Warfare, Advancement, and Revisionism

This week we talk about the origin of the name of the Indus River and we talk about the first phase of Mehrgarh. A settlement that will last in some form or another until the middle 2000s BC and form one of the bedrocks of South Asian Civilizations.Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we talk about how people entered South Asia and the banks of the Indus River. We also talked about some of the big geographic and meteorological differences and the other parts of Asia we have talked about this season. We also begin to lay the foundation about the subject of next weeks episode Mehrgarh.

This week we begin to talk about South Asia at 8000-6000 BC/BCE. We're starting in the mountains of the Hindu Kush and I only digress three times. We talk about the early agriculture and herding happening in the region as well as early mining of stones like Lapis Lazuli Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W2Ui8NjYPPOeQrABE-pJg

This week we're moving into Central Asia. The humans moving into the region at this time were having to deal with the environmental changes left behind by the retreating ice sheets and glaciers of the Younger Dryas. We also touch on early exports from the area as well as talk about other early factors that will put it on it on the path to become a vital player in world wide trade.Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W2Ui8NjYPPOeQrABE-pJg

This week see us return briefly to Iran to discuss a smaller number of sties that are only beginning to be established before we begin to move into Central Asia beginning with modern day Turkmenistan and talking about the Jeitun culture. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W2Ui8NjYPPOeQrABE-pJg

This week we move into what is modern day Iran and talk about a few sites associated with the earliest evidence of domesticated sheep and goats as well as very early ceramic use in the Middle East. Please provide any feedback or questions via email or at my twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we finish Anatolia and move into the Caucasus Mountains, Pontic Mountains, Mesopotamia, Arabia, and Northern Iran and the Caspian Sea cost and talking about the peoples living there. There's slightly less specific artifacts and sites to talk about so we will be covering more groups though with slightly less detail. I hope you all enjoy. Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we finish our discussion of Catalhoyuk by talking about some of the early discussions of the site and what continued excavation of the location has found and how that should change what is thought about the site.We then talk about what makes a city and if Catalhoyuk or Gobekli Tepe and the rest of the Stone Hills sites qualify.

Due to a last minute decision on my part I will be out of town longer than normal this weekend and my recording availability would be very short so I have decided to post this episode a bit earlier than I had planned. Our regular episodes will be back next week. In the meantime I hope you enjoy this special episode where I talk with one of my best friends in the world, Kyle, about a shared passion of ours, Beer. Kyle is among other things, an amateur but extremely skilled brewer and we talked about his process, some historical facts, and a several other things.Please let me know if you have any feedback here: https://twitter.com/waradrevpodPlease check out some of Kyle's other talents at https://t.co/SewaweDNCb or https://www.youtube.com/@megateamup4953

This week we are starting a discussion about a the site of Catalhoyuk. We begin by placing it in its geographic context and then move on to the controversies surrounding it's discoverer James Mellaart before talking about the people, art, and religion of the site.Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we finish our focus on Gobekli Tepe and move on to talk about a few other sites in and around the Stone Hills. Including Sefer Tepe, Nevali Cori, Karahan, and Gucru TepeTwitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we go into what the earliest interpretation of what Gobekli Tepe was and how that has begun to change over time as more excavation of the site.Please leave any feedback via email or at our Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we begin our discussion of Gobekli Tepe. We will be here for a couple of weeks. This episode goes over where it was located, what's nearby, when it was located and by who. We also talk about what was found in the initial excavation and why it stood out.

Thank you all for listening! This week we close out on the PrePottery Neolithic B period in the Southern Levant and move north into modern day Syria. This episode mostly focuses on Tell Abu Hureyra but also talks about it's sister site of Mureybet.Twitter:https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

Happy New Year!Sorry for the delay in getting this one recorded and posted. Travel and unpacking was a bit more draining than I expected.This week we talk about the first attempts of humans to permanently live on Cyprus and how they were similar and different to the other PrePottery Neolithic groups.Twitter: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we finish up with Neolithic Jericho and talk a bit about how it changed from the period we covered in the last episode. This was actually a second recording. My first attempt to record this episode was corrupted. Thankfully the second attempt was recorded. Sorry if this was a rougher less focused episode. I thank you all for your continued support.https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we start our overview of Aisa at 8000 BC. This does involve a brief look back to the Natufian, but we do continue and discuss the Pre Pottery Neolithic, the site of Tell Sultan, or Neolithic Jericho and it's stone walls and towers. Please enjoy. This was a long one. Please feel to reach out via email or via DM on twitter: twitter.com/waradrevpod

This weeks episode returns and talks about the Qadan Culture and Nabta Playa site of upper Egypt as well as potential relations to early myths about Hathor, Orion's Belt and any associated Egyptian GodsWe also talk about the Harifian culture of Lower Egypt and their relation to the Natufian culture of the Levant and the spread of herds and agriculture to the region. We also see the beginnings of the Faiyum A culture.Twitter link for feedback: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we discuss the Afroasiatic Language Family and it's development in and around the Horn of Africa. We also talk about possible early religions of the area. Please feel free to contact me via DM here https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

We finish up West Africa this week and start to talk about North Africa. This includes the Capsian, Kiffian, and some Nilo-Saharan discussion. We also talk about the Nabta Playa site.

