTDNA is such an incredibly tiny fraction of our DNA it seems that it can only reveal a tiny portion of the truth. They did the MT first because it's so small and manageable but as Hawks points out there are tens of thousands of other segments that have a common ancestor between a few hundred thousand years and 1.9 Million. Currently many people seem to think that the MT and Y tell the complete story of our origins

  • @desktopkitty
    @desktopkitty Рік тому +66

    I have nothing amazing or eloquent to say, but simply thank you for the work and dedication you put into making this video and sharing it with us.

  • @locust334
    @locust334 Рік тому +6

    I wonder if they made wooden throwing sticks? Not only did I watch till the end but I will be watching it many many times. Absolutely brilliant!!

  • @BrenoviskxD
    @BrenoviskxD 2 роки тому +145

    this virtual animation of a neanderthal reminds me that could be awesome if someone program a game based on species, like you select your homo specie and try to thrive, battle, survive, acomplish missions and so on. Great video btw, awesome content, this is the most awesome video that i have ever seen

    • @bobcat3954
      @bobcat3954 2 роки тому +13

      Ancestors The Humankind Oddesy 8 million to 2 million years ago.ends with Homo Hablis

    • @bgb5981
      @bgb5981 2 роки тому +2

      It's an amazing idea

    • @Rabaru
      @Rabaru 2 роки тому +1

      @@bobcat3954 there’s also Stonerage but that’s more like rust I think

    • @ajmiller7317
      @ajmiller7317 2 роки тому

      Awesome job

    • @patrickraftery1815
      @patrickraftery1815 2 роки тому +4

      @@bobcat3954 I thoroughly enjoyed that game the puzzle on sharpening a stick to kill a snake took me about 10 hours.

  • @rubenramirez461
    @rubenramirez461 2 роки тому +111

    This channel is truly one of the most underrated ones on this platform, it’s a damn shame that videos like this don’t get as much attention as they deserve

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +13

      It will, my last video on erectus got around 800,000 views

    • @kRzlamchop
      @kRzlamchop 2 роки тому +3

      North02 is the goat

    • @patrickraftery1815
      @patrickraftery1815 2 роки тому +3

      Personally think it's a personal interest channel but I feel you.

    • @fukemnukem1525
      @fukemnukem1525 2 роки тому +1

      Like, comment, and share it. That will increase awareness and views.... If someone doesn't like this video there's a good chance that a friendship would not bloom between them and myself. Lol.

  • @beamondo
    @beamondo Рік тому +4

    When I was in the 5th grade, I read a book called "In the Stone Age" with chief characters, Awk and Gog.
    Ever since, this has been fascinating subject for me.

  • @clarkmasterson1434
    @clarkmasterson1434 Рік тому +116

    This is so damn fascinating - what a well-done documentary from everyone involved.
    You've clearly found something you're passionate about and meant to do.
    Can't wait to dig into more content!

    • @SSNESS
      @SSNESS 8 місяців тому

      Was the chick at 14:00 a prehistoric drug addict

  • @ameanasaur
    @ameanasaur 2 роки тому +33

    "After Altamira, all is decadence." That is such a powerful line coming from Pablo Picasso. It always sticks with me how close we are to our ancestors regardless of the time between. Millions of years apart but still so close.

    • @theCosmicQueen
      @theCosmicQueen Рік тому +2

      altamira is 10,000's of years not millions ago.

  • @lonaballard3102
    @lonaballard3102 2 роки тому +12

    I volunteered my DNA to the NATGEO Genome project. I have 1.6 Neanderthal in me. I love your work!

  • @rhanak4115
    @rhanak4115 11 місяців тому +13

    Ancient humans and our various relatives fascinate me, and it's so hard to find quality in-depth presentations about them. This series is the best I have yet found; thank you so much for sharing your passion project with us! Earned a sub from me.

  • @TwelveCities
    @TwelveCities 5 місяців тому +5

    You are an excellent orator.
    Very much enjoying the channel.

    • @TwelveCities
      @TwelveCities 5 місяців тому

      Cool. Caught the 3nd.
      Thanks for creating and producing.
      Claps 👏

  • @3rdeye671
    @3rdeye671 2 роки тому +105

    This is one of the most in-depth, thoroughly detailed and up to date appraisal of Neandertal's that I have ever viewed. Well done, you have covered everything I have ever learned and gone even further providing me with newer understanding and insights into the Neandertal mind.
    Thank you.

    • @c5quared626
      @c5quared626 2 роки тому +1

      How long did they roam the earth for?

    • @c5quared626
      @c5quared626 2 роки тому +2

      430k bc, ur right it's all in here. but i wanted to know when h.sapiens would be out competed by a novel form

    • @3rdeye671
      @3rdeye671 2 роки тому +4

      @@c5quared626 Neandertal's weren't outcompeted to cause their extinction. They had fertility problems due to extremely poor genetics due to over excessive inbreeding. That is most likely why they interbred extensively with Homo Sapiens when we left Africa around 70,000 years ago, they were trying to revive their own genetic pool by introducing our genetics to help restore their fertility.

    • @lisawhittaker5680
      @lisawhittaker5680 2 роки тому +1

      @@3rdeye671 but they didn't 'breed extensively ' with sapiens!

    • @3rdeye671
      @3rdeye671 2 роки тому +4

      @@lisawhittaker5680 every person born outside of Africa today has some Neandertal DNA in their genome.
      That means the interbreeding event that occurred around 65,000 years ago between a large Neandertal population and the small group of Homo Sapiens was so extensive and continued over several generations until every Homo Sapiens child born had a Neandertal relative.
      That's pretty damn extensive interbreeding if you ask me.

  • @michaeld.coulombesr.583
    @michaeld.coulombesr.583 2 роки тому +50

    I, as one, have to tell you that although I am a older man now, (2021 (78)). When I first came across your videos I was struck by how much I knew of what you was presenting, and as I had learned over time....and as I also noticed how "for instance " Neanderthals changed in our thinking from being low on the scale of intelligence to being quite high on the same scale. But mostly I just wanted to compliment you on all the effort you put into your videos and I realize that not just your videos but all the other videos that people are making that are factual are going into our knowledge base that is going to end up being the best thing that can happen to all mankind. Michael said that, bye for now my friends.

  • @svenandersen1459
    @svenandersen1459 Рік тому +4

    2.3 million views wow ive listened to this 20 times so calming and chilled

  • @angelabrown8458
    @angelabrown8458 3 місяці тому +2

    What a superb documentary! I don’t know why I’m paying for BBC, Netflix etc… Well done and thank you!

  • @deandeann1541
    @deandeann1541 2 роки тому +22

    This is the first of your videos I have watched. I watched it in it's entirety. Based on the quality of this video I have subscribed. It is clear you put time and effort into this and you worked hard. This video was informative and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

  • @boyinblue.
    @boyinblue. 2 роки тому +223

    I was so excited for this and honestly I’m only a minute in and I’m already extremely happy. Thank you for all the work you did on this, it’s a wonderful way to start my work day.

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +11

      You're so welcome!

    • @londontipton6033
      @londontipton6033 2 роки тому +8

      Truly, your channel is a well needed break from the toxic cesspool that is social media

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 2 роки тому +3

      @@londontipton6033 Amen!

  • @jesus-ok1hd
    @jesus-ok1hd 2 роки тому +22

    Y’all don’t know how long I was waiting for this

  • @XxAmayaSanxX
    @XxAmayaSanxX Рік тому +6

    Im listening at work and just wanted to pop in and say how wonderful this video is. What makes it really stand out for me, is that the combo of your voice and the background music really evokes some strong emotions in me for some reason. It really emphasizes the mystery, but its also idk how to describe it, loving melancholy? Its making me tear up and feel emotional, like Im happily but at the same time painfully remembering a long lost loved one.

  • @mytwocents848
    @mytwocents848 Рік тому +23

    I love the extensive, up to date information you provide in your videos as well as the empathy you express for our ancestral relatives. Wonderful pictures, too. Thanks so much!

    • @Sgtshewolf
      @Sgtshewolf 11 місяців тому

      the pic may be misleading all with straight hair? plssssss be woke

    • @CQ-369
      @CQ-369 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Sgtshewolf
      You disprove the theory of evolution.

