I AGREE yargeht! WHY would anyone looking to build a channel think that would be an asset? Weird! Hi Stefan! I been subbed a looong time. I’m the 🎶 Globby Globby Skull 🎶 lady! 😂 omg that still makes me LoL …and I absolutely love how you have developed your channel and your niche! The interviews you do are with the coolest people, too! Dilly, Wragg-Sykes ….(I originally wrote Ragg~Sykes but, fortunately, I double checked haha!!!)
i am retired now, but for just over 30 years, i worked or moonlighted as a bouncer, security, and private bodyguard. in the course of my duties, i received a number of injuries that affect me even to this day. the reason i mention this is that most of my lingering injuries are to the left side of my body, just as the Neanderthal in the beginning of this video. the reason is that most people are right handed. and when confronting these people, that puts their dominant hand on the left side of my body. i'm not saying this was the definitive cause of the injury locations, but it is certainly something to consider.
It's difficult to say if Neanderthals were left or right handed. Using scientific rigor we can't say for certain. They are a sub species just as we are, but for all we actually know they could have been ambidextrous.
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII I've done a lot of martial arts, and injuries clearly accumulated more on my left side over time. So that's at least one more data point that supports your idea.
It's miraculous to imagine what would go through Nandy's mind & heart if somehow he could know that so many thousands of years later, his descendants would be learning about him & caring about his experiences, & grateful to him for weathering all he did.
@@angeloalvarez5520well the fact that most people outside of africa carry 1-2% of neanderthal dna within our genomes, its reasonable to call us his descendants.
This is what I think of when people say, "Your ancestors have done so much just for you to be right where you at" . He survived such a horrific life. He adapted
I had a chance to visit Shanidar cave and I was struck by the temperature difference once you step inside. From sweltering summer heat to cool and shady, and even downright cold in the inner grotto. It really made it click why early humans would take refuge there.
@@janosik47 Not necessarily. Temperatures underground (which a deep cave in a high cliff essentially is) vary much less than temperatures in the open, so in Winter the ambient temperature inside the cave was and is likely to be warmer than outside, just as it was/is cooler than the outside in Summer. The Shanidar Neanderthals have been dated to between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago. This falls within the Würm glacial period, which is thought to have been mild, and the climate of the East Mediterranean coast would have been moderated by the Sea, so it would have been markedly less cold than elsewhere, and of course Humans (in which I include Neanderthals) thrived worldwide in this period.
8:20 it is unreal the amount of weather manipulation that goes on world wide. Look at that chemtrail. And no this isn’t tinfoil hat stuff anymore. There is plenty of evidence and it’s even talked about and agencies have names.
@@janosik47In my experience there's sometimes a spot that's better in the summer AND better in the winter. At my old home, there was a door outside surrounded by stone. During the winter it felt warmer than anywhere else outside, and during the summer it felt cooler.
Man, your videos were always good, but they've gotten to the point of something I'd expect from a major budget documentary from the glory days of television, yet even more nuanced, enjoyable and educational. I'm so glad to have found this channel.
@@BillyPeach. me too. I never forget a video with him sitting in the woods, talking to spoon surrounded by human skulls. What a sight it would have been to meet him.
You’re my comfort person. When I feel stressed and overstimulated, I put my headphones on and watch your videos over and over and over again. There’s something about your voice and your knowledge that calms me down so fast. I’m so happy that you make UA-cam videos. I’m grateful for you mr Milo.
Someday perhaps when you get over your personal issues you can get into real science and prehistory. And you won't need superficial vloggers anymore. Soothing voices can be found elsewhere if that is so important to you.
Your content is so thorough and so breathtakingly interesting. I don't have much, but here's some thanks to keep you making content. I appreciate it so much, you have no idea.
@@UA-camr-my2ky he doesn't even bother responding and saying thank you. He probably just thinks you guys are suckers and dumb. Oh well hopefully I'm wrong about that
Yes because in school all this was so needlessly controversial and we did not get to learn about it. Plus as time moves on more discoveries come to light.
Screw that! Giving your little money to these vloggers is a bad idea. You have open access research for free. This guy Milo just uses a few of those papers going from topic to topic and you don't need him for it. Do not give money to these people. Especially if you do not have much money. Besides his work is full of nonsense...like most vloggers. You will be misinformed AND poorer.....don't pay this guy anything.
8 videos in a row, this one brought a tear to my eye. You really made me feel for Nandy, bless him. Being a florist, I love the idea of flowers being used to show love and respect after death going back as far our past may have started. Peace and love
That painting of the neanderthal woman cradling the head of her homo sapiens partner as their child plays with his father took my breath away. Such kindness, tenderness, and love is a primal and ancient part of our shared lineage. It is as beautiful as it is fierce, but most of all, it is deeply human.
Not being physically 100%, Nandi was possibly a superior logistician, or knew great recipes, or told great stories, or knew medicines or treatments, or was a fire guru, the brains behind the tribe in a hundred different ways. We won't know.
@@avinamerkur1484 do you think he wouldn't feel the need to add to the lives of the people who cared for him somehow? Wouldn't you? Are you just a snowflake who's good enough exactly the way he is?
@@avinamerkur1484 Yeah, but he'd probably also get bored sitting around the cave all day and find something to do. We're just humanising the old guy. I personally like to think he enjoyed fishing.
Stefan, your wonderful story telling brought Nandy back to life. I've enjoyed your story telling for quite some time now and each new story is richer than those you told before. Thank you very much.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR Stefan's stories? Great balls of fire, Greg! Stefan goes out of his way to include disclaimers where the evidence is weak. Hyperbole? At the risk of hyperbole, myself, you astound me.
@@jamesrussell7760 Astound you? In this case his "disclaimers" were betrayed by his enthusiastic embrace of the heartwarming genius of Neanderthal. Maybe you feel the irrational urge to be so "inclusive" of our outlying relative that you're willing to speculate beyond what the evidence actually reveals (like so many others), but I didn't think Stefan would. Being a skeptic until proved otherwise seems to me just rational critical thinking to me. There's been so many historical and prehistorical political correct paradigm shifts, that I maintain the intellectual, artistic, and spiritual prowess of H. neanderthalensis has been greatly exaggerated in the name of inclusivity. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of Stefan's. At least he stood up to those who denied our darling Neanderthals could have ever been cannibals.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR nope. Nothing he says is hyperbole. He makes sure that he chooses his words very carefully because the science can always change with new information. You need to listen to his words more carefully.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR Alright, you disagree with Stefan regarding the Neanderthals. Indeed, it appears that you subscribe to the original assessment of a hulking, bipedal ape and reject the more informed picture of a close relative of H. sapiens - so close that a hybrid was reproductively fertile - because of "prehistorical political correct paradigm shifts". The fact that 2-4% of our genome came from Neanderthals is pretty strong evidence that H. sapiens, circa ~40K years ago, probably considered them a bit strange but undeniably human. Hell, a Connecticut yankee could say the same about a Mississippi redneck. I agree that being a skeptic until proven otherwise is probably one of the most important tenets of the scientific method. But it is just as important to keep an open mind.
