The Copper Age Explained (The rise of civilization)

The Copper Age Explained (The rise of civilization) Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
Some sources used include:
Mesopotamia and the near east (Roaf, Michael )
Northern Mesopotamia (Potts, Danie)
Archaeologies of the Middle East: Critical Perspectives (Pollock, Susan)
A History of the Ancient Near East(Van De Mieroop, Marc)
On pins and needles: tracing the evolution of copper-based alloying (Thornton, C.P.; Lamberg-Karlovsky, C.C.; Liezers, M.; Young, S.M.M.)
This video is sponsored by my patrons over on Patreon
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  • @allonzehe9135
    @allonzehe91352 жыл бұрын

    The super ancient vids like this are the best ones.

  • @TheColombianSpartan

    @TheColombianSpartan

    2 жыл бұрын

    true

  • @marmer4541

    @marmer4541

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @greenkoopa

    @greenkoopa

    2 жыл бұрын

    What are you talking about, this video is 2 days old

  • @nrom6786

    @nrom6786

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreeed

  • @banimalhalder723

    @banimalhalder723

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@greenkoopa He's talking about topic, Can you not understand?

  • @miniondaechir
    @miniondaechir2 жыл бұрын

    I've never seen a youtuber tackle the copper age. Props to you, man.

  • @TheSulross

    @TheSulross

    2 жыл бұрын

    was before the Bronze Age - done!

  • @noobian3314

    @noobian3314

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSulross it's not on age of empires so it doesn't exist

  • @9051team

    @9051team

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@noobian3314 ya I started learning history because of that game, and thank god I did.

  • @neohyberboreantechnosteppe3185

    @neohyberboreantechnosteppe3185

    Жыл бұрын

    @@9051team I got interested from Rome and medieval 2 total war, which are both horribly inaccurate, but ah well.

  • @kylemackinnon5696

    @kylemackinnon5696

    Жыл бұрын

    Miniminiuteman youre welcome

  • @egillskallagrimson5879
    @egillskallagrimson58792 жыл бұрын

    Somewhere I read that the depiction of Ephestus the forge god as a deformed men was a depiction of ancient blacksmiths using arsenic in their craft to make bronze. Long term exposure to arsenic it's not only mortal also can deform limbs an incapacitate before killing. So for the ancient greek their forge god had the features of the great forge masters of the mythical times.

  • @YaBoiDREX

    @YaBoiDREX

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s badass. Hope it’s true.

  • @kuvasz5252

    @kuvasz5252

    2 жыл бұрын

    Arsenic can replace Tin in Bronze and Arsenic Bronze was well known on the Iranian plateau by the 5th millennium BC

  • @seanbeadles7421

    @seanbeadles7421

    2 жыл бұрын

    There’s a reason they preferred non-arsenic bronzes

  • @br2485

    @br2485

    2 жыл бұрын

    I tried to find evidence that arsenic causes deformations but didn't see anything. I did see though that the semitic craftsman god Kothar-wa-Khasis possibly walked with a limp, the Egyptian craftsman god Ptah used to be thought of as a deformed dwarf and the Norse bronzeworking god Weyland the Smith was lame. But there could be other reasons for those similarities (and there are plenty of able bodied craftsmanship gods in other cultures). The idea of a god of craftsmanship being physically imperfect is a very interesting idea itself.

  • @egillskallagrimson5879

    @egillskallagrimson5879

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@br2485 Hephaestus's misshapen appearance and lameness are taken by some to represent peripheral neuropathy and skin cancer resulting from arsenicosis caused by arsenic exposure from metalworking.[73] Bronze Age smiths added arsenic to copper to produce harder arsenical bronze, especially during periods of tin scarcity. Many Bronze Age smiths would have suffered from chronic arsenic poisoning as a result of their livelihood. Consequently, the mythic image of the lame smith is widespread. As Hephaestus was an iron-age smith, not a bronze-age smith, the connection is one from ancient folk memory.[74] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus#:~:text=Hephaestus%27s%20misshapen%20appearance%20and%20lameness,during%20periods%20of%20tin%20scarcity.

  • @mauricevanderheiden5557
    @mauricevanderheiden55572 жыл бұрын

    The real world depiction of the different materials at the beginning were a very satisfactory representations. You have my admiration for this idea.

