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Ötzi the Iceman
The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg
Audiobook Chapter: Lost Worlds
The Ancient One/Kennwick Man (North America, 8,500 Years Ago)
Anzick-1 (North America, 13,000 Years Ago)
Introducing Season 2: Bodily Experiences
About Past Lives
History is built by people like you, and Past Lives is here to bring their stories to life. Every week, we’ll focus on the lived experiences of real people in the past, from the Stone Age to the near-present. Peasants, laborers, artisans, merchants, soldiers, and the enslaved are far too often overlooked in favor of kings, generals, and politicians; not here. On Past Lives, we keep the focus where it belongs: on the real people who populate our shared past. By understanding them, we can strive to better understand ourselves. These people were us, and we are them. They mattered, and so do you.
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