I recently read an article about the discovery of a skeleton discovered in Borneo. This person had lost their foot. But the way the tibia and fibula fused together at the end clearly showed that they had undergone surgery and lived for years afterward. This was 31000 years ago. It's incredible. I love these kinds of findings because they display ingenuity and compassion of humanity when we'd rather think of the people of the past as only barbaric. Without our ingenuity and compassion we'd have gone extinct long ago. I love prehistory because the humanity is so apparent. We dont get details of who or what or the story isnt distorted by who survived and how the survivors remembered it (though thats a lot of fun too), we get what we get and then the imagination runs wild. We see that people are always people and understand ourselves more as a species.
Your videos are not just educational they’re very entertaining. You make the neanderthal people come to life with the most interesting stories. I love your videos.
@@josephpostma1787 It's fantasy, rather than speculation. A lot of archaeology and anthropology is fantasy. This video typifies that situation. The motivation behind that situation is personal insanity, general academic vanity, research grants, and the politics of the day.
You have such a knack for bringing the past alive while sticking firmly to the evidence you present. Oh to travel back with a time machine. So fascinating. And as much entertaining as educating. Thank you for your enthusiasm.
A solitary wolf walking with humans? A pet? I knew a professional tiler with a forearm missing: fastest and most skilled tiler I ever saw, who made great use of his stump. I don't think too many assumptions can be made. Thanks for lovely video.
modern hunter gatherer children are known to make pets out of anything that walks, flies or crawls. neandertal children probably weren't much different.
I think if you could interview that family and ask them about the wolf, they would say that it is just always there following them at a distance everywhere they went and sometimes the children would throw it some scraps as a carcass was being butchered by the adults. Without a pack to help it hunt a lone wolf will need to change it's tactics and become an opportunist feeder. Wolves are highly intelligent and will quickly adapt to a situation that is profitable for them.
Beaches are a great place to find tracks and know which animals live nearby. Its very common to find tracks following eachother (otters and foxes for example). I think the reason for this can be better explained because: 1) that path is the easiest to walk trough, 2) they are naturally curious animals (my footprints would be there too, out of curiosity), 3) they are looking for similar resources, or 4) just because beaches are not very wide. Thinking that this case was a wolf domestication event by neanthertals is quite biassed, nobody would think otters are domesticating foxes...
You are definitely one of the best paleoanthropologist channels today. Television could not hope to capture the passion and humanity you weave into these stories of our shared human past. Thank you for another incredible video.
It's incredible to reflect on Nandy's life, thank you so much! I sat here for a while just contemplating the vivid imagery of the Neanderthal children on the beach with a wolf tracking slowly behind, staring out the window thinking about what could have caused the cannibal-cave event, sipping tea while hypothesising what kind of hyperviolent event could have caused his injuries... And then I deleted TikTok from my phone.
The character of Creb from the Clan of the Cave Bear was based on this skeleton. In this narrative he was attacked by a bear in childhood and became a powerful shaman. So, that was Jean Auel’s story around his skeleton.
I was just about to post that the narrator should stop calling Creb "Nandi" as a joke when I saw this comment. I immediately made the connection without knowing this. Jean was brilliant with that series....
@@MrHarumakiSensei No, Creb was a bit older, but Iza died at 26. He wouldn't have been past his mid 30s. It was shown in the books that the Clan don't live as long as the Others. TBF, Iza died from Tuberculosis and not old age.
This video makes me happy. I have loved Neanderthals since I was an infant. I can't explain the emotional attachment I had to them as I had nothing to base it on - I was being taught in school they were the brutes we thought they were, but internally, I said no, this is wrong. I was there for the great flower debate. I can't explain the joy I feel that everyone else is catching up to me, that the science is catching up to me. Thank you for sharing shanidar with me.
I appreciate the balance between storytelling and evidence that you present. It’s a fine line and you’re doing it very responsibly. I love the time you take to humanise these people as we explore the evidence
I don’t ever comment on UA-cam but I just wanted to say I was genuinely so happy to see you had uploaded your video just interest me so much and I knew nothing about anthropology before I came across your channel. THANK YOU
I love these honest discussions. It's not often UA-camrs allow us into their personal lives and yet time after time Mr. Milo teaches us the history of his close family. Marvelous.
Decades ago I loved the series of books by Jean Auel. They told a very well researched fictional story of how our ancestors, homo sapien and neanderthal lived, fought and died together. Thank you for your excellent videos.
That fits well. Milo's channel is all about speculation and being a guru vlogger instead of actual science. Enjoy your fantasies but never mistake them for reality
I think we often underestimate how intelligent and cultured pre-historical people were. They probably would know how to tourniquet his arm with a strip of leather and to apply pressure for bleeding control, which is perhaps how they could successfully amputate his arm. Also, I imagine they probably would have decorated their clothes to some extent. They might have access to a few dyes, for example, or at least decorated their clothes with markings and atains
@@sp3ctr0ph0bia dude I’m an EMT I know a few things about first aid :p Firstly it wouldn’t just be with pressure, I’m sure early man knew that if you wrapped something around a limb very, very tightly it severely constricts bleeding. The bigger issue would be infection, but they would likely have stronger immune systems and some kind of herbal medicine. That wouldn’t make his chances great, but better than nothing
Another amazing video, Stefan. I love that you not only give us the scientific information, but you thoroughly humanize and bring to life these people from our deep prehistory. I think Nandy and his family would have liked this video.
I love your storytelling! Well accepted "facts" seamlessly intermingled with absolute plausible "fiction" but always distinguishable from each other. Thank you!
I really enjoy your work, Stefan, but especially your "Life and Death" videos. You take dry bones and fragments and piece by piece rebuild them and remind us that these were once real people (more similar to ourselves than different from us), living in a real and extremely challenging world. Thank you for the videos. I think if they knew that half a millennium later people would be remembering them, talking about them and their lives and struggles, our distant forebears would thank you too. It's a nice thought.
The view from Shanidar cave looking down the valley and The Great Zab River has always intrigued me. That view has provoked thought and creativity on and off for thousands of generations. I've walked that valley, and felt the heavy storms whip up the grasses. It's not otherworldly or eerie or surreal, the fascination is what we learn, the stories we slowly reveal. Great vid, Mr Milo!
Outstanding work, Mr. Milo. Such a viscerally satisfying piece. Accessible and educational. You brought them to life without maudlin theatrics. So very relatable.
Amazing work! Great use of artwork to paint a more vivid picture. What a gruesome existence they lived. Thanks for always bringing us back to our collective roots.
what a beautiful homage to our ancestors' lineage through the Neanderthals. Your love for your work and your emotional investment into it are awe inspiring! Maybe Nandy was a first shaman like figure, revered and cherished by his tribe? I have watched most of your videos and this one touched me the most, because of your emotional yet professional way of telling their stories, never veering off into speculation yet taking enough room for professional suggestions giving us a real look into the lives of these beautiful peoples! Thank you so much! Enjoyed it immensely.
What bullshit. He speculates all the time and you do not have the slightest idea of how this Neanderthal really lived. Instead you like to speculate along with him and are making it obvious how clueless you are. Did you really think Nandi was the first 'shaman'....? You frikking morons.
I love how your videos humanize prehistoric people, Stefan (Ettore's artwork also helps a lot)! We have traditionally been taught to think about them as barely human 😕 I am learning so much with your videos! 😃
@@fleetskipper1810 there is a little button called "thanks" under the channel name atleast on phone. cant imagine it would be much diffirent on pc though
@@TheErikjsm Confirmed as available on PC. It's in the drop-down menu below the right side of the video window...same place you'd add a video to a playlist, or report a user, etc.
Fascinating video as always. I can't help but get goosebumps when listening to things like this. The shared humanity we have with these people combined with the sense of mystery and imagination in regards to how they lived just stirs up something deep inside of me.
hello! im from kurdistan region in kurdistan where shanidar cave is actually at. this part of our history is so important and beloved to us and everyone always visits the cave and i looove finding more information about this subject. thank you for this great video!
Man, I'm a minute in and I can tell you're getting substantially better at this making videos thing. This feels professionally done. I may have missed something but it seems like a big jump up.
Quick aside, hope you see this, you may have my favourite thumbnails of any youtuber. Sleek, clean, unique, professional, and not the least bit clickbaity
Your video is one of the great positives of the Internet. There was a time, not that long ago, that to hear a lecture like this about such an interesting subject would have been limited to those either attending university or belonging to some club of elites. THANK YOU for sharing OUR history of life.
Stunning film, the compassion with which you approach your subject ( all of us and our history)is truly award worthy, you make me smarter and more caring, thanks Stefan!
I can't even imagine how hard it is to round up all the information for one of these videos but I appreciate your passion. Great video. I wish you could make more.
You have an incredible talent of storytelling, and your voice is great. I had no idea I am interested in this paleolithiic stuff untill I crossed your channel.
Your videos are my go-to feel good vibe enhancers. Even when I am doing something I love to run your vids in the background. I swear I have watched this one at least 20 times. You sir, need a podcast!
Great vid as usual. And hearing about all Nandy's injuries made me quit feeling sorry for myself having a flu while eating microwaved chicken in my warm home.
I know that Stefan's videos are such high quality that I Like them even before I'm done watching. Great visuals, educational, and charismatic narration. Always excited when you release a new piece!
I cannot express enough the pleasure I get from watching your videos.Honestly I can't get enough.Thankyou for the info and the way you produce them.I am no expert but your style is perfect and very good quality.Many thanks
I love this channel and how you bring the magic and beauty out of the relics of humanity. Everyone and everything- past and present -has engaging stories to be learned from. Thank you, Stefan.
This was absolutely incredible. I decided to watch it on my tv bc I suspected my phone screen wouldn’t do it justice. I was right! Great use of artwork. Ettore is very talented!
I dont know if you'll ever see this comment but i just wanted to say, you and your channel have had a profound impact on me. I grew up being interested in all of this but i had no opportunity to really get into it. Recently though (in the last couple of years), ive been really enjoying your content it's helped me break down parts of me that were scared to fully denounce heaven and hell but youve helped with that tremendously. I bought your book and i love it if i ever do become a dad i will absolutely be showing it to my kids along with these videos! I even want to pursue a career in this or similar feilds thank you so much for what you do. Anyway Tl;dr, youre videos helped me become the person I've always wanted to be so thank you and keep on being fuckin awesome!!!
Thank you so much Stefan for these videos. I've starting watching with my 4 y/o girl, and even though she speaks very little English, thanks to the quality work you put into the graphical side she can grasp what is going on and asks a lot of questions. You're a legend!
After reading The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel I wanted to learn more about Neanderthal communities - this video was the perfect place for me to start. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Stefan, you are a legend, my friend! You bring us hope for the humankind, thank you! I certainly think that our friend Nandy was well taken care of in both his life and his death.
Great video! Shanidar Cave has given us so much information about our hominid family. Bruniquel cave as well is such a fascinating find, I can’t believe more research hasn’t been published about it! It’s difficult to find much about it at all, unfortunately. I enjoy how informative and interesting your videos do.
I always look forward to your videos. You having artwork that people can associate to your videos specifically is very smart of you. The only downside of your UA-cam channel is I have to wait another month until your next video 😫. I have a lot of prehistory UA-cam channels that I watch daily/weekly but yours is by far my favorite. Keep up the great work. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
no way he finally made it the first Neanderthal video in like 2 years? I have found this so amazing Stefan and I thank you so much for the sources and references. Right now I am in year 7 in London and I love studying Paleoanthropology I hope I have the chance to meet you one day. Stefan I just managed to finish the second half of the video and I loved it nearly indescribably. This is the first time that I have heard of such injuries survived during the Paleolithic. Not only this but you have changed the viewpoint of many people of Neanderthals like you said at 17:13 but the unfortunate reality is most people still think of Neanderthals as heartless, brutish ape-men. So for the people interested on how advanced Neanderthals were I will show my list of Neanderthal Discoveries: -Neanderthal Remains (Babies, Children, Juveniles, Adults and elderly.) -Advanced Stone Tools/ Mousterian stone tools -Natural Jewellery/modified seashells and animal remains -Fishing/traps and nets -Ritual Burial ( De-fleshing and burial goods.) -Clothes ( Shoes, Trousers, Robe and hoods/hats.) -Wooden Spears -Range (Europe except Northern, Southwest and Central Asia and Sinai Peninsula?) -Breastfeeding -Empathy/Sympathy -Shelters/Settlements ( Lean-to's, Caves, Camps.) -Rock Art/Ochre Remains -Fire Control ( Torches and Campfires.) -Hunting/Cooking/Eating (Eurasian Ice Age Megafauna and Fauna.) -Foraging ( Fungi, Seeds, Nuts, Fruits and Roots.) -Natural Adhesives ( Beeswax+ Conifer Resin) -Ritual/Nutritional/Mortuary/Survival Cannibalism (Controversial/Debateable) -Plant Fibre string/rope (Controversial/Debateable) -boats (controversial/debateable. Example: Cretan Remains) -Camps/Fenced Settlements (controversial/Debateable) So tell me if there's anything more to add and mistake I am actually in Year 8. I have one more thing to say Stefan Milo, would we by any chance as I know you are busy with your day to day life be able to call on zoom or etc to talk, meet each other and maybe even answer me some questions I have. I know it's a lot to ask for but if you would like to feel free to reply to my comment and tell me 😊.
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.
Another great video, thank you Stefan for taking the time and effort to make these. The artwork is really cool, I especially like the image of Shanidar cave with the campfire smoke and inhabitants in front of it.
Awwee this was beautiful! Really quality content. Very glad UA-cam recommended it. That ending made me tear up. Us humans really are an ancient, complex and beautiful lineage. And we are all in it together ❤
Quality of videos has been amazing lately, keep up the great work! The careful narration, B-roll, and music all come together beautifully with the research
I watch one of your episodes every night when I go to bed. No offense but you’re great for insomnia. 😎. I always end up watching the full episode, but it usually takes me a week. Thanks for the content. In another lifetime, I wanted to be a Paleo anthropologist. I actually had lunch with Dr. Nina Jablonski back in 2008 when she worked in San Francisco. It was really fun picking her brain.
What can I say other than thank you. I remember watching a documentary on the Leakey family discovering stone tools in the 1950’s that program sparked a lifetime of interest in the study of the past. I look forward to seeing your videos. I appreciate the time and effort you put into creating these videos . Having a passionate teacher certainly makes for a wonderful experience. I could go on and on singing your praises but as I am not capable of singing I must be content to end this fan letter by saying you had better out live me I can’t bear the thought of the alternative. I would miss you 😮and your insightful videos.❤🎉❤😅😊
It's strange to think how all the previous human species evolved into what we are today, the only humans alive. What happened between us throughout the history is left only to speculations and for archeologist to discuss upon. I love how you share those little stories of trans-species relations and what might have happened in a such a brief context of time and history, this sheds such an insightful look to the lives of early humans. I wish so much we could know more, to look through the glasses of history and see how their daily lives looked like.
It's also interesting to think what variations some will evolve into and which will be successful, if any. We are, with luck, only a midpoint in the evolutionary track.
I've always been so curious about what daily life was like for our distant ancestors. It's cool learning about the story of them as groups in 25k year increments, but I always wonder about the day to day. The regular people. I don't know why I am so interested in this, since it's never going to be more than speculation.
That’s not what happened though. Only one or perhaps a handful of extremely closely related hominins in Africa around 400,000 years ago actually evolved into modern humans.
I also like that it’s like a uni lecture with a guy who has done field work not TikTok style. It’s so much aggressive content - not slapping and gags and meme-like vignettes.
Looking at the art of Ettore Mazza is always so refreshing. No judgment of all the paleo pals on sight, everyone has it's own personality, grate creativity with filling the gaps of our knowledge and you can see that he really has interest in showing that ancient people were not brutes.
Hi Stefan, greetings from the edge of Doggerland, Norfolk, UK. This video was extremely interesting and definitely one of your best so far. I am wondering if the fires lit on little piles of stalagmites was perhaps the earliest examples of 'storage heaters'? I think it showed the Neanderthals understood the value of heat retention in certain rock types and used it to keep warm at night.
What a great explanation. And severely cold weather, going to the interior of a cave in an enclosed space in loading heaters, might’ve kept them from getting frozen.
Getting increasingly rare to find history content that isn’t voiced by AI being fed their script! Thanks for keeping it real. Subbed
I know! So many of those channels have sprung up recently. Can confirm I am a human archaeology nerd.
@@StefanMilo who knows maybe in many thousands of years some version of human will be narrating the imagined life of of a human archeology nerd.
@@D-me-dream-smp That’s sad and scary to think about damn 😭
I AGREE yargeht! WHY would anyone looking to build a channel think that would be an asset? Weird! Hi Stefan! I been subbed a looong time. I’m the 🎶 Globby Globby Skull 🎶 lady! 😂 omg that still makes me LoL …and I absolutely love how you have developed your channel and your niche! The interviews you do are with the coolest people, too! Dilly, Wragg-Sykes ….(I originally wrote Ragg~Sykes but, fortunately, I double checked haha!!!)
Yes! I hate clicking on a history video and hearing a robot voice
i am retired now, but for just over 30 years, i worked or moonlighted as a bouncer, security, and private bodyguard. in the course of my duties, i received a number of injuries that affect me even to this day. the reason i mention this is that most of my lingering injuries are to the left side of my body, just as the Neanderthal in the beginning of this video. the reason is that most people are right handed. and when confronting these people, that puts their dominant hand on the left side of my body. i'm not saying this was the definitive cause of the injury locations, but it is certainly something to consider.
Good point.
@@MrHarumakiSensei thank you. while it is only speculation on my uneducated part, it does seem to pass the "does it make sense" filter.
It's difficult to say if Neanderthals were left or right handed. Using scientific rigor we can't say for certain. They are a sub species just as we are, but for all we actually know they could have been ambidextrous.
wow! thank you for sharing this! i really hope Stefan would've seen your comment!
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII I've done a lot of martial arts, and injuries clearly accumulated more on my left side over time. So that's at least one more data point that supports your idea.
It's miraculous to imagine what would go through Nandy's mind & heart if somehow he could know that so many thousands of years later, his descendants would be learning about him & caring about his experiences, & grateful to him for weathering all he did.
Not really. He would not be able to grasp what was going on. He's no frozen caveman lawyer.
Lovely comment i couldn't agree more
I think Neanderthals are like a brother species. But I understand the sentiment and agree
@@angeloalvarez5520well the fact that most people outside of africa carry 1-2% of neanderthal dna within our genomes, its reasonable to call us his descendants.
@@chopsyoutube yeah there were definitely sapiens who came from a neander father at times, because we know they bred with each other
This is what I think of when people say, "Your ancestors have done so much just for you to be right where you at" . He survived such a horrific life. He adapted
But he’s not your ancestor
@@arianathearyanhe is?
neandertals have been breed out of existence thanks to our direct ancestors (also killed but whatever)
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You don't know if he reproduced.
@@arianathearyanof course he is you donut, we are all related around the world 😂
I had a chance to visit Shanidar cave and I was struck by the temperature difference once you step inside. From sweltering summer heat to cool and shady, and even downright cold in the inner grotto. It really made it click why early humans would take refuge there.
I think it was very cold back then when this Neanderthal lived so it had to be hard to live in this cave even with fire burning inside the cave.
@@janosik47 Not necessarily. Temperatures underground (which a deep cave in a high cliff essentially is) vary much less than temperatures in the open, so in Winter the ambient temperature inside the cave was and is likely to be warmer than outside, just as it was/is cooler than the outside in Summer.
The Shanidar Neanderthals have been dated to between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago. This falls within the Würm glacial period, which is thought to have been mild, and the climate of the East Mediterranean coast would have been moderated by the Sea, so it would have been markedly less cold than elsewhere, and of course Humans (in which I include Neanderthals) thrived worldwide in this period.
8:20 it is unreal the amount of weather manipulation that goes on world wide. Look at that chemtrail. And no this isn’t tinfoil hat stuff anymore. There is plenty of evidence and it’s even talked about and agencies have names.
Natural AC😂
@@janosik47In my experience there's sometimes a spot that's better in the summer AND better in the winter. At my old home, there was a door outside surrounded by stone. During the winter it felt warmer than anywhere else outside, and during the summer it felt cooler.
Man, your videos were always good, but they've gotten to the point of something I'd expect from a major budget documentary from the glory days of television, yet even more nuanced, enjoyable and educational. I'm so glad to have found this channel.
Better to be honest.
I just found this channel and subscribed. I love paleoanthropology.
yeah, he's come a long way from the plastic spoon days
I miss the plastic spoon tbh
@@BillyPeach. me too. I never forget a video with him sitting in the woods, talking to spoon surrounded by human skulls. What a sight it would have been to meet him.
So proud of how far Mr. Milo has come. Thank you!!!
Couldn't agree more. The channel was already amazing from the start, but it only gets better! I'm always waiting for new videos.
Stefan does a great job. His videos are a joy to watch.
agreed!
but it's been a really long time since he has said "Boinkfest"
@@themyceliumnetwork hahahaha!!!! Ahhh that was great!!!
I'm proud of how far Shanidar has come.
You’re my comfort person. When I feel stressed and overstimulated, I put my headphones on and watch your videos over and over and over again. There’s something about your voice and your knowledge that calms me down so fast. I’m so happy that you make UA-cam videos. I’m grateful for you mr Milo.
I have to heartily agree. Thank you for not being screechy to speaking too fast. Love your presentations.
Me too
Me too
Someday perhaps when you get over your personal issues you can get into real science and prehistory. And you won't need superficial vloggers anymore. Soothing voices can be found elsewhere if that is so important to you.
Your content is so thorough and so breathtakingly interesting. I don't have much, but here's some thanks to keep you making content. I appreciate it so much, you have no idea.
I frequently donate 10s and 20s. I am sure he will appreciate it!
@@UA-camr-my2ky he doesn't even bother responding and saying thank you. He probably just thinks you guys are suckers and dumb. Oh well hopefully I'm wrong about that
🙌🙌🙌
Yes because in school all this was so needlessly controversial and we did not get to learn about it. Plus as time moves on more discoveries come to light.
Screw that! Giving your little money to these vloggers is a bad idea. You have open access research for free. This guy Milo just uses a few of those papers going from topic to topic and you don't need him for it. Do not give money to these people. Especially if you do not have much money. Besides his work is full of nonsense...like most vloggers. You will be misinformed AND poorer.....don't pay this guy anything.
8 videos in a row, this one brought a tear to my eye. You really made me feel for Nandy, bless him. Being a florist, I love the idea of flowers being used to show love and respect after death going back as far our past may have started. Peace and love
You may love the idea. And that is all it is. Not reality. Why cry for someone's speculations?
That painting of the neanderthal woman cradling the head of her homo sapiens partner as their child plays with his father took my breath away. Such kindness, tenderness, and love is a primal and ancient part of our shared lineage. It is as beautiful as it is fierce, but most of all, it is deeply human.
Deeply mammalian I believe
@@evelynfakira5612I don’t know, friend. There are mammals that aren’t very social creatures.
Right up to the point where they ate each other.
How would you know?
Commie propaganda
Not being physically 100%, Nandi was possibly a superior logistician, or knew great recipes, or told great stories, or knew medicines or treatments, or was a fire guru, the brains behind the tribe in a hundred different ways. We won't know.
Or he was really, really funny.
@@MrButtwipe102 Totally
why should the cripple be wise? Wouldnt he be worth enoth for you without some perk to the family?
@@avinamerkur1484 do you think he wouldn't feel the need to add to the lives of the people who cared for him somehow? Wouldn't you? Are you just a snowflake who's good enough exactly the way he is?
@@avinamerkur1484 Yeah, but he'd probably also get bored sitting around the cave all day and find something to do. We're just humanising the old guy. I personally like to think he enjoyed fishing.
Stefan, your wonderful story telling brought Nandy back to life. I've enjoyed your story telling for quite some time now and each new story is richer than those you told before. Thank you very much.
Only problem is that stories so easily fall into hyperbole.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR Stefan's stories? Great balls of fire, Greg! Stefan goes out of his way to include disclaimers where the evidence is weak. Hyperbole? At the risk of hyperbole, myself, you astound me.
@@jamesrussell7760 Astound you? In this case his "disclaimers" were betrayed by his enthusiastic embrace of the heartwarming genius of Neanderthal. Maybe you feel the irrational urge to be so "inclusive" of our outlying relative that you're willing to speculate beyond what the evidence actually reveals (like so many others), but I didn't think Stefan would. Being a skeptic until proved otherwise seems to me just rational critical thinking to me. There's been so many historical and prehistorical political correct paradigm shifts, that I maintain the intellectual, artistic, and spiritual prowess of H. neanderthalensis has been greatly exaggerated in the name of inclusivity.
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of Stefan's. At least he stood up to those who denied our darling Neanderthals could have ever been cannibals.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR nope. Nothing he says is hyperbole. He makes sure that he chooses his words very carefully because the science can always change with new information. You need to listen to his words more carefully.
@@gregorynixonAUTHOR Alright, you disagree with Stefan regarding the Neanderthals. Indeed, it appears that you subscribe to the original assessment of a hulking, bipedal ape and reject the more informed picture of a close relative of H. sapiens - so close that a hybrid was reproductively fertile - because of "prehistorical political correct paradigm shifts". The fact that 2-4% of our genome came from Neanderthals is pretty strong evidence that H. sapiens, circa ~40K years ago, probably considered them a bit strange but undeniably human. Hell, a Connecticut yankee could say the same about a Mississippi redneck. I agree that being a skeptic until proven otherwise is probably one of the most important tenets of the scientific method. But it is just as important to keep an open mind.
I recently read an article about the discovery of a skeleton discovered in Borneo. This person had lost their foot. But the way the tibia and fibula fused together at the end clearly showed that they had undergone surgery and lived for years afterward. This was 31000 years ago. It's incredible. I love these kinds of findings because they display ingenuity and compassion of humanity when we'd rather think of the people of the past as only barbaric. Without our ingenuity and compassion we'd have gone extinct long ago. I love prehistory because the humanity is so apparent. We dont get details of who or what or the story isnt distorted by who survived and how the survivors remembered it (though thats a lot of fun too), we get what we get and then the imagination runs wild. We see that people are always people and understand ourselves more as a species.
Your videos are not just educational they’re very entertaining. You make the neanderthal people come to life with the most interesting stories. I love your videos.
I was thinking the same . Milo brings them indeed to life
I love the humanity you weave into your documentaries about humanity.🌼
Fantasy, you mean.
@@J_LorraineK There wasn't any cited research. Just a bunch of speculation based on a skeleton for which no actual provenance was provided.
@@J_LorraineK Okay. That Neanderthal guy was surrounded by people who loved him. Happy now?
@@shortscenes9338 Do you mean that he is weaving in lots of speculation?
@@josephpostma1787 It's fantasy, rather than speculation. A lot of archaeology and anthropology is fantasy. This video typifies that situation. The motivation behind that situation is personal insanity, general academic vanity, research grants, and the politics of the day.
You have such a knack for bringing the past alive while sticking firmly to the evidence you present. Oh to travel back with a time machine. So fascinating. And as much entertaining as educating. Thank you for your enthusiasm.
Would it not be grand to have a conversation at that hearth?
A solitary wolf walking with humans? A pet? I knew a professional tiler with a forearm missing: fastest and most skilled tiler I ever saw, who made great use of his stump. I don't think too many assumptions can be made. Thanks for lovely video.
modern hunter gatherer children are known to make pets out of anything that walks, flies or crawls. neandertal children probably weren't much different.
maybe less pet and more traveling companion?
I think if you could interview that family and ask them about the wolf, they would say that it is just always there following them at a distance everywhere they went and sometimes the children would throw it some scraps as a carcass was being butchered by the adults.
Without a pack to help it hunt a lone wolf will need to change it's tactics and become an opportunist feeder.
Wolves are highly intelligent and will quickly adapt to a situation that is profitable for them.
Beaches are a great place to find tracks and know which animals live nearby. Its very common to find tracks following eachother (otters and foxes for example). I think the reason for this can be better explained because: 1) that path is the easiest to walk trough, 2) they are naturally curious animals (my footprints would be there too, out of curiosity), 3) they are looking for similar resources, or 4) just because beaches are not very wide. Thinking that this case was a wolf domestication event by neanthertals is quite biassed, nobody would think otters are domesticating foxes...
@@louiechidwick6034And that's how we got dogs. Basically.
You are definitely one of the best paleoanthropologist channels today. Television could not hope to capture the passion and humanity you weave into these stories of our shared human past. Thank you for another incredible video.
Too bad he made it all up hey?
I'm suicidal. While watching this i thought 2 myself that if they could survive, i could too
Stay here, Skystar. You'll be on the other side when it's your time. Remember, you're here because you asked to come. ❤
Why? Don’t you have enough to eat a place to sleep
@@DylanDkoh How about cause life is a fucking living hell sometimes. Don't worry, you'll understand the feeling in time. It's inevitable.
How are you doing now? I hope you are better
@@Crouton- Not really
Comprehensive referencing with honest, nuanced and humble commentary... Amazingly good quality. And yes, I'm a retired academic. Many thanks Mr Milo.
The amount of work you’ve put into this is incredible. The original art is amazing too. Well done 👏
literal ai crap
@@chugbunga1665 ???? the artist is literally in the discription
The amount of work is minimal. You can access dozens of free research papers yourself on this topic.
Hey hey hey. I get listen to Stefan while I prepare dinner for the family. Makes it so much more enjoyable.
Your video composition has really advanced significantly in these last few years. Very well done.
It's incredible to reflect on Nandy's life, thank you so much! I sat here for a while just contemplating the vivid imagery of the Neanderthal children on the beach with a wolf tracking slowly behind, staring out the window thinking about what could have caused the cannibal-cave event, sipping tea while hypothesising what kind of hyperviolent event could have caused his injuries... And then I deleted TikTok from my phone.
Hooray! Stefan, we get your book as a birthday present for most of my kids' friends. It's always a hit!
The character of Creb from the Clan of the Cave Bear was based on this skeleton. In this narrative he was attacked by a bear in childhood and became a powerful shaman. So, that was Jean Auel’s story around his skeleton.
I didnt know that, that's really cool!
I was just about to post that the narrator should stop calling Creb "Nandi" as a joke when I saw this comment.
I immediately made the connection without knowing this. Jean was brilliant with that series....
I would've guessed Mog-ur
Creb was supposed to be older than 40, wasn't he?
@@MrHarumakiSensei No, Creb was a bit older, but Iza died at 26. He wouldn't have been past his mid 30s. It was shown in the books that the Clan don't live as long as the Others. TBF, Iza died from Tuberculosis and not old age.
This video makes me happy. I have loved Neanderthals since I was an infant. I can't explain the emotional attachment I had to them as I had nothing to base it on - I was being taught in school they were the brutes we thought they were, but internally, I said no, this is wrong. I was there for the great flower debate. I can't explain the joy I feel that everyone else is catching up to me, that the science is catching up to me. Thank you for sharing shanidar with me.
Maybe you were one in a past life ❤
@@emmaphillips3847 I don't say that out loud, as I don't want to be introduced to a padded room ;)
They were brute cave dwellers.
Thank God I dont have any primitiv Neanderthal DNA.
Long live Homo-Sapiens ✊🏿
I appreciate the balance between storytelling and evidence that you present. It’s a fine line and you’re doing it very responsibly. I love the time you take to humanise these people as we explore the evidence
Perhaps the best storyteller I subscribe to. You bring a humor and humanity for this human to enjoy! Thank you!
I don’t ever comment on UA-cam but I just wanted to say I was genuinely so happy to see you had uploaded your video just interest me so much and I knew nothing about anthropology before I came across your channel. THANK YOU
Wonderful video again Stefan. You brought Nandi to life for a few moments. Beautiful work. Thank you!
No he did not.
I love these honest discussions. It's not often UA-camrs allow us into their personal lives and yet time after time Mr. Milo teaches us the history of his close family. Marvelous.
Considering we're part of that same family, I think that's perfectly alright 😌
Decades ago I loved the series of books by Jean Auel. They told a very well researched fictional story of how our ancestors, homo sapien and neanderthal lived, fought and died together. Thank you for your excellent videos.
Brb just googling the author.
I've always thought that Nandi was the inspiration for Creb.
Somewhere in my book collection, I have Jean Auel's stories. About time I reread them.
@@WildWestRosieyes, it was!
That fits well. Milo's channel is all about speculation and being a guru vlogger instead of actual science. Enjoy your fantasies but never mistake them for reality
I think we often underestimate how intelligent and cultured pre-historical people were.
They probably would know how to tourniquet his arm with a strip of leather and to apply pressure for bleeding control, which is perhaps how they could successfully amputate his arm.
Also, I imagine they probably would have decorated their clothes to some extent. They might have access to a few dyes, for example, or at least decorated their clothes with markings and atains
" decorated their clothes to some extent " Interesting theory ! In order to get help from the gods ?
@@woutervanlent5181represent their clan in a multi group context?
It's all conjecture. It's just as likely that he held his stump because it hurt, which stopped the bleeding, and he eventually healed.
you dont stop such a huge cut from bleeding just by holding it, he wouldve bled out
@@sp3ctr0ph0bia dude I’m an EMT I know a few things about first aid :p
Firstly it wouldn’t just be with pressure, I’m sure early man knew that if you wrapped something around a limb very, very tightly it severely constricts bleeding.
The bigger issue would be infection, but they would likely have stronger immune systems and some kind of herbal medicine. That wouldn’t make his chances great, but better than nothing
Another amazing video, Stefan. I love that you not only give us the scientific information, but you thoroughly humanize and bring to life these people from our deep prehistory. I think Nandy and his family would have liked this video.
I love your storytelling! Well accepted "facts" seamlessly intermingled with absolute plausible "fiction" but always distinguishable from each other. Thank you!
I really enjoy your work, Stefan, but especially your "Life and Death" videos. You take dry bones and fragments and piece by piece rebuild them and remind us that these were once real people (more similar to ourselves than different from us), living in a real and extremely challenging world. Thank you for the videos. I think if they knew that half a millennium later people would be remembering them, talking about them and their lives and struggles, our distant forebears would thank you too. It's a nice thought.
The view from Shanidar cave looking down the valley and The Great Zab River has always intrigued me. That view has provoked thought and creativity on and off for thousands of generations.
I've walked that valley, and felt the heavy storms whip up the grasses. It's not otherworldly or eerie or surreal, the fascination is what we learn, the stories we slowly reveal. Great vid, Mr Milo!
I know this is a really overused term on UA-cam, but this channel is way underrated!
The quality is phenomenal, I'm so glad I've found this today!
Your blending of science and storytelling brings our ancestors to life - thank you!
Outstanding work, Mr. Milo. Such a viscerally satisfying piece. Accessible and educational. You brought them to life without maudlin theatrics. So very relatable.
Agreed, wonderful video
Amazing work! Great use of artwork to paint a more vivid picture. What a gruesome existence they lived. Thanks for always bringing us back to our collective roots.
Micky! Thank you brother
what a beautiful homage to our ancestors' lineage through the Neanderthals. Your love for your work and your emotional investment into it are awe inspiring!
Maybe Nandy was a first shaman like figure, revered and cherished by his tribe? I have watched most of your videos and this one touched me the most, because of your emotional yet professional way of telling their stories, never veering off into speculation yet taking enough room for professional suggestions giving us a real look into the lives of these beautiful peoples! Thank you so much! Enjoyed it immensely.
What bullshit. He speculates all the time and you do not have the slightest idea of how this Neanderthal really lived. Instead you like to speculate along with him and are making it obvious how clueless you are. Did you really think Nandi was the first 'shaman'....? You frikking morons.
I love how your videos humanize prehistoric people, Stefan (Ettore's artwork also helps a lot)! We have traditionally been taught to think about them as barely human 😕 I am learning so much with your videos! 😃
Thank you very much for all of your videos. I love watching them, and whenever a new one pops up I get super excited. Thank you!
Can you tell me how to make a donation like yours on UA-cam? I’ve never been able to figure out house. Thank you.
I never knew this was a feature before.
@@fleetskipper1810 On mobile there is a “Thanks” button near the other buttons (Like, Subscribe, etc.) under the video.
@@fleetskipper1810 there is a little button called "thanks" under the channel name atleast on phone. cant imagine it would be much diffirent on pc though
@@TheErikjsm Confirmed as available on PC.
It's in the drop-down menu below the right side of the video window...same place you'd add a video to a playlist, or report a user, etc.
Love the way you pulled all the recent discoveries into a unified picture. Great presentation. Thank you 💞
Fascinating video as always. I can't help but get goosebumps when listening to things like this. The shared humanity we have with these people combined with the sense of mystery and imagination in regards to how they lived just stirs up something deep inside of me.
Same for me!
hello! im from kurdistan region in kurdistan where shanidar cave is actually at. this part of our history is so important and beloved to us and everyone always visits the cave and i looove finding more information about this subject. thank you for this great video!
you sound like my girlfriend
Banger!
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It's always a thrill to see a new video posted by you, Stefan. This is excellent and intriguing, thanks!
Man, I'm a minute in and I can tell you're getting substantially better at this making videos thing. This feels professionally done. I may have missed something but it seems like a big jump up.
Quick aside, hope you see this, you may have my favourite thumbnails of any youtuber. Sleek, clean, unique, professional, and not the least bit clickbaity
You're one of my favorite history channels. Been watching for a while. The videos just keep getting better! This videos a banger
Your video is one of the great positives of the Internet. There was a time, not that long ago, that to hear a lecture like this about such an interesting subject would have been limited to those either attending university or belonging to some club of elites.
THANK YOU for sharing OUR history of life.
Beautiful yet heart-rending story. Thank you.
Too bad it's just a story hey?
Great to see you are back! Thank you so much for your videos! Love the easy-to-understand storytelling and the animations are slick! :-)
shanidar 1 is probably one of my favourite anthropology finds :) super duper happy youre covering it :) love ur videos so much
Stunning film, the compassion with which you approach your subject ( all of us and our history)is truly award worthy, you make me smarter and more caring, thanks Stefan!
I truly enjoy hanging out with you Stefan. I always feel enlightened and inspired afterwards. Thank You!
Fantastic as always. Starting from the theme, through the visuals, to the narration. Like watching a movie or reading a good book.
I can't even imagine how hard it is to round up all the information for one of these videos but I appreciate your passion. Great video. I wish you could make more.
You have an incredible talent of storytelling, and your voice is great. I had no idea I am interested in this paleolithiic stuff untill I crossed your channel.
Hands down, you are my favorite UA-camr. Your videos are so informative and consistently covering subjects I am fascinated by. So thank you!!! ❤
Your videos are my go-to feel good vibe enhancers. Even when I am doing something I love to run your vids in the background. I swear I have watched this one at least 20 times. You sir, need a podcast!
Holy smokes! This is exquisitely made! The illustrations and storytelling are top-notch! Well done, sir!
Great vid as usual. And hearing about all Nandy's injuries made me quit feeling sorry for myself having a flu while eating microwaved chicken in my warm home.
I know that Stefan's videos are such high quality that I Like them even before I'm done watching. Great visuals, educational, and charismatic narration. Always excited when you release a new piece!
This is one of my favourites videos of yours. What a brilliant, fascinating channel this is.
I cannot express enough the pleasure I get from watching your videos.Honestly I can't get enough.Thankyou for the info and the way you produce them.I am no expert but your style is perfect and very good quality.Many thanks
I love this channel and how you bring the magic and beauty out of the relics of humanity. Everyone and everything- past and present -has engaging stories to be learned from. Thank you, Stefan.
This was absolutely incredible. I decided to watch it on my tv bc I suspected my phone screen wouldn’t do it justice. I was right! Great use of artwork. Ettore is very talented!
I dont know if you'll ever see this comment but i just wanted to say, you and your channel have had a profound impact on me. I grew up being interested in all of this but i had no opportunity to really get into it. Recently though (in the last couple of years), ive been really enjoying your content it's helped me break down parts of me that were scared to fully denounce heaven and hell but youve helped with that tremendously. I bought your book and i love it if i ever do become a dad i will absolutely be showing it to my kids along with these videos! I even want to pursue a career in this or similar feilds thank you so much for what you do. Anyway
Tl;dr, youre videos helped me become the person I've always wanted to be so thank you and keep on being fuckin awesome!!!
I absolutely love your story telling. Painting a vivid picture in my mind . Wonderful video!
Thank you so much Stefan for these videos. I've starting watching with my 4 y/o girl, and even though she speaks very little English, thanks to the quality work you put into the graphical side she can grasp what is going on and asks a lot of questions. You're a legend!
After reading The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel I wanted to learn more about Neanderthal communities - this video was the perfect place for me to start. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Love that series of novels!!
I suspect that Nandy was the role model for Creb.
@@happytofu5 that’s exactly what I was thinking! the broken/deformed arm especially
Simply wonderful books they were.
Huge plaudits also to Dr.Anna Goldfield and Etorre Mazza, credited for their part in the production. The artwork brings the story alive
Stefan, you are a legend, my friend! You bring us hope for the humankind, thank you! I certainly think that our friend Nandy was well taken care of in both his life and his death.
I liked how you're actively throwing out thought provoking questions throughout the video
Great video! Shanidar Cave has given us so much information about our hominid family. Bruniquel cave as well is such a fascinating find, I can’t believe more research hasn’t been published about it! It’s difficult to find much about it at all, unfortunately. I enjoy how informative and interesting your videos do.
I always look forward to your videos. You having artwork that people can associate to your videos specifically is very smart of you.
The only downside of your UA-cam channel is I have to wait another month until your next video 😫. I have a lot of prehistory UA-cam channels that I watch daily/weekly but yours is by far my favorite. Keep up the great work. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Willow bark and penicillin rubrens were found in one adolescent Neanderthal in El Sidron. That means they used pain killers and antibiotics.
no way he finally made it the first Neanderthal video in like 2 years? I have found this so amazing Stefan and I thank you so much for the sources and references. Right now I am in year 7 in London and I love studying Paleoanthropology I hope I have the chance to meet you one day. Stefan I just managed to finish the second half of the video and I loved it nearly indescribably. This is the first time that I have heard of such injuries survived during the Paleolithic. Not only this but you have changed the viewpoint of many people of Neanderthals like you said at 17:13 but the unfortunate reality is most people still think of Neanderthals as heartless, brutish ape-men. So for the people interested on how advanced Neanderthals were I will show my list of Neanderthal Discoveries:
-Neanderthal Remains (Babies, Children, Juveniles, Adults and elderly.)
-Advanced Stone Tools/ Mousterian stone tools
-Natural Jewellery/modified seashells and animal remains
-Fishing/traps and nets
-Ritual Burial ( De-fleshing and burial goods.)
-Clothes ( Shoes, Trousers, Robe and hoods/hats.)
-Wooden Spears
-Range (Europe except Northern, Southwest and Central Asia and Sinai Peninsula?)
-Breastfeeding
-Empathy/Sympathy
-Shelters/Settlements ( Lean-to's, Caves, Camps.)
-Rock Art/Ochre Remains
-Fire Control ( Torches and Campfires.)
-Hunting/Cooking/Eating (Eurasian Ice Age Megafauna and Fauna.)
-Foraging ( Fungi, Seeds, Nuts, Fruits and Roots.)
-Natural Adhesives ( Beeswax+ Conifer Resin)
-Ritual/Nutritional/Mortuary/Survival Cannibalism (Controversial/Debateable)
-Plant Fibre string/rope (Controversial/Debateable)
-boats (controversial/debateable. Example: Cretan Remains)
-Camps/Fenced Settlements (controversial/Debateable)
So tell me if there's anything more to add and mistake I am actually in Year 8. I have one more thing to say Stefan Milo, would we by any chance as I know you are busy with your day to day life be able to call on zoom or etc to talk, meet each other and maybe even answer me some questions I have. I know it's a lot to ask for but if you would like to feel free to reply to my comment and tell me 😊.
Absolute delighted to be educated by means of a real human voice...! Thank you sir..!
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.
Another great video, thank you Stefan for taking the time and effort to make these. The artwork is really cool, I especially like the image of Shanidar cave with the campfire smoke and inhabitants in front of it.
ALWAYS top notch production quality
Nice production Stefan! 👍🏼
Awwee this was beautiful! Really quality content. Very glad UA-cam recommended it. That ending made me tear up. Us humans really are an ancient, complex and beautiful lineage. And we are all in it together ❤
Quality of videos has been amazing lately, keep up the great work! The careful narration, B-roll, and music all come together beautifully with the research
I watch one of your episodes every night when I go to bed. No offense but you’re great for insomnia. 😎. I always end up watching the full episode, but it usually takes me a week. Thanks for the content. In another lifetime, I wanted to be a Paleo anthropologist. I actually had lunch with Dr. Nina Jablonski back in 2008 when she worked in San Francisco. It was really fun picking her brain.
What can I say other than thank you. I remember watching a documentary on the Leakey family discovering stone tools in the 1950’s that program sparked a lifetime of interest in the study of the past. I look forward to seeing your videos. I appreciate the time and effort you put into creating these videos . Having a passionate teacher certainly makes for a wonderful experience. I could go on and on singing your praises but as I am not capable of singing I must be content to end this fan letter by saying you had better out live me I can’t bear the thought of the alternative. I would miss you 😮and your insightful videos.❤🎉❤😅😊
It's strange to think how all the previous human species evolved into what we are today, the only humans alive. What happened between us throughout the history is left only to speculations and for archeologist to discuss upon. I love how you share those little stories of trans-species relations and what might have happened in a such a brief context of time and history, this sheds such an insightful look to the lives of early humans. I wish so much we could know more, to look through the glasses of history and see how their daily lives looked like.
It's also interesting to think what variations some will evolve into and which will be successful, if any. We are, with luck, only a midpoint in the evolutionary track.
I've always been so curious about what daily life was like for our distant ancestors. It's cool learning about the story of them as groups in 25k year increments, but I always wonder about the day to day. The regular people. I don't know why I am so interested in this, since it's never going to be more than speculation.
That’s not what happened though. Only one or perhaps a handful of extremely closely related hominins in Africa around 400,000 years ago actually evolved into modern humans.
I also like that it’s like a uni lecture with a guy who has done field work not TikTok style. It’s so much aggressive content - not slapping and gags and meme-like vignettes.
Truly spectacular!! Fascinating! Beautiful voice and articulation. Especially appreciated by an old voice prof. Many blessings friend! Francis
I think this is what Jean M Auel based her character Creb after.
Yes!
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Looking at the art of Ettore Mazza is always so refreshing. No judgment of all the paleo pals on sight, everyone has it's own personality, grate creativity with filling the gaps of our knowledge and you can see that he really has interest in showing that ancient people were not brutes.
Ettore is fantastic, it’s an honour to work with him really.
Hi Stefan, greetings from the edge of Doggerland, Norfolk, UK.
This video was extremely interesting and definitely one of your best so far.
I am wondering if the fires lit on little piles of stalagmites was perhaps the earliest examples of 'storage heaters'? I think it showed the Neanderthals understood the value of heat retention in certain rock types and used it to keep warm at night.
What a great explanation. And severely cold weather, going to the interior of a cave in an enclosed space in loading heaters, might’ve kept them from getting frozen.
What an awesome thought. That makes so much sense
This is extremely well-done. As always, I appreciate the references and their links. Many thanks.
Watched the whole thing. Thank you for this engaging story, enhanced with beautiful depictions of Neanderthal life.