  • @EpimetheusHistory

    @EpimetheusHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was walking by my mom's garden and saw the oxidized hippo, bucket and the green rock and thought "definitely changing the intro to my video" :)

  • @JesseP.Watson

    @JesseP.Watson

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EpimetheusHistory Nice vid though, a wee detail... when decribing why copper, lead and gold were utilised first, I struggle with the priorisation of aesthetics there - the primary reason for their discovery has to be their low smelting temperatures - it would not have been possible for them to smelt iron first with their given level of technology in managing their fires i.e. iron requires efficient bellows - therefore, the discovery of metal smelting is bound to occur with these materials first. Lead in particular can be melted on a naturally aspirated, wood burning camp fire (at 375°c) and is therefore the obvious first step as this can happen by accident - smelting both copper and gold on the other hand require temperatures over 1000°c which is only achievable with artificial aspiration (bellows) and a very concerted effort, so this process must be done with foresight and the intention of smelting ore. Melting or smelting iron ore on the other hand requires sustaining a fire at just over 1500°c, which is a very serious undertaking not achievable without a lot of acquired experience and knowledge - there's no chance of that being discovered by accident. So, above and beyond aesthetic appeal, practical limitations force this evolution - point being, we could do away with these titles of "copper-age", "bronze-age" and "iron-age" and instead look at this span of time (running right up to today) as the gradual evolution of our skill in managing fire and raising its temperature ever higher. In terms of the craft behind this progression, that would be a much more sensible way of approaching the matter, rather than creating these false abstractions dividing periods by materials - because the practice behind those materials remains unchanging - this is all unified under the bracket of progressive skill in the management of our fires. [Incidentally, I suspect developments in firing clay pots may have been woven into this evolution and, more interestingly, perhaps fire-setting work in (megalithic) quarrying of stone during the neolithic was actually the first step in this process - wherein the possibility of transforming stone with fire was perhaps first introduced to the neolithic craftsman's mind.... Which eventually led from weakening and breaking the stone they worked by heating to melting ore stones. There's a band of weirdos, including myself, exploring this hypothesis at present.]

  • @NicoAssaf

    @NicoAssaf

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JesseP.Watson That is, the history of life is the history of energy harnessing and manipulation.

  • @martinphilip8998

    @martinphilip8998

    11 ай бұрын

    @@JesseP.Watson Those are all native metals. They can be found in nature, ready to work without smelting. This likely played a part in why man started working with these metals. Compare that to aluminum which was once precious enough that a number of Napoleonic medals were made of it. Lightning strikes in desert sands did the smelting.

  • @khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475
    @khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt94752 жыл бұрын

    You know shit is real when Epimetheus stops talking about Bronze age

  • @jlupus8804

    @jlupus8804

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every good series needs a prequel ☺️

  • @christiandauz3742

    @christiandauz3742

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I can go back in time and Industrialized Ancient Sumeria

  • @TheSulross

    @TheSulross

    2 жыл бұрын

    Christian Dauz Yeah, but we'd be stuck with a funky wedge shaped alphabet

  • @christiandauz3742

    @christiandauz3742

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSulross Industrialization and modern technology would simplify the Sumerian language and alphabet or invent a new simpler language similar to English Think of all the tragedies prevented by having the Industrial Revolution occur Five THOUSAND Years Ago!!!

  • @Mohawks_and_Tomahawks

    @Mohawks_and_Tomahawks

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know shit is real, every time I wipe... there is empirical evidence.

  • @alexandersarchives9615
    @alexandersarchives96152 жыл бұрын

    Man, how did you manage to secure a copper sponsorship? You hardly see them sponsoring anything nowadays

  • @lordsiomai

    @lordsiomai

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @tpxchallenger

    @tpxchallenger

    2 жыл бұрын

    Big Copper, always near, always here. Pulling the strings for 10,000 years. Mwa ha ha haa!

  • @ATFADL

    @ATFADL

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ya, and the sales pitch was great, but I can't find the links to copper in the description. Please help,I have many zink pennies to smash.

  • @CRT_sRGB

    @CRT_sRGB

    Жыл бұрын

    He sent an application written in cuneiform, on clay tablet, to Ea-Nasir. That man's a scoundrel but he knows good advertising when he sees it.

  • @Jason-hg1pc

    @Jason-hg1pc

    10 ай бұрын

    Copper is the primary element in the electrical wiring in your home and computer, thus it sponsors communication, sponsors generation and delivery of electric power and is 88.5% of the 2022 Lincoln penny, so it sponsors recycling itself.

  • @arianghotbi_
    @arianghotbi_2 жыл бұрын

    WE MISSED YOU EPIMETHEUS !!! WE NEED MORE CONTENT FROM YOU

  • @RodolfoGaming

    @RodolfoGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL HAIL THE UNREPLACEABLE EPIMETHEUS

  • @arianghotbi_

    @arianghotbi_

    2 жыл бұрын

    I rate this guy so much I genuinely just became a Patreon for the first time in my life

  • @zxera9702

    @zxera9702

    2 жыл бұрын

    Become a patreon

  • @RodolfoGaming

    @RodolfoGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zxera9702 I mean not everyone can afford it. It's not something you should say as lightly as you just did for future references

  • @zxera9702

    @zxera9702

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RodolfoGaming ok..my bad

  • @liviavaleria1342
    @liviavaleria13422 жыл бұрын

    NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THE COPPER AGE OH MY GOD I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE EPI!!

  • @RodolfoGaming

    @RodolfoGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL HAIL THE UNREPLACEABLE EPIMETHEUS

  • @liviavaleria1342

    @liviavaleria1342

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RodolfoGaming Hail Epimetheus all my homies love Epimetheus.

  • @RodolfoGaming

    @RodolfoGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@liviavaleria1342 this

  • @Schmidt54

    @Schmidt54

    2 жыл бұрын

    damn those Bronze elitists, lol

  • @tubester4567

    @tubester4567

    2 жыл бұрын

    There were other ages too like before the stone age there was the wtf age, and before that was the dum knt age.

  • @daniell1483
    @daniell14832 жыл бұрын

    I found the Bronze Age endlessly fascinating, and some independent research taught me about the Copper Age, but this video does such a great job at really illustrating this period of history. I didn't understand why copper became so important, but the context makes it clear. Coming from tools of stone and bone, metal probably turned society on its head! I loved one comment in particular, of how the people in the Bronze Age saw the Copper Age as a time of myths and legends. In the same way, we today look at our past and try to imagine it, so too did the people who came before us.

  • @kevinquiroscanales6240

    @kevinquiroscanales6240

    Жыл бұрын

    That last comment was also deeply meaningful to me. I couldn't stop thinking about how the epic of Gilgamesh - one of the oldest songs we have record of - opens up with "in those old days". It really puts into perspective how LONG we actually have come through as species.

  • @carhose8538
    @carhose85382 жыл бұрын

    When ever Im sick I enjoy mimicking Epimetheus voice

  • @michaelj6392

    @michaelj6392

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is so odd

  • @devinpowers4132
    @devinpowers41322 жыл бұрын

    I find it so interesting when inventions like copper smelting are invented independently of other civilizations. The crossbow is another good example.

  • @johntitor1256

    @johntitor1256

    2 жыл бұрын

    When two students have the same answers to their homework, sometimes they didn't copy each other's work. Maybe the answers were just correct.

  • @bigfenix8272

    @bigfenix8272

    2 жыл бұрын

    Trade maybe connected our world way more than we would think. I think our ancestors were way better sea navigators than we give them credit for.

  • @maxalaintwo3578

    @maxalaintwo3578

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great minds think alike, even great minds on the other side of the world

  • @YaBoiDREX

    @YaBoiDREX

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because were all humans with the same brains that think the same way and come up with similar solutions.

  • @hzhang1228

    @hzhang1228

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YaBoiDREX not that simple, as great civilizations are not evenly dispersed throughout the world nor is avg IQ

  • @MrBritishNinja
    @MrBritishNinja2 жыл бұрын

    Every time I watch one of your vids on the pre-iron age, I'm convinced an excellent strategy game could be built from the resource gated situation: do you breed your warhorses, or risk them on expansion? Do you risk losing your copper weapons on an mercenary expedition, sell them as jewelry to neighbours, or increase crop yields with tools? Do you share metallurgy knowledge so you can trade for it later, or keep it secret and limit the total available resource?

  • @fortusvictus8297

    @fortusvictus8297

    2 жыл бұрын

    No need for a game...all of the above really happened in different iterations. I won't spoil it for you, but there were some paths that were clearly more successful(?) than others (see video on Sumeria and Assyria)

  • @goo894

    @goo894

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pre-dynastic Egypt and Egypt: Old Kingdom (both available on Steam for a few bucks) got you.

  • @Sr65536

    @Sr65536

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@goo894 Exactly. The mining of copper in the Sinaï is even a 'plot point' in the latter.

  • @bmak3979

    @bmak3979

    2 жыл бұрын

    check out dawn of men

  • @faxanadu13

    @faxanadu13

    2 жыл бұрын

    Through the Ages is a board game that also has a digital version on iOS. This is the best yet complicated game about history I’ve played. But I still would love something focused on this copper age time period.

  • @Shadeem
    @Shadeem2 жыл бұрын

    i love the cute little gem trees at the start

  • @GenScinmore
    @GenScinmore2 жыл бұрын

    8:06 good to see the Uruk-hai developed their own civilization after the War of the Ring

  • @xzGAB

    @xzGAB

    2 жыл бұрын

    Their civilization was before the war. During the war of the rings they had steel armour.

  • @georgethompson1460

    @georgethompson1460

    2 жыл бұрын

    Uruk is just orcish for folk or people

  • @sephikong8323

    @sephikong8323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why did I have to see this while in the middle of a Shadow of Mordor playthrough of all times possible ?

  • @blitzwaffe

    @blitzwaffe

    2 жыл бұрын

    "A new power is rising! Its victory is at hand!"

  • @darthrevan1281

    @darthrevan1281

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gilgamesh frowns upon your shenanigans.

  • @markusbroyles1884
    @markusbroyles18842 жыл бұрын

    I did not know that arsenic was in some ore deposits of copper... makes sense that this would give rise to an alchemical mythos. The original name for Egypt was Khemit ~ Origin of the word CHEMISTRY ~ I suspect that gold and silver also had very early origins.

  • @deludedmarxist
    @deludedmarxist2 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear a rundown of the copper age, always wanted to hear more about it ever since my Chemistry teacher casually mentioned it in one of his off-topic rambles.

  • @fortusvictus8297

    @fortusvictus8297

    2 жыл бұрын

    Off-topic rambles of the smarter teachers are some of the only things I remember from school some 20 years later. poking curiosity was the greatest thing any of my teachers did.

  • @deludedmarxist

    @deludedmarxist

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fortusvictus8297 I could not agree more!

  • @thatonedude6247

    @thatonedude6247

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fortusvictus8297 saaane thats how my insomnia started thinking about the hitites haha

  • @LobsterCucumber

    @LobsterCucumber

    Жыл бұрын

    Ur chem teach a ho cuh

  • @rennor3498
    @rennor34982 жыл бұрын

    The Copper Age must have been quite interesting maybe deadly but certainly not boring.

  • @a.sandrocagliostro2517

    @a.sandrocagliostro2517

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yet the bronze age was the titan age of mankind.

  • @zenolachance1181

    @zenolachance1181

    2 жыл бұрын

    Watch the story of Otzi the Iceman, who now they know was killed by an arrow to the back oh, it's a fascinating story that they've pieced together from exactly this time. 5300 years ago, the border between the copper and the Stone Age

  • @genghiskhan6809

    @genghiskhan6809

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zenolachance1181 They found him with both stone and copper tools. He had a bow with stoneheaded arrows, a stone knife and copper dagger and a copper axe.

  • @zenolachance1181

    @zenolachance1181

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@genghiskhan6809 Stone knife copper axe

  • @genghiskhan6809

    @genghiskhan6809

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zenolachance1181 woops. Thx for correction

  • @GaiaCarney
    @GaiaCarney2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for creating & sharing this, Epimetheus! I’m glad this was recommended

  • @les_entrepreneurs_emerites
    @les_entrepreneurs_emerites2 жыл бұрын

    You cover litterally everything not main stream. It's awesome because I'm a fan of history and I discovered I didn't even knew the copper and bronze ages existed with your videos. Your bronze age video was beyond great.

  • @BlackMasterRoshi

    @BlackMasterRoshi

    2 жыл бұрын

    you... didn't know the bronze age exists? modern western education is truly a crime against humanity.

  • @christianriddler5063

    @christianriddler5063

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BlackMasterRoshi Then imagine the education in the rest of the world... ;_;

  • @DvrDvrs0n
    @DvrDvrs0n2 жыл бұрын

    Day improved, thank you man

  • @k.c1126
    @k.c11262 жыл бұрын

    Yay!!! I just was looking for a new video, and here it is!!! Thanks, Epimetheus!

  • @desidark1243
    @desidark12432 жыл бұрын

    man I have been around from the first couple of videos and its awesome to see the wild leaps you've made on production quality. atta boy!

  • @magnusekenhjarta3436
    @magnusekenhjarta34362 жыл бұрын

    Great storytelling and love how this video illuminates the context of the Bronze Age, which remains an enduring interest of mine since many years. Thank you for your great work!

  • @rooslanradidk1764
    @rooslanradidk17642 жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for copper age for so long thank you for making this one!

  • @vikingshark2634
    @vikingshark26342 жыл бұрын

    High school history be like: First there was the Stone Age, and that lasted like three generations. Then papyrus, then Rome then the Magna Carta and pretty much nothing in between. With a final that's fifty questions like: 'The Bronze Age was known for the use of ____ in tools and weapons.' (a) bronze (b) rechargeable batteries (c) lasers (d) all of the above

  • @byroncard

    @byroncard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Neither challenging nor interesting. Amazing our education became worse the more knowledge available to us.

  • @jasonsantos3037

    @jasonsantos3037

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes scrolls down to you shit

  • @Wastelandman7000

    @Wastelandman7000

    2 жыл бұрын

    These days, I would not be surprised if that was an actual exam question.

  • @eduardopupucon

    @eduardopupucon

    2 жыл бұрын

    *American high school history

  • @largestarmsgreatestcharm8231

    @largestarmsgreatestcharm8231

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eduardopupucon Not sure where this guy lives but in my history class we learned much more than that. We covered ancient greece, Fuedal Japan, the many Dynasties of China, the rise of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, and many more topics.

  • @peter4210
    @peter42102 жыл бұрын

    some guy probably: Puts nice green stone in the fire green stone: melts and turns into a shiny redish metal same guy: $$$

  • @TheSulross

    @TheSulross

    2 жыл бұрын

    smelting still still seems mysterious as had to figure out how to make fires reach much higher temperatures than an ordinary fire for cooking or warmth - and then discover that some "rocks" melt when subjected to theses much more intense fires

  • @peter4210

    @peter4210

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSulross you probably never enjoyed the warmth of a proper fire. Here in Canada I've had nights around a camp fire we're the heat was enough to turn a iron poker red to Orange hot. No added charcoal, no special ventilation regular camp fire. A fire is definitely hot enough to melt copper and gold

  • @Kagemusha08
    @Kagemusha082 жыл бұрын

    Said it before and I'll say it again: the best history channel on KZread. And there are many good ones. Epimetheus is just that damn good and he keeps improving.

  • @Saf_Shares
    @Saf_Shares6 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that you put your sources in the description. 🙏🏾👍🏾

  • @spaniardecn7841
    @spaniardecn78412 жыл бұрын

    Not just for the algorithm: Great and very clear video. Including somehow Norte-Chico/Caral is fortunate. And I love that combination of maps and superimposed images. Thank you :)

  • @EpimetheusHistory

    @EpimetheusHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! :D

  • @ajithsidhu7183

    @ajithsidhu7183

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EpimetheusHistory please do one on pre Islamic arabia,gods ,tribes ,warefare

  • @arolemaprarath3248

    @arolemaprarath3248

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EpimetheusHistory abs

  • @TheScandoman

    @TheScandoman

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@EpimetheusHistory At 10:12, you refer to "blacksmiths" seeking to improve on arsenic bronