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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Sep 28, 2026 · 39:37
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…
Sep 21, 2026 · 22:28
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…
Sep 14, 2026 · 40:05
This week we talk about the emergence of textile production. Specifically those made via weaving done by hand and on simple wooden looms. We also go over how weaving was…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:03:24
This week we conclude our domestication episodes for this volume by discussing the guarded and rugged Yaks. The numerous, versatile, and varied Pigeons. The hardy and practical…
Aug 24, 2026 · 38:56
This week we talk about the domestication of the Dromedary or single humped camel. As well as the dual domestication events of the Greylag and Swan Goose. This includes etymology…
Aug 17, 2026 · 36:17
This week we cover three Asian Bovids domestications, the Gaur, Wild Water Buffalo, and Benteng. The ancestors of the Gayal, The River and Swamp Buffalos, and Bali Cattle. As…
Aug 10, 2026 · 42:11
This week we finish our discussion about the domesticate varieties of Citrus and their hybrids. Including etymology, origins, and uses. There are three important notes for this…
Aug 3, 2026 · 36:37
In today's episode we discuss the etymology and origin of two citrus fruits the Mandarin Orange and the Pomelo as well as the hybrid bitter and sweet oranges bred from the two.…
Jul 27, 2026 · 47:56
This week I correct a major oversight by talking about the domestication of the Plum which has been long done by this volume. We also cover the major berries in the Rosaceae…
Jul 20, 2026 · 35:36
This week we go over the domestication of several members of the Rosaceae family. This includes peaches, pears, apricots, almonds, and cherries. This is not all of the Rosaceae…
Jul 13, 2026 · 43:52
This week we talk about the domestication of Sweet Potatoes, several varieties of Yams, and a couple of different sources of Indigo Dye including Woad. I also go over some…
Jun 29, 2026 · 47:49
This week's episode sees us look at the Brassica Rapa the first of the Brassicaceae family of plants to be domesticated and how this would would affect the development of…
Jun 22, 2026 · 30:01
This week I go over the changes in terminology I am using to organize my show. Then we go over the domestication and etymology for three different types of pepper plants, Chilis,…
Jun 15, 2026 · 53:10
This week we discuss Brazilian rock art, dating difficulties for some older archeological sites, and differences between favored terminology used by Brazilin archeologists. We…
Jun 8, 2026 · 4:10
This week's regularly scheduled episode is being delayed due to a family emergency.
Jun 1, 2026 · 33:19
This week we discuss two separate regions in South America. We discuss the hunter gatherer groups living in Argentina and how they had been genetically isolated from the rest of…
May 18, 2026 · 30:35
This week's episode we discuss the site of Monte Verde in southern Chile and some recent controversy surrounding the site's dating. We also talk about the brutal Atacama Desert…
May 11, 2026 · 25:23
This week we look at three areas in what is now Peru that are beginning to see the rise of sedentary agricultural life. This includes the river valleys of the Sechin/Casma, the…
May 4, 2026 · 28:07
This week I correct a terrible omission I made last week and focus on the Las Vegas Culture of Ecuador. This covers their transition from semi sedentary hunter-gatherer-fishers…
Apr 27, 2026 · 27:45
This week we talk about the earliest pottery in South America, and we also cover several sites in the modern country of Colombia's Altiplano region including El Abra, We then…
Apr 20, 2026 · 25:45
The YouTube Episode will be Delayed this week. Clipchamp has failed me and will not load. I will try and edit it tomorrow morning, but worst case I'll just upload it directly…
Apr 13, 2026 · 30:45
This week I answer a listener question and we discuss the peoples living to the south of the Yucatan peninsula, their lifestyle, as well as regional strengths and challenges that…
Mar 30, 2026 · 32:42
This week we talk about two regions of what is now Mexico, the Tehuacán and Oaxaca Valleys. I discuss how each of these regions show clear evidence of continued hunter gather…
Mar 23, 2026 · 40:38
This week we talk about two Archaic traditions that emerged in the American Southeast, the Eva culture of Tennessee and the Mount Taylor tradition of Florida. We then talk about…
Mar 16, 2026 · 31:03
This week we talk about the Old Copper Culture in the Great Lakes region as well as changes taking place in Great Planes. We also talk about population estimates. Twitter/X:…
Mar 9, 2026 · 30:22
This week we cover the Millingstone Horizon or the Encinitas Tradition that emerged in what is modern Mexico and the Southern Western US. We also touch on the San Dieguito…
Mar 2, 2026 · 2:16
This week's episode is going to be delayed. I'm not feeling well and I can't focus on the screen to see my notes. Thank you for you support and understanding.
Feb 23, 2026 · 31:36
This week we discuss the religious and mythological stories surrounding the the eruption of Mount Mazama passed down by the Klamath people whose ancestors were living in the…
Feb 16, 2026 · 32:14
This week I deal with having to re-record an episode and slowly lose my mind as I talk about about the Paleo-Arctic Tradition of North America. This includes but is not limited…
Feb 9, 2026 · 27:50
This week we cover the final phase of the Mesolithic in the British Isles and the arrival of neolithic farmers and pastoralists reach the island. Twitter/X:…
Feb 2, 2026 · 40:50
This week we talk about the Mesolithic hunter gathers living in and around the Baltic coast and the rivers flowing into them as the area became more livable after climate change.…
Jan 26, 2026 · 47:11
This week we talk about the Michelsberg Culture as we end our discussions of Neolithic central Europe for this season. Now I know some of you will ask, "Hey what about the…
Jan 12, 2026 · 35:17
This week we tackle several of the cultures that emerged from the Linear Pottery Culture including the Lengyel, Rossen, and Stroke Ornamented Ware culture. Primarily focusing on…
Jan 5, 2026 · 31:05
Happy New Year! We are back and covering the neolithic Cerny culture, the Carnac stones, and the Chasséen culture. This includes the emergence of barrow tombs, menhir, and…
Dec 22, 2025 · 35:35
This week I return to the Linear Pottery Culture or the LBK for short. This week we go over some of the finer details of their longhouses and settlements. We about what can be…
Dec 15, 2025 · 32:02
This week we talk about the neolithic peoples of Southern France and Iberia after the Cardial Ware culture declined. This includes several unclassified peoples as well as areas…
Dec 8, 2025 · 33:02
This week we talk about the Neolithic cultures of central Italy and their pottery, including Catignano and Ripoli and how one grew out of and replaced the other. We also discuss…
Nov 24, 2025 · 29:19
This week I finish up Sicily by talking about the island of Pantelleria and the chain known as the Aegadian. We then turn to the south of the Italian Peninsula to discuss the…
Nov 17, 2025 · 31:42
This week we talk about the neolithic Stentinello culture as it emerges after the collapse of the Cardium Ware culture. We cover how their economy continued the spread of…
Nov 10, 2025 · 26:58
This week we talk about the pottery and economies of two Neolithic cultures that occupied a fairly small area along the Bonsa River but that were integral in facilitating long…
Nov 3, 2025 · 23:59
This week we finish up our look at Greece for this season by discussing the Peloponnese and a burial site that may have influenced the local religion in the classical period. We…
Oct 27, 2025 · 43:13
This week's episode deals primarily with the etymology of the Aegean Sea and some other nearby bodies of water and the myths surrounding them. We then talked about the Cretan…
Oct 20, 2025 · 44:05
This week we tie up a final loose end from the Balkans. We then discuss sites undergoing the transition from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic in Anatolia including Hacilar and…
Oct 13, 2025 · 29:33
This week we talk about the Sopot culture and it's relationship to other early neolithic faming cultures in Southern Europe before we move onto the newly emerging Chalcolithic…
Oct 6, 2025 · 45:42
This week we discuss the origin of the Linear Pottery Culture along the middle Danube, and its rapid spread out of the region. We then go over its developments in its early and…
Sep 29, 2025 · 34:19
This week we go over more material cultures rising and developing along the Danube River Basin. We discuss the Starčevo Culture, their origins, economy, houses, pottery and…
Sep 22, 2025 · 33:35
This week we discuss the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture. Including it's discovery and name. We go over it's origins and how they shifted from the pre phase to it's early foundations…
Sep 15, 2025 · 31:26
This week we went over a couple of points about Proto-Indo European I missed or got questions about. We also begin our coverage of the neolithic (and chalcolithic) cultures of…
Sep 8, 2025 · 44:33
This week we go over a brief explanation of comparative linguistics before we dive into the theories of the Proto-Indo European language and its origin. We also talk about their…
Aug 25, 2025 · 34:05
The scope of this episode shifted due to a some questions I got in relation to last week's episode. So the first half of this episode ended up being a follow up on last week's.…
Aug 18, 2025 · 37:21
This week we talk about Horses and their domestication. This includes the wide range of dates given when this may have happened. The make up of their herds or harems. Their…
Aug 11, 2025 · 31:42
This week we cover the Samara and Khvalynsk cultures of the Eurasian Steppe and begin to move into the Chalcolithic. We talk about how they emerged from interactions of the…
Aug 4, 2025 · 23:17
This week's episode was cut short due to a power outage, but we still cover the Sredny Stog culture and its regional variation in Novodanilkova. We talk about their increasing…
Jul 28, 2025 · 36:29
This week we begin what will be a few episodes of talking about the various material cultures of Eastern Europe. This week we cover the Hunter-Gathering-Fishing peoples of the…
Jul 21, 2025 · 30:16
This week we talk about Siberia as it's people move into the Neolithic after the final disappearance of mammoths. We also talk about waves of migrations from the south and west…
Jul 14, 2025 · 23:56
We're back from break sans theme until I hear back from a copyright claim. This week we go over some changes to Australia's coastal environment due to the rising sea levels and…
Jun 30, 2025 · 30:25
This week we discuss the expanding role and scope of agriculture on the island of New Guinea as well as of fishing due to the rising water levels. We cover their own unique…
Jun 23, 2025 · 22:20
There is some big speculation in this week's episode and I forgot to point that out! This week's episode we cover the peoples of the Malay Peninsula. These are the ancestors of…
Jun 16, 2025 · 30:14
This week we move into Korea and Japan to discuss the developments of the Jeulmun and Jomon as the move into their early periods. Twitter/X: https://x.com/WarAdRevPod YouTube:…
Jun 10, 2025 · 31:54
Thank you for your patience on this week's episode. Sorry again for the delay. This week we cover a couple of versions of the Chinese creation story as well as one version of the…
Jun 9, 2025 · 2:45
This week's episode will be late! I ran into technical problems and though I have them fixed It's to late for me to get everything ready for release at our regular time.
Jun 2, 2025 · 32:57
This week we conclude our overview of neolithic cultures in China between 6000 and 4000 BC. To do this we discuss the Xinglongwa, Xinle, and Zhaobaogou cultures. We discuss their…
May 26, 2025 · 29:12
This week we cover the emerging neolithic cultures of the lower Yellow River between the years 6000-4000 BC. This includes the Houji, Beixin, and Dawenkou. We go over their…
May 19, 2025 · 40:17
This week's episode focuses on the origins of the Yangshao culture. We go over its discovery in the 1920s and early theories it gave rise too. How those changed over time after…
May 12, 2025 · 43:40
This week I go over some information I found regarding potential matriarchy mentioned last week and I also talk about modern examples of more matriarchal societies in modern…
May 5, 2025 · 35:43
This week we cover the neolithic cultures of the Peiligang, Cisha, and Jiahu. Or do we? Part of this week's episode deals with some debates about how closely related these…
Apr 28, 2025 · 34:49
This week's episode week we talk about the emerging neolithic cultures of the Yangtze Delta. This includes the Kuahuqiao, Hemudu, and Majiabang. We discuss the expanding roll of…
Apr 21, 2025 · 28:58
This week we talk about two neolithic cultures that existed in the western portion of the Yangtze River system, the Pengtoushan and Daxi cultures. The Pengtoushan culture ends a…
Apr 14, 2025 · 37:11
This week we go over several broad topics that are related to neolithic China. This includes the etymology of the two main rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow, along which various…
Apr 7, 2025 · 31:09
This week's episode sees us discuss the island of Taiwan, and the people living on it. We go over the theory of how over the next few seasons they will spread off the island and…
Mar 31, 2025 · 30:22
This week's episode talks about genetics and linguistics in Southern China and the border regions of northern South East Asia, We al briefly discuss the climate and geography of…
Mar 24, 2025 · 30:58
This week we conclude our study of South East Asia between 6000-4000 BC(E). In it we discuss the sites and material cultures of Quỳnh Văn and Đa Bút. We also go over the spread…
Mar 17, 2025 · 33:16
Take 2! After an Audacity crash caused me to lose my first recording I was able to rerecord, and while I think this is much rougher we were still able to go over some highlights…
Mar 10, 2025 · 31:53
This week I go over some agricultural developments. One about millet domestication I forgot to cover in an earlier episode. The other is about rice domestication and the…
Mar 3, 2025 · 30:43
This week's episode deals with some etymology of the two eponymous rivers. The climate of the regions their systems run through and how that has affected archeology of this…
Feb 24, 2025 · 32:09
This week I talk about some of the most mysterious and probably oldest isolated languages in the Indian subcontinent in the regions we've gone over so far this season. If they…