  • @theneedle6785
    @theneedle6785 2 роки тому +27

    this is one of the most extensive and updated films about Neanderthals I've seen. thank you

  • @K-Boogie7999
    @K-Boogie7999 2 роки тому +26

    Really loving this ancient human series

  • @dwightehowell8179
    @dwightehowell8179 9 місяців тому +2

    His teeth were heavily worn. A sign that he spent a lot of time chewing hides to soften them just as historic Inuit do. It was something he could do to help pay his way. North even noted that this was common and sort of seemed to know why.

  • @GetYourPull18
    @GetYourPull18 Рік тому +4

    I am extremely amazed by the fact that for maybe thousands of years, two different sentient species with intelligence lived and interacted with eachother in this world. I can't help to wonder about what they thought of eachother!

    • @theephraimite
      @theephraimite Рік тому

      It’s fake science. Neanderthals were actually human beings, not another species.

  • @melodyleong
    @melodyleong 2 роки тому +106

    The amount of details and effort put into this documentary is incredible! Thank you (and all other artist featured here) for being so generous with your knowledge.

  • @yarrowwitch
    @yarrowwitch 2 роки тому +15

    Thank you so much for making this. I've been fascinated by Neanderthals since I was a child
    In the 1950s, at which time they were rather maligned.

  • @leighneal3340
    @leighneal3340 8 місяців тому +1

    The music with this guys voice overlayed gives me a sense of calm I cannot explain. I will put on a North02 video and melt into the couch feeling nothing but serenity and all anxiety flows away.
    But I'm not dramatic at all....

  • @bradleybaker8894
    @bradleybaker8894 Рік тому +6

    I stumbled upon this video but enjoyed it. Watched the entire presentation and hope to see more. Informative, interesting and thought provoking. Keep up the great work.

  • @michaelkaylor6770
    @michaelkaylor6770 2 роки тому +18

    Gathering all that information, collating, editing, and last of all narrating it was a great feat, be proud. Thank you.

  • @mdkooter
    @mdkooter 2 роки тому +30

    Absolutely amazing. One of the most beautiful documentaries in existence about early human history!!

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +1

      Wow, thank you!

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh1 Рік тому +2

    Unlike my 1st comment this was brilliant !! Probably the best documentary on this topic ever!!

  • @katharineg.7686
    @katharineg.7686 2 роки тому +6

    I enjoyed your video so much. It is plain to see how much hard work and research you put into it. There was so much I didn’t know and actually watched it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Thank you and I look forward to many more informative videos from you.

  • @DarthInsomnis
    @DarthInsomnis 2 роки тому +84

    I was literally excited beyond belief for this episode. Neanderthals are my favorite human species, and I’m impressed by the amount of love and research that went into this. Well done my friend

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 2 роки тому +8

      This is North02's best human evolution video to date.
      Neanderthals are my favorite homo sapiens sapiens predecessor and contemporary. I became interested in them about 30 years or so and that interest remains strong.
      They really are fascinating and the more we discover, the more human they become.

    • @jahnj2523
      @jahnj2523 2 роки тому

      Sounds about white 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @triciasomogyi5431
      @triciasomogyi5431 Рік тому

      @@jahnj2523 -
      What’s that supposed to mean ?

    • @mourlyvold64
      @mourlyvold64 9 місяців тому

      @@jahnj2523 Found our friendly neighborhood edgelord...

  • @rjprivate
    @rjprivate 2 роки тому +41

    I watched it all. A masterpiece of history. Well made and interesting for every minute of it

  • @belugabath
    @belugabath Рік тому +5

    I always wonder what it would be like to go back in time and see this

    • @buteos8632
      @buteos8632 Рік тому

      Sudden death for most if not all of us.

  • @TstanDa-Man
    @TstanDa-Man 2 роки тому +2

    People who think Neanderthals weren’t that smart are about as smart as a Neanderthal. That’s pretty smart for a Neanderthal.

  • @bushyrho1674
    @bushyrho1674 2 роки тому +29

    Watching through it currently, what a masterpiece. Your best work I ever seen.
    Now I wait for Ardipithecus...

  • @cybair9341
    @cybair9341 2 роки тому +12

    The most well researched and well structured Neanderthal work I have heard yet.

  • @patricknoveski6409
    @patricknoveski6409 2 роки тому +13

    This was an incredible experience. Just beautiful.
    Thank you sir.

    • @Michael-rg7mx
      @Michael-rg7mx Рік тому

      Do you really believe that homo sapien "evolved" from them? My history tells of a population of humans that were evil. They would kill each other for entertainment. Rape of either sex. Abusing children and killing children for fun. Many think of it as they just didn't want to be tied down with kids. Selfish and self centered. They were constantly drawing pictures of themselves. Pictures of their meals. Pictures of trips to other lands. I don't see anything today like them, do you?

  • @desperatelyseekingrealnews
    @desperatelyseekingrealnews Рік тому +7

    Best video I've seen in a long time, it's not often a video keeps my attention for 90 mins.Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. 👍👏

  • @sherronmitchell3977
    @sherronmitchell3977 2 роки тому +30

    Thanks. Enjoyed this thoroughly. I had my DNA examined and I proudly have a lot of Neanderthal lineage. They can trace it back 40,000 years to the Neanderthal Valley in Germany. Science is so cool. Thanks for your hard work.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 роки тому +2

      You should be proud, Neanderthals were an amazing civilization and way more advanced than a lot of people think. Neanderthals still live in us 💪

  • @galloe8933
    @galloe8933 2 роки тому +8

    1:03:00 is clearly a Neanderthal riding on a gyro copter she got from ancient aliens, and is using it to hunt wild game like they do in Alaska for sport, with an actual rifle like in the hit movie Surviving the game, with Ice T... Always check the barrel.

    • @tannytan4569
      @tannytan4569 2 роки тому

      I saw the ladder-like shape depicted in one of the previous paintings repeated in the strange shape.

  • @johncarter9399
    @johncarter9399 2 роки тому +7

    I find it amazing that you thank us for watching. Thank you for making these videos. I enjoy your content very much. Absolutely top shelf stuff.

  • @jamesdreads7828
    @jamesdreads7828 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely fascinating, I struggled (and ultimately failed) to turn it off! Awesome script, well researched and concisely delivered.

  • @chrisamon4551
    @chrisamon4551 2 роки тому +8

    Loving all the “Quest for Fire” imagery in this video

    • @richardrobbin2225
      @richardrobbin2225 2 роки тому +2

      Funny that in the documentary on that film the ape-men who attack & steal the fire are allegedly 'Neanderthals' as are the cannibal tribes shown later. And the protagonists (Cro-Magnon at best) are the humans, but really the hut building tribe are the real Homo-sapiens.
      Love that movie.

  • @stevenschilizzi4104
    @stevenschilizzi4104 2 роки тому +21

    Stupendous production. Thanks heaps for putting so much effort into it. So far the best video I’ve come across on Neanderthals: well-balanced, no hype, honest, masterfully presented - truly a magnus opus. It will remain as a reference document for quite some time. I’ll be sure to watch and recommend any other you have done and may yet do.

  • @markschuler1511
    @markschuler1511 Рік тому +5

    I had to break it into two parts but it was wonderful and extremely riveting. Thank you

  • @QenaitheCustodianGuard
    @QenaitheCustodianGuard 2 роки тому +2

    This was incredible!
    Very well done and interesting, kept me hooked all the way through!

  • @acemarvel1564
    @acemarvel1564 2 роки тому +16

    A land of bashing clubs and smashing stones, mankind’s true awakening to to path of awareness

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 2 роки тому +1

      Then they came across shrooms and things weren't ever the same

    • @j-core2895
      @j-core2895 2 роки тому +2

      @@dante666jt didn't the shrooms make us more intelligent and stuff

  • @sae5377
    @sae5377 2 роки тому +31

    Amazing piece! It's so incredible to see your channel grow. Your ancient humans series is my favorite. I can't wait to see what other documentary pieces you make.

  • @lianaalexander3886
    @lianaalexander3886 Рік тому +1

    1st comment ever on any channel - please keep making videos. You have a insightful and passionate perspective on the current research about Neanderthals and straightforward, easy to listen to narration. Thank you!

