History of the World podcast

A light hearted look at the History of the World podcast's history on YouTube.

10 Marras 201918min

How does this great 15th century BCE pharaoh of Egypt stack up to the featured pharaoh of volume two of the podcast, Ramesses II?

3 Marras 201926min

More to fill those empty weeks between volumes with a brief reminder about who the Mitanni's were and what they did.

27 Loka 201921min

A new species of hominin was named in 2019 called Homo luzonensis.  What is it, and where does it fit into our story of human evolution?

20 Loka 201924min

A short and sweet debrief following the conclusion of volume two, and a look ahead at what is coming soon.

13 Loka 201914min

1750 - 700 BCE - Continuing the journey through the Bronze Age, crossing over the Late Bronze Age Collapse and into the Iron Age, to a time where history meets the origin of modern religion.

6 Loka 201953min

3000 - 1750 BCE - The rise of powerful kingdoms and civilisations in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus Valley, bronzeworking in Europe and China and long distance trade and construction in the Americas...

29 Syys 201942min

10000 - 700 BCE - The Neolithic Revolution was a huge leap forward for humankind, but it came at a price in regard to our health.  How did we interpret these new ailments and diseases and how did we c...

22 Syys 201940min