Feb 17, 2025 · 30:42
This week we start talking about Southern India and Sri Lanka for this season. We discuss how the sea level is affecting the connection between the two regions as well as…
Feb 10, 2025 · 27:31
This week we talk about the similarities between the sties we discussed last week and the numerous villages and sites emerging along the Indus River Valley. We also talk about…
Feb 3, 2025 · 34:26
This week we finish Mehrgarh up for this season by discussing the first half of Phase III and enter the chalcolithic phase for the site. We also discuss two material cultures…
Jan 27, 2025 · 25:51
This week I am following up to some questions about the Eurasian Steppe. Before we moved on to talk about the end of the first phase of Mehrgarh, a site we first discussed last…
Jan 20, 2025 · 29:21
This week we talk about the continued spread of the Neolithic life styles along the various river valleys around portions of Central Asia. We also discuss the more traditional…
Jan 13, 2025 · 23:25
This week we talk about the Central Persian or Iranian Plateau and the possibility of a missing or undiscovered material culture in the region possibly centered in or around the…
Jan 6, 2025 · 37:09
Happy New Year! We start off 2025 by talking about the Dalma culture and its spread from the banks of Lake Urmia. We discuss their pottery, mixed life ways, their settlements,…
Dec 24, 2024 · 27:59
This week we talk about the Susian culture and its start at the start at the site of Chogha Mish. The devastation it faced in the early 5th millennium and it's continuation after…
Dec 16, 2024 · 29:26
This week we talk about the shift in the life style of the peoples living along the Caspian Sea and in the Zagros Mountains. How they differed from each other and their Southern…
Dec 9, 2024 · 37:33
This week we're back to more historical and archeological information. We're going over the arrival of agriculture and people who made the foundations of the Shulaveri-Shomu…
Dec 2, 2024 · 48:09
I am back after a couple of weeks off! Today I'm easing myself back into the swing of things by going over some etymology of the mountains and rivers in the areas we will be…
Nov 11, 2024 · 58:02
In our final episode on Sumerian mythology this season we cover the tablets containing the Eridu Genesis and the Debate between Summer and Winter. The Genesis covers the creation…
Nov 4, 2024 · 39:11
This week we go over some points from last week that I wanted to make and then we move onto the Sumerian King List. What it says about history up to the flood and just after and…
Oct 28, 2024 · 38:04
This week we go over the state and origin of most of our Sumerian religious and mythological sources. We then go over the most important gods of the Sumerian pantheon, their…
Oct 21, 2024 · 44:36
This week I go into more detail on some Ubiad points I went over last week. Including statuary, linguistics, and warfare. I also talk about some more potential advancements they…
Oct 14, 2024 · 44:10
This week we talk about the Ubaid culture of southern Mesopotamia. Beginning with their discovery and then going over their evolution from simple settlements of reed huts to…
Oct 7, 2024 · 39:33
This week we talk about two material cultures that emerge in the Tigris River Valley, the Hassuna and Samarra. We go over what made them unique and what they have in common and…
Sep 30, 2024 · 37:03
This week we give an overview of the Halaf culture that established itself in the upper Tigris River Valley and spread to occupy land to it's West, North, and Southeast. Not to…
Sep 23, 2024 · 31:15
This week sees us finish our overview of the northern Levantine coast by talking about the foundations of Ugarit and Adana, the mystery of who founded them, and the differences…
Sep 16, 2024 · 33:31
This week's episode is focused on the geography and some etymology of the regions we talked about in our central Levant episode and the places we will be discussing for the next…
Sep 9, 2024 · 27:20
This week we talk about the end of the Aceramic period on Cyprus and the apparent disappearance of the people and culture of that period, the Khirokitia . Then we turn to the…
Aug 26, 2024 · 27:19
This week we talk about the central Levant and why they were able to more quickly urbanize and the early sites of Byblos and Beirut. We also discuss Damascus, the Beqaa Valley,…
Aug 19, 2024 · 37:01
This week we cover the "end" of the Yarmukian Culter, and the emergence of neighboring cultures to it's south and in some of it's old sites. This includes the Lodian, Nizzanim,…
Aug 12, 2024 · 38:31
This week we move into the Levant to recap and talk about changes happening at Jericho (Tell Es Sultan) this season. We also talk about the spread of pottery and the invention of…
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