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Prehistoric Men

Robert J. Braidwood

Dive into Prehistoric Men, a captivating exploration first published in 1948 as part of the Chicago Natural History Popular History series. This accessible account brings to life the fascinating world of our ancestors during a groundbreaking era in anthropology, when revolutionary methods like carbon dating began to reshape our understanding. Prehistory, the vast expanse of time before the advent of written records, encompasses over 99% of human history—stretching back at least half a million years. While the prehistoric men left no books behind, their existence and lifestyle are revealed through the remnants they left for us to discover. Join us on a journey through time, as we unravel the mysteries of our distant past through the eyes of dedicated scientists. - Summary by the author and Phil Chenevert This show includes AI-generated content.

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49 episodes

  1. Romance of Excavation-David Masters 4:45:46
  2. Diatessaron A Harmony of the Four Gospels-Tatian 6:31:13
  3. Convivio-Dante Alighieri 9:15:33
  4. Over Prairie Trails-Frederick Philip Grove 5:52:09
  5. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln-Charles Watts Whistler 8:56:05
  6. Prelude-William Wordsworth 7:55:39
  7. Aristotle's Masterpiece-Pseudo-Aristotle 2:23:53
  8. New Discoveries at Jamestown-John L. Cotter, J. Paul Hudson 2:07:30
  9. Fate of Fenella-Various 7:23:45
  10. Selected Poems of John Drinkwater-John Drinkwater 1:32:08
  11. With the Empress Dowager of China-Katharine Carl 7:56:58
  12. Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!-Selma Lagerlöf 4:27:49
  13. Saga of the Greenlanders (Reeves Translation)-Unknown 1:08:00
  14. On the Incarnation-Athanasius of Alexandria 2:20:51
  15. Astrophel and Stella-Sir Philip Sidney 1:40:54
  16. Pilgrimage Of Etheria-Etheria 3:28:05
  17. Running Water-A. E. W. Mason 8:37:53
  18. Story of a Modern Woman (Version 2)-Ella Hepworth Dixon 7:16:16
  19. Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II Impacts, Risks and Adaption in the United States-US Global Change Research Program 8:48:54
  20. Getting of Wisdom (Version 2)-Henry Handel Richardson 7:06:30
  21. Man and Nature on the Broads-Arthur Henry Patterson 6:31:35
  22. Address to Free Colored Americans-An Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women 1:30:59
  23. I Worked for Lucky Luciano-Anonymous 5:15:50
  24. Crisis A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3-W. E. B. Du Bois 2:46:05
  25. Letters of Travel-Rudyard Kipling 7:45:01
  26. Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!-Selma Lagerlöf 4:27:49
  27. Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams, Vol. 1-Abigail Adams 7:41:06
  28. Doubter's Doubts About Science and Religion-Sir Robert Anderson 3:23:54
  29. Elements of Mammalogy-William Ruschenberger 5:53:19
  30. Traveller’s Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb-Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás 5:01:22
  31. Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village-Tickner Edwardes 9:49:16
  32. Lost Oases-Ahmed Hassanein 7:15:01
  33. Notes of An East Coast Naturalist-Arthur Henry Patterson 8:48:09
  34. On Adulterous Marriages-Saint Augustine of Hippo 1:49:47
  35. Ocean A General Account Of The Science Of The Sea-John Murray 5:48:31
  36. Over Prairie Trails-Frederick Philip Grove 5:52:09
  37. Elements of Anatomy and Physiology-William Ruschenberger 4:07:08
  38. Underground Railroad, Part 2-William Still 9:07:28
  39. 011 - Summary 9:05
  40. 010 - End of Prehistory 29:01
  41. 009 - The Conquest of Civilization 35:47
  42. 008 - The First Revolution 44:51
  43. 007 - End and Prelude 57:19
  44. 006 - Early Moderns 31:25
  45. 005 - More Evidence of Culture 25:12
  46. 004 - Cultural Beginnings 36:42
  47. 003 - Prehistoric Men Themselves 33:43
  48. 002 - The Changing World in Which Prehistoric Men Lived 9:56
  49. 001 - How We Learn about Prehistoric Men 19:04