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The goal of this project is to document the history of humanity by documenting all of humanity’s attempts to defeat it’s greatest foe. Itself. This is not going to be a straightforward documentation of kings fighting and destroying each other, though there will be many mentions and examples of that. This will attempt to explain our subjects from the ground up. The common foot soldiers to the leaders at their head. Their strategies, tactics, weapons, and technologies. Their triumphs and tragedies. Their lives and their deaths. What they fought for and why. What motivated them. What drove them.
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- Yesterday28 min
The Atlantic Branch
This week we discuss the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo languages emerging along the Atlantic coast of western Africa and how the climate and environment probably affected its development. As well as how those factors affected the lifestyles and economy of the inhabitants of the region.Twitter/X:https://x.com/WarAdRevPodYouTube: https://youtu.be/WKO3vIneTKg
- 1 weeks ago28 min
The Tichitt Tradition and the Proto Mande Languages
This week I go into more detail about the Tichitt Tradition we introduced last week. We also discuss their potential and probable links to the modern Mande peoples. We also discuss the Mande languages and their place inside or outside of the theoretical Niger-Congo language family.Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPodYouTube:https://youtu.be/Lb2DgVrzk5M
- 2 weeks ago36 min
The Desertification of the Sahara and Pastoral Expansion
This week we discuss what we know and don't know about the process of the Sahara's most recent desertification. We also talk about modern pastoralists living in West Africa and what similarities they may have had with the earliest pastoralists in the region. We also introduce the Tichitt tradition which emerges in the region.Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPodYouTube: https://youtu.be/bJyoubhf-UA
- 3 weeks ago33 min
Kansyore Pottery and Eburran Pastoralism
This week we talk about South African and also we talk about the beginning of Pastoralism in East Africa as groups move south from the rapid desertification of the Sahara.Link to David Reich article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13061039/Twitter/X:https://x.com/WarAdRevPodYouTube: https://youtu.be/4cPIb0CoBJc
- 4 weeks ago1h 4m
What is War?
This week we talk about the nature of man and the debate on this nature including two of the thinkers most often citied in this debate, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes. We talk about their idea of how man and state effect each other, and the roll the state plays in war. We also cover different definitions of war and if they are accurate. Do these definitions cover tribal societies? Can tribal societies participate in war in any regard? What are the similarities and differences between tribal and state conflicts? YouTube: https://youtu.be/20IbkT6fb6cTwitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod 🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: WARPOD https://promocode.to/old-glory/warpod-18s
- Oct 5, 202632 min
Bronze, Weapons, and Armor
This week I go over bronze and brass as well as the new weapons being from bronze. The Sword. I also try to define the differences between swords and daggers. Finally I talk about defensive equipment including shields and potentially armor.YouTube: https://youtu.be/MVbFoxC_qOQTwitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: WARPODhttps://promocode.to/old-glory/warpod-18s
- Sep 28, 202639 min
Three More Metals for Metallurgy
This week we talk about early human use of Silver, Lead, and Tin and how they were being incorporated in early metallurgy with the other metals of copper, gold, and iron. We also talk about etymology and general properties of the metals. YouTube:https://youtu.be/bLxxTfauAe0Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod
- Sep 21, 202622 min
Dyeing
In this episode we talk about dyes and the dyeing processes available to early human socities. We also cover several of the plants, animals, and minerals used in various parts of the world to create the various colors of dye. YouTube: https://youtu.be/h7_HOthWyT4Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: WARPODhttps://promocode.to/old-glory/warpod-18s
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The goal of this project is to document the history of humanity by documenting all of humanity’s attempts to defeat it’s greatest foe. Itself. This is not going to be a straightforward documentation of kings fighting and destroying each other, though there will be many mentions and examples of that. This will attempt to explain our subjects from the ground up. The common foot soldiers to the leaders at their head. Their strategies, tactics, weapons, and technologies. Their triumphs and tragedies. Their lives and their deaths. What they fought for and why. What motivated them. What drove them.
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