Episode Synopsis "Episode 6 - Arsonists and Elephant Hunters"

Following the titanic shifts in climate brought on by the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, the Near East is entering an uncertain new phase. This new phase will bring unprecedented changes to hominins, and will culminate in, among other things, the appearance of the human species. The path we will take to reach that point is illustrated at the Levantine site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, one of the most fascinating and archaeologically-dense sites we'll ever encounter. Here we find an endless list of historical "firsts", but far more importantly, the changes to the hominin mind which made those firsts possible.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickCamferdam

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More episodes of the podcast The Near Eastern History Podcast

• Episode 7 - Think Before You Speak (Part 1)
• Episode 6 - Arsonists and Elephant Hunters
• Show Update (12/23/19)
• Episode 5 - Welcome to the Neighborhood
• Episode 4 - A Paleolithic Swiss Army Knife
• Episode 3 - Invention and Retention
• Episode 2 - The First Near Easterners
• Episode 1 - Before the Beginning
• Introduction