  • @sabrinafelber607
    @sabrinafelber607 2 роки тому +7

    This was very informative and extremely well done. Thank you.

  • @galloe8933
    @galloe8933 2 роки тому +17

    My lumpy brow is happy to hear of its ancestors!

  • @nogoodgod4915
    @nogoodgod4915 2 роки тому +19

    Yes! It's finally here I can't wait to watch it! 90 minutes of pure amazing content from one of my favorite content creators!

  • @tiffanym4202
    @tiffanym4202 Рік тому +9

    Wow, you've just earned yourself a subscriber! Most documentaries leave me with more questions than answers, but you managed to cover just about everything, plus left room for us to still wonder and ponder.
    I didn't watch this, though. I listened to it while painting a room. I absolutely will play it again!
    Best wishes for your new endeavor!

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  Рік тому +7

      I am working on a 4 hour version

  • @janet3146
    @janet3146 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much. I listen while working. Your voice makes it easy to listen while learning.

  • @seionne85
    @seionne85 2 роки тому +9

    *The* Neanderthal video!!!! Omg omg omg
    Seriously, thanks for all the work you do, much appreciated :D

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +2

      My pleasure!

  • @misskate3815
    @misskate3815 2 роки тому +11

    It’s GREAT! I’m going to have to watch/listen again bc ADHD demons, but so calm and I loved, loved the section on art. I had no idea they were possibly so complex. And thanks for adding the “bigger brain =/= smarter”, so many ppl miss that!

  • @Krismerfol
    @Krismerfol Рік тому

    Just found your channel yesterday and i have to say you're doing amazing work!
    Keep it up! I think I'm gonna binge you're videos

  • @ducantrever6858
    @ducantrever6858 2 роки тому +3

    Well written and documented. You're quite good at this. The narrator is very talented as well for voice overs.

  • @julieb.8751
    @julieb.8751 2 роки тому +18

    Awesome video! Lovely art, music, and editing to go with your narration and writing as well. Thanks for all the time, research, and effort you put into this, it all shines through! I'm no expert in this topic but adore consuming content on ancient humans species, and you make this content approachable and accessible to a lay person.

  • @eymoor
    @eymoor 2 роки тому +15

    Hi. Paleoanthropology has been a hobby for decades and I have read tons about the subject, but I have never seen such detailled and inclusive review. Excellent work!

  • @sksksksl
    @sksksksl 2 роки тому +1

    This was fabulous--I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks so much for doing this.

  • @MrDeathpilot
    @MrDeathpilot 2 роки тому +2

    Extremely well researched. organized, narrated and illustrated.
    You say you want to do this for a career. I see nothing standing in your way.
    Subscribed.
    Nice job!

  • @3XLDave
    @3XLDave 2 роки тому +7

    Seriously ambitious work here. Probably the most comprehensive collection of information on Neanderthals I've ever encountered. Thank you so much!

  • @DoctorProfessorPablo
    @DoctorProfessorPablo 2 роки тому +21

    We should be the ones thanking you. This was great and I was looking forward to it. I can’t help but ponder what it was like when archaic humans bumped into one another.

  • @PhillipSmithstargazer
    @PhillipSmithstargazer 6 днів тому

    One off the best I've heard on Neanderthals, you covered the topic very well .

  • @CH-fc8dm
    @CH-fc8dm Рік тому

    Been following for a minute - this is really, really well done. Keep up the great work.

  • @sarahstu5742
    @sarahstu5742 2 роки тому +12

    It’s so sad that they were but no longer are. They seemed so gentle, so kind.
    It’s so scary to know as a species we are alone.

    • @DarylSeldon
      @DarylSeldon 2 роки тому +1

      They ate humans possibly. Also, they maybe convinced humans they were gods and to offer animals and sometimes humans up on an altar, for them to eat. An altar was just a buffet table with some barbeque going on and blood splashed around. if they were the gods, they were some brutal, old testament, bloody, jealous for worship type folks, not like Jesus.

    • @celticviking1945
      @celticviking1945 2 роки тому +4

      they still are.

    • @philsurtees
      @philsurtees 2 роки тому +1

      @@DarylSeldon Jesus? You mean the invisible zombie who demands you become a cannibalistic vampire by eating his flesh and drinking his blood? The one who sends paedophiles to live in paradise forever after they apologise whilst in prison, but sends their victims to spend eternity writhing in agony because they stopped believing in him after he did nothing whatsoever to help while they were being anally raped (making him an accessory to the crime)? That incredibly awesome guy? The psychopathic narcissist who makes you burn for ever and ever if you say his name the wrong way? Yeah ... he and his dad are real peaches...

    • @metuselahjones6905
      @metuselahjones6905 2 роки тому +1

      @@philsurtees Join us….or burn forever. Your choice friend 😉

    • @iwillroam
      @iwillroam Рік тому +1

      Many of us are their descendants, so technically we are they, I am about as Neanderthal as you could look minus the brow ridge haha

  • @lesleeg9481
    @lesleeg9481 2 роки тому +42

    Keep them coming North 02, this is by far the best work you've done. Have you done one on Homo Heidelburgensis? That would be great. And thanks for all your hard work on this.

    • @NORTH02
      @NORTH02  2 роки тому +8

      Might be the next one

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 2 роки тому

      @@NORTH02 Wonderful! I would love to know more about this group. Aren't modern humans supposed to have evolved from African heidelbergensis?

  • @Elena-er7zp
    @Elena-er7zp 2 роки тому

    these docs about early humans and such are always so calming for some reason.

  • @ducantrever6858
    @ducantrever6858 2 роки тому +1

    I signed up for an entry level college class covering the same subject and you go into more detail than my teacher does. She just slapped the course together with this or that and it covers nothing. If it weren't part of my academic requirements I wouldn't of signed up for it. I put maybe 3 hrs a week towards the class and spend the rest of my free time watching documentaries.

  • @erikferry6500
    @erikferry6500 2 роки тому +14

    Speaking as someone with double the average Neanderthal gene complement for Western European-heritage people, all I can say is many thanks and very thorough!

  • @iblendallday
    @iblendallday 2 роки тому +9

    In my opinion,there is more neanderthal in us than one likes to think,I really find alot of their characteristics in myself,in every aspect presented above.good job my bro

  • @Ramsay8888
    @Ramsay8888 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so much for sharing your research and integration of views. Just watched your Denisovan video - fascinating. I look forward to watching this now. I honor your intention and work.

  • @pomicultorul
    @pomicultorul 9 місяців тому

    this channel is destined for greatness! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your efforts.

  • @velvetunderpants44
    @velvetunderpants44 2 роки тому +3

    Really liked this.
    Finally a really respectful video of our cousins.
    Eventually we'll discover more.
    The paradox of discovery; the further we get from history and the more technology advances, the closer we get to history

  • @stefanlaskowski6660
    @stefanlaskowski6660 2 роки тому +7

    I watch anything to do with paleontology or evolution, and this is by far the best overview of Neanderthal man that I have seen.
    Subscribed!

  • @zoranlevnajic2089
    @zoranlevnajic2089 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this excellent video NORTH 02, you saved me months of diggining through the literature!

  • @kathrynstein3584
    @kathrynstein3584 11 місяців тому +11

    I share DNA with these people and have had an admiration for them for 60 years. This is the best presentation that I have seen in 60 years of following every discovery made of our Relatives. I feel them in my being and have a kindred love for Neanderthals. Thank you sincerely for your work!

  • @taylorbaker8158
    @taylorbaker8158 2 роки тому +11

    Yessssss I’ve been waiting for this since you made that post about it a little bit back. Your content is so well put together and researched, keep it up man

  • @daniiiakasha4711
    @daniiiakasha4711 2 роки тому +56

    I’m halfway through, and this documentary is amazing. You should go pro.

    • @Molly-mx3gx
      @Molly-mx3gx 2 роки тому +5

      Hi ! May I suggest reading The clan of the cave bear by Jean M Auel? There are 6 books in the series and the first one is Neanderthal adopts cro mag on. It is fiction but very informative

  • @gillianyoung5045
    @gillianyoung5045 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for such a diligent and honest piece of work. I enjoyed this immensely