This week we continue our look at the peoples of West Africa at 8000 BC. This includes their independent development of pottery to deal with a changing diet during the last Green Sahara. We also talk about the beginnings of their plant domestication and potential language groups that started to emerge.Feel free to provide feedback or questions at https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week's episode begins to look at the people of Central and Western Africa at 8,000 BCE. This includes the ancestors of the modern Central and Western African Hunter Gatherers. This episode is a litter shorter and rougher than I would have liked, but I am recovering for a long busy weekend of travel. Please listen and enjoy.

We're back to a regular Episodes after the October Specials. We jump forward to 8,000 BCE and return to Africa to check in on the oldest branches of Humanity. I hope everyone enjoys.Feel free to reach out via twitter:https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

The final episode of the this year's (2022) SciFi/Fantasy specials. We take a look at the lore for the creation of this universe, as well as go into what makes it unique from other fantasy worlds.

The penultimate episode of our sci-fi/fantasy episodes for this October. We're discussing the South Korean fantasy drama Arthdal Chronicles. This focuses on the 1st episode of the series. It has spoilers for the 1st episode only.

This week's Halloween/Fantasy/Sci-Fi episode is about Robert E. Howard and his Conan the Barbarian stories. A great set of simple sword and sorcery adventures filled with action and horror. This is a primer to the world and how it was a reflection of historical and archeological ideas of the past floating around our time. One day I will dive into specific adventures in this world.

We return to the main podcast this week with a brief overview of our earliest attempts at agriculture. We also talk about some practices and developments that arose from that. I also lay out the general plan for the rest of season 3 which will continue in November after the Halloween episodes.

Hello! Join me for this month's second SciFi Fantasy Episode. We are talking about George R.R. Martin's World of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones. There are no spoilers for any of the books or tv shows. This is a brief overview of the world's prehistory and the author himself. As well as my thoughts on both. I hope you enjoy!Twitter:https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

Hello!This week's episode is the first of my Halloween Episodes. I'm going to be doing these while I continue to research and "script" the next section of my Podcast. We will return the to the real history stuff shortly. In the meantime please enjoy me rambling about Glorantha for 20 odd minutes. Twitter: twitter.com/waradrevpod

Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Cats oh my!This week we talk about our first forays of taming animals in Eleven Thousand Years. The dog was a wild success after all so why not try again?I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions or feedback feel free to reach out on the twitter link below: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we finish up the World at 10,000 B.C. with a very brief overview of the Clovis culture, a discussion of the history of the study of the First Americans, George McJunkin, and Beringia.

We finish off Europe this week by talking about the Iron Gates Mesolithic specifically and about increasing sedentary lifestyles starting to emerge around the world.Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week we talk about the difference between the Western and Eastern Hunter Gathers of Europe and a few of the Material Cultures they belonged to.Please feel free to give feed back below.https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This week focuses on Australia and Oceania. Unfortunately there's not to much to go on for this region at this time frame. Mainly we deal with the environmental changes going on and talk about how long this area had been lived in.https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

In this last part of Asia at 10,000 B.C. we discuss the Steppe and northern forests. We also talk a little about horses. Please rate and subscribe

This weeks episode focuses on China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan at 10,000 B.C. and the early adaptation of pottery in China and Korea.

This episode we talk about South East Asia and Southern China. Who was living there.

This week we tackle India and Central Asia at 10,000 B.C. Also we tackle technical difficulties. I'm sorry that the episode is a rougher one.https://twitter.com/waradrevpod

This episodes covers Cyprus, The Caucasus, and the Iranian or Persian Plateau. I hope you enjoy and thank you for listening!Twitter link for those that are interested https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week we start to cover the history in Asia at 10,000 BCE. We start in Arabia but then move into Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean coast.I also jumped ahead a bit to discuss how we get our names for some of the region.

A review of the very bad and inaccurate 2008 Roland Emmerich film. Enjoy this bonus episode!

I hope everyone enjoys the conclusion of our overview of Northern Africa and Africa at large at 10,000 B.C. Next time we move into Asia.https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPodEdit June 27th: I accidentally posted this as Season 10 episode 11. I have adjusted that an I hope that resolves the erro on Spotify

We're beginning our study of Northern Africa Circa 10,000 B.C. We start in the West Coast along the vanished Tamanrasset River and then move east to the Acacus Mountains.Twitter:https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week sees us say goodbye to the Horn of Africa and begin our move north. We discuss the problems/criticisms of a Nilo-Saharan Language family, but why we still use it. We also focus on the ancestors of the Modern Nilotic peoples. twitter feed:https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

A long delayed Bonus Episode! I've finally got around to recording my thoughts and review of the 2018 movie Alpha. It's really good!

This week we discuss the Proto-Cushitic Language Speakers and their religion and how it is one of the contenders for the oldest monotheistic faiths.Please like, subscribe, rate, and/download on your platform of choice. Twitter if you would like to reach out: twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week I give a brief overview of the geography of the Horn of Africa and talk about the Omotic people and a very small number of their traditions. There's much more modern history than I would have liked to cover here, but it was necessary. This show does cover Revisionism after all. It was bound to happen sooner or later.https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week we conclude West Africa at 10,000 B.C. We discuss the Proto Kordofanian Languages, the Proto Atlantic Congo, and potential isolate languages.Twitter link:https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week we begin our coverage of West Africa at 10,000 B.C. This includes general details and an overview of the Niger Congo language family and its possible sub groups. Then we focus on the myths of some of the Mande people who have not converted to Islam in the intervening periodhttps://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod

This week we're moving onto central Africa where we're discussing the very diverse Central African Hunter Gatherer groups and their myths at 10,000 B.C. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarAdRevPod