Only one human has been excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
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  • @stanthechanman
    @stanthechanman 2 роки тому +2501

    Did you know that "La Brea" means "The Tar" in Spanish, so The La Brea Tar Pits means literally "The The Tar Tar Pits".

    • @worlds3061
      @worlds3061 2 роки тому +269

      Same as people calling DC as DC Comics (Detective comics comics)

    • @everythingdibs344
      @everythingdibs344 2 роки тому +152

      @@worlds3061 or chai tea

    • @g4mmalotus937
      @g4mmalotus937 2 роки тому +54

      Is it a large tar pit? Or more of a mini taur tar?

    • @VikkiRococo
      @VikkiRococo 2 роки тому +32

      FedEx Express as well

    • @Skywalker21O
      @Skywalker21O 2 роки тому +33

      “The Tar Tar Pits” are one of my favorite bands 😉🤣

  • @SithLord2066
    @SithLord2066 2 роки тому +227

    She came out to LA to become an actress but got caught in a sticky situation.

    • @pollytiks3885
      @pollytiks3885 2 роки тому +5

      🤣😂😜

    • @morgansidhe6399
      @morgansidhe6399 2 роки тому +3

      She jumped off the sign...

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 2 роки тому +3

      LOL!!!

    • @gyozakeynsianism
      @gyozakeynsianism 2 роки тому +4

      That's basically the plot of Mulholland Drive.

    • @Zaz5y
      @Zaz5y Рік тому +2

      @@gyozakeynsianism can’t even imagine what the Silencio scene would look like in prehistoric times

  • @GoodNewsEveryone2999
    @GoodNewsEveryone2999 2 роки тому +303

    I spent a lot of time thinking about this when I worked there. I've always thought that she wasn't local and that that explained both her diet and the fact that she was trapped in the first place. It seems locals avoided being trapped in the seeps, possibly due to familiarity with them. If she wasn't a local it would explain why she wasn't familiar enough with the phenomenon to avoid it and why her diet wasn't typical of the region. As far as the stuff found near her, the churning within the site means that proximity is absolutely meaningless for fossils found within the seeps so it's not really worth exploring as related. I do wonder if more human remains have been found and just not identified. We would get a lot of fragments that we could identify and even piece back together in the fossil lab there, but we would also get a lot we could not identify beyond mammalian, avian, etc. DNA can't be extracted from La Brea bones, so we are reliant on taxonomic and morphologic identification techniques. Why can't we get DNA from the bones? That was still an active mystery last time I checked... is it the asphalt? Is it cleaning and preservation techniques in the lab? Other environmental conditions? The jury is still out on that one.

    • @bioemiliano
      @bioemiliano 2 роки тому +16

      Aren't tar pits really hot? Can heat break down dna?

    • @johnburbridge8757
      @johnburbridge8757 2 роки тому +14

      Would it have been from stumbling too close to the tar shore? Or was there unstable ground that made it easy to get stuck? I have long thought that the animals got stuck due to running from danger or trying to get to food that's already stuck. And maybe Hominin intelligence kept em from getting stuck after seeing the fate of other animals

    • @stormshadow9824
      @stormshadow9824 2 роки тому +6

      Maybe she was a sacrifice of some kind I've been to the Tar pit Museum many many times throughout my life and I appreciate the work you people have done their honestly thank you

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee 2 роки тому +1

      thank you so much. no big deal - just the facts, which, in these circumstances, make a lot of sense. :) 🌷🌱

  • @saikanji9570
    @saikanji9570 2 роки тому +8

    Never have I started listening to a podcast faster.
    Teach me more, magic knowledge man

  • @mj6463
    @mj6463 2 роки тому +111

    Just followed y’all’s podcast! Your stuff is the perfect format for it.

  • @AdamSeiler
    @AdamSeiler 2 роки тому +161

    The podcast was a really interesting listen!

    • @TurquoiseInk
      @TurquoiseInk 2 роки тому +3

      I will be listening to it today!

    • @TurquoiseInk
      @TurquoiseInk 2 роки тому +3

      So excited for this podcast!

    • @TY-km8hj
      @TY-km8hj 2 роки тому +1

      Where can i listen to it

  • @chiot2875
    @chiot2875 2 роки тому +2

    I don’t often check out people’s podcasts but your channel is primed for it so it feels natural

  • @Icedcoffee03
    @Icedcoffee03 2 роки тому +1

    When he said "The first episode of our new podcast" I found the podcast on Spotify and followed it instantly lol

  • @archionblu
    @archionblu 2 роки тому +22

    how does one even begin to excavate stuff from tar pits?!?

    • @Panda-cute
      @Panda-cute 2 роки тому +7

      Try to find a video of the process, it’s so cool!

    • @sIimepoop
      @sIimepoop 2 роки тому +8

      If you go to the actual La Brea tar pits museum they often have a live excavation you can watch. I’m not sure if they still do it as I haven’t been in almost a decade. It was quite the spectacle, though.

    • @Panda-cute
      @Panda-cute 2 роки тому

      @@sIimepoop aw I want to go now that sounds awesome! I hope they still do that

    • @brianmccarthy5557
      @brianmccarthy5557 2 роки тому +3

      You have to pull really hard, then clean off afterwards.

    • @MintySweetea
      @MintySweetea 2 роки тому

      The suck the tar out with big straws /j

  • @eons
    @eons  2 роки тому +42

    We'll be posting short form videos like this from time to time but if you are looking for longer-form content from the Eons team, don't worry! We're still posting our normal UA-cam videos (a new one will be up next week!) and you can even head over to your favorite podcast app and subscribe to our podcast "Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time" where Blake, Michelle and Kallie will focus in on the greatest mysteries of natural history.

    • @AdamSeiler
      @AdamSeiler 2 роки тому +4

      Nothing beats the longer, more comprehensive videos.

    • @kerryn6714
      @kerryn6714 2 роки тому +3

      Can you upload your podcast on UA-cam? That's were some people (like me) listen to them. Thanks ✌

    • @maximamusterfrau9508
      @maximamusterfrau9508 2 роки тому +2

      can you upload the Podcast on google podcast please 😊
      I would love to listen to it

    • @ImRandomDude
      @ImRandomDude 2 роки тому +5

      Do PBS Shorts channel for this content
      I guess "hidden" dislikes are working as intended

    • @Hensley_
      @Hensley_ 2 роки тому +1

      @@ImRandomDude Yeah, I agree, I'm unsubbing cause I don't want my sub feed to be clogged up with these "from time to time" shorts.

  • @gyozakeynsianism
    @gyozakeynsianism 2 роки тому +49

    "She's known as Cindy and she slipped."
    ^ true story ^

  • @MargoMB19
    @MargoMB19 2 роки тому +12

    The first podcast episode was great, looking forward to more! Hope you'll do some longer ones too, I'm sure there are some topics that would fit much better in a longer podcast rather than a UA-cam video.

  • @audiooddities9982
    @audiooddities9982 2 роки тому +2

    Lol, I did know that! Because I've been to the LA Brea Tarpits!

  • @pollytiks3885
    @pollytiks3885 2 роки тому +7

    Yay - glad you’ll be posting videos! I really enjoy the visuals that come with the information. Thanks - looking forward to the next UA-cam videos!!

  • @LactoseToleran
    @LactoseToleran 2 роки тому

    Just the sound quality: *chef's kiss*

  • @lostpockets2227
    @lostpockets2227 2 роки тому +9

    now I'm just gonna UA-cam search "LA Brea Tar Woman" and find a video that explains the story in 10 mins or less

    • @kookycoolauntkaryn5884
      @kookycoolauntkaryn5884 2 роки тому

      DID YOU FIND ONE??? IF SO LET ME KNOW... I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR OVER AN HOUR.... IDK IF ITS MY UA-cam ALGORITHM THATS BEING DIFFICULT OR IF THE VIDEOS JUST DONT EXSIST..... OYE

  • @BlackAceDeathRose
    @BlackAceDeathRose 2 роки тому +634

    Is he ok? He looks like someone socked him right in the eye

    • @Mokamon99
      @Mokamon99 2 роки тому +13

      Was gonna comment this if I didn't see it

    • @kellydalstok8900
      @kellydalstok8900 2 роки тому +27

      Lack of makeup probably

    • @rockpods4498
      @rockpods4498 2 роки тому +66

      It's probably speep deprivation. I always look like him.

    • @usupim
      @usupim 2 роки тому +38

      lighting maybe

    • @scarletbard6511
      @scarletbard6511 2 роки тому +57

      He was the one who killed the lady in the tar pits. She tried to fight back.
      He's just saying it's been debunked, because he wants to get away with it.

  • @warfaregaming3828
    @warfaregaming3828 2 роки тому

    This guy never misses with his facts bruh i swear

  • @rissabiagi1570
    @rissabiagi1570 Рік тому

    Awesome! I immediately added the podcast!! Appreciate you 😊

  • @Yolobigcrunch
    @Yolobigcrunch 2 роки тому

    I found myself be able to follow thing better with podcast It really is the perfect format and It is a fun story thank you guys!

  • @knightofsvea604
    @knightofsvea604 2 роки тому

    They are also on Spotify 🙂
    Thanks for the Pod

  • @Alice_Walker
    @Alice_Walker 2 роки тому

    Glad to see that I can now find the podcast on Google podcasts!

  • @5chr4pn3ll
    @5chr4pn3ll 2 роки тому +29

    UA-cam has changed the layout of these shorts so badly that they're unwatchable on PC. No volume, full screen or quality controls. What is going on...

    • @pixelmaster98
      @pixelmaster98 2 роки тому +6

      I agree, I also hate that change. However, luckily, there's a fix! You can just change the URL from /short/videoID to /watch?v=videoID, and voilà, old layout.
      I suggest installing some kind of redirector plugin for your browser that automatically redirects you, so you don't have to change the URL manually all the time. It's what I did, and it's working beautifully so far.

    • @Ninjaananas
      @Ninjaananas 2 роки тому +1

      I think UA-cam wants to mimic Tiktok somehow.

    • @5chr4pn3ll
      @5chr4pn3ll 2 роки тому +3

      @@pixelmaster98 Oh! That is useful thanks, I hope they enable some setting for it tho. But otherwise I guess someone will make an addon.

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 2 роки тому +1

      @@Ninjaananas old news

    • @kookycoolauntkaryn5884
      @kookycoolauntkaryn5884 2 роки тому +1

      Idk they are fine on a phone 📱...

  • @Mathanthar
    @Mathanthar 2 роки тому +36

    I'm not seeing it as an option on Google Podcasts

    • @geoffj3191
      @geoffj3191 2 роки тому +3

      Me either.

    • @DJ-xx6fb
      @DJ-xx6fb 2 роки тому +2

      @geoffj3191 its seems he left an apple podcast link in the description.

    • @Alice_Walker
      @Alice_Walker 2 роки тому

      I could not find it at first either on google podcasts but I just checked again and it popped up no problems when I searched "eons mysteries of deep time" 👍🏻

  • @Danior78
    @Danior78 2 роки тому +2

    Loved the first episode of the podcast and can’t wait for more!

  • @evahelena2194
    @evahelena2194 2 роки тому +1

    I listened to your podcast on my walk to work. What a great way to start the day. I loved it.

  • @MerkhVision
    @MerkhVision 2 роки тому

    Tar pit? More like forbidden swimming pool, amiright?

  • @joet3012
    @joet3012 2 роки тому

    My indigenous people where here for a good minute .

  • @samudrajs5409
    @samudrajs5409 2 роки тому +1

    Okay now I have to listen the podcast.

  • @INeedAboutTreeFitty
    @INeedAboutTreeFitty 2 роки тому

    Had us in the first half

  • @awesomezilla
    @awesomezilla 2 роки тому +4

    Bruh listened to a UA-cam shirt just for the answer to be an advertisement

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto 2 роки тому +1

    Humans, being smarter than mammoths, short-faced bears, and sloths, proved to be pretty adept at avoiding smelly tar pits full of dead animals. Except Eunice.

  • @stichexsperament6263
    @stichexsperament6263 2 роки тому

    “Immmm siiiinnnkkiiiinnn in the la brea tar pits”

  • @utopiacore3978
    @utopiacore3978 2 роки тому +1

    Yes! This is exactly the type of podcast I’ve been looking for.

  • @Ostaf52
    @Ostaf52 2 роки тому +2

    I didn't know about the podcast. Following on Spotify now. Thanks!

  • @RowanWarren78
    @RowanWarren78 Рік тому

    I think the "La Brea woman" may be a kindred spirit. She's yet another person who died trying to pet an animal only to fall victim to misadventure. 😆

  • @FireheadLazzo
    @FireheadLazzo 2 роки тому

    Just what I need. Another podcast. All right fine!

  • @skinlesscat5058
    @skinlesscat5058 2 роки тому

    Great content, wouldn't expect any less from pbs, keepit up👍

  • @Jerry_F
    @Jerry_F 2 роки тому +1

    “How did she die” Suffocation

  • @danielrayner7681
    @danielrayner7681 2 роки тому +11

    I would really love to listen to this podcast any chance you can post it on you tube?

    • @derrickthewhite1
      @derrickthewhite1 2 роки тому +1

      Yes please. Make it easy on us please. You don't have to use fancy images, just set a background and upload it.

    • @Kerbezena
      @Kerbezena 2 роки тому +1

      I hope they don't do that. The official UA-cam app on phones doesn't even allow audio playback in the background.
      How would that be better than a podcast in any way? I'm honestly curious if there is a compelling reason.

    • @derrickthewhite1
      @derrickthewhite1 2 роки тому +2

      @@Kerbezena mostly because it shows up in UA-cam feeds. When I want this sort of content, I go looking on UA-cam. I don't want to check a bunch of individual sites. Out of sight, out of mind

    • @mary9983
      @mary9983 2 роки тому +1

      @@Kerbezena if you open it in a web browser you can play in the background

  • @user-bz6gh5ng2m
    @user-bz6gh5ng2m 2 роки тому

    Loving the shorts.

  • @dougmorgan8778
    @dougmorgan8778 2 роки тому

    Not the only human pulled out of the tar pits though, thanks to David Mascarenas.

  • @jacksondodd8835
    @jacksondodd8835 2 роки тому

    I’ve already listen to the first podcast and it is absolutely the best podcast ever,

  • @dariuscroxton1039
    @dariuscroxton1039 2 роки тому

    I didn't know about your podcast. I do now and I'm gonna listen to them tomorrow at work. Ta.

  • @m8sonmiller
    @m8sonmiller 2 роки тому +1

    Where do people get podcasts?!

  • @Vorador666
    @Vorador666 2 роки тому +31

    Really enjoyed the first episode of the podcast. I think you can even experiment and go for a longer format. A lot of science podcasts are now at 40/45 even 55 mins.

    • @patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558
      @patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558 2 роки тому

      I listen to some at work, since my job is kinda of repetitive I listen to a lot of podcasts the longer the better, I listen to some that are almost 2 hours long 😊

    • @TY-km8hj
      @TY-km8hj 2 роки тому

      Is the podcast on yt?

  • @kvsteph
    @kvsteph 2 роки тому +18

    I can't find this on Google podcast :(

    • @lerualnaej5917
      @lerualnaej5917 2 роки тому +2

      Same here, if anybody knows a trick to find it, please let me know!

    • @gigii.i
      @gigii.i 2 роки тому +1

      Try looking it up on Spotify! The podcast is there :))

    • @martyhalloway7935
      @martyhalloway7935 2 роки тому

      @@lerualnaej5917 description

    • @lerualnaej5917
      @lerualnaej5917 2 роки тому +1

      An apple podcasts link does not enable me to listen to the show on Google Podcasts

    • @Alice_Walker
      @Alice_Walker 2 роки тому +1

      It's now on google podcasts, it popped up no problems when I searched "eons mysteries of deep time" 👍🏻

  • @gaijininja
    @gaijininja 2 роки тому

    Eons podcast? Cool. Immediately clicked follow.

  • @dscglfr00
    @dscglfr00 2 роки тому

    What's really cool is that because Metro is tunneling for the Purple line extension in that area, there have been more fossil discoveries within the last year!

  • @TaterKakez
    @TaterKakez 2 роки тому

    I downloaded and listen to stitcher for the first time in 6 years JUST to listen to your podcast. You guys rock, and you’re one of my favorite channels on YT! TYSM for making this content 💜

  • @raydonahue8304
    @raydonahue8304 2 роки тому

    Great podcast really worth the listen

  • @FishGoatGirl
    @FishGoatGirl 2 роки тому

    Love the podcast! I enjoy that format for driving. Can’t wait for more!

  • @IAmMonrose
    @IAmMonrose 2 роки тому

    Love the podcast!

  • @Nstone53
    @Nstone53 2 роки тому +1

    I've seen her. The museum had her on display back in the 90's.

  • @gmeletrk
    @gmeletrk 2 роки тому

    Just listened to the podcast, and it was great! Really looking forward to more!

  • @JM-st1le
    @JM-st1le 2 роки тому

    Just listened to the podcast, it's an eerily interesting series of theories.

  • @FonicsSuck
    @FonicsSuck 2 роки тому

    Only found one body eh? Glad my plan has been working out swimmingly.

  • @abhisheksharma-sb3er
    @abhisheksharma-sb3er 2 роки тому

    Hope u make a video about her too with animation and all, not just podcast. Would love to see that .

  • @PlanetNiles
    @PlanetNiles 2 роки тому

    The La Brea woman terrified me as a child. I remember being puzzled by this reconstruction of a woman's face among all these animal remains. I wandered over just as the face faded away to reveal a human skull. I might have shrieked.

  • @ARTICTOPA5
    @ARTICTOPA5 2 роки тому

    I just listened to that today , i was very much enjoying it

  • @RandomU5erName
    @RandomU5erName 2 роки тому +1

    more Eons content. LETS GOO!

  • @Hensley_
    @Hensley_ 2 роки тому +2

    Can we pleaaase get back to regular videos?

  • @TragoudistrosMPH
    @TragoudistrosMPH 2 роки тому

    Debunking a murder mystery AND Science? A dangerous offer, my friends.

  • @hewystudio7832
    @hewystudio7832 2 роки тому

    Absolutely loved it! Can’t wait for the next one. Hello to Missoula people from Bozeman!

  • @umaa8099
    @umaa8099 2 роки тому

    his voice sounds so like smooth? nice? mysterious???!

  • @aaronstanley6914
    @aaronstanley6914 2 роки тому

    Wonder if she'll show up as a charater in LA Brea show.

  • @nikkij4873
    @nikkij4873 2 роки тому +1

    This video proves how men look MUCH better with makeup. He’s soooo handsome with the make-up.
    What the heck happened?!

  • @ash_1419
    @ash_1419 2 роки тому

    Love these shorts..

  • @poppypopper1646
    @poppypopper1646 2 роки тому

    great episode

  • @opallunar
    @opallunar 2 роки тому

    A podcast!!! Count me in!

  • @smurfyday
    @smurfyday 2 роки тому +1

    Are you going to make Eons episodes for the podcasts?

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 2 роки тому

    Already subscribed. Very excited!

  • @arcosprey4811
    @arcosprey4811 2 роки тому

    HELL YEAH PODCAST WOOO

  • @Rececer
    @Rececer 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah I did know that, because I listened to your podcast! 😄

  • @reenatai75
    @reenatai75 2 роки тому

    I loved the podcast 😍

  • @anthonymayhew8284
    @anthonymayhew8284 2 роки тому

    That’s was a great podcast looking forward to more!!!

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf 2 роки тому

    I just listened to the first episode and it was amazing!!!!!

  • @bluesisyphe
    @bluesisyphe 2 роки тому

    Loved the podcast! Cannot wait for more episodes :)

  • @ZeroMindsAnymore
    @ZeroMindsAnymore 2 роки тому

    Can you guys please add the podcast episodes to UA-cam as well? I would enjoy to listen to them whenever they come out!!

  • @sandraromano8919
    @sandraromano8919 2 роки тому

    Subscribed. Thank you.

  • @Ewald644
    @Ewald644 2 роки тому

    I really loved the podcast, i really felt i was there with those sound effects, i hope to find a lot more podcast episodes from you guys:)

  • @PeppyOctopus
    @PeppyOctopus Рік тому

    I have heard a lot of people throw murder weapons and stuff in there though so there might be more people who got thrown in there recently that they just haven't found yet...

  • @rtswift
    @rtswift 2 роки тому

    so tar in the nose is now considered a sinus infection

  • @MissShar
    @MissShar 2 роки тому

    Wonder how many tar pits we havent found

  • @ronpaul5319
    @ronpaul5319 2 роки тому

    Cave tribe: uhh how about we don't go in the tar pits okay?
    That one cave Karen: YoU doNT teLL mE wHaT tO Do!!!

  • @johnbrittingham4471
    @johnbrittingham4471 2 роки тому

    Earliest known Hollywood Street walker.

  • @Syamtist
    @Syamtist 2 роки тому

    Weirdly enough in Trinidad where our Asphalt lake is located, the area or vicinity is called La Brea as well.

  • @mehightmi
    @mehightmi 2 роки тому

    she probably had it coming

  • @siriuslymentalthatone2528
    @siriuslymentalthatone2528 2 роки тому

    I listened to the episode, I love itt!! Can’t wait for the next episode!

  • @GingerMafia48
    @GingerMafia48 2 роки тому

    Aw, heck yeah, I want this podcast RIGHT NOW

  • @Kerbezena
    @Kerbezena 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Blake! I instantly subbed to the podcast.

  • @Emetris
    @Emetris 2 роки тому

    Smart Blake!

  • @lisarochwarg4707
    @lisarochwarg4707 2 роки тому

    Even back then, the locals knew enough to avoid LA.

  • @sloth979
    @sloth979 2 роки тому

    Just listened to it now u got me thinking

  • @BreadSlayer
    @BreadSlayer 2 роки тому

    I've been there before it's just a couple of tar pits

  • @skotskot3379
    @skotskot3379 2 роки тому

    this guy seems like a generic movie villain

  • @SamuelGarcia-ej9dj
    @SamuelGarcia-ej9dj 2 роки тому

    how much you wanna bet he did it as a dare?

  • @RAJohns
    @RAJohns Рік тому

    I don’t believe it. Not that this man is lying, but these finds of humans have been top secret.

  • @Phantom_Zone
    @Phantom_Zone 2 роки тому

    I don't know who you are.
    But you got me interested old man (sir).

  • @SJPB96
    @SJPB96 2 роки тому

    That is such a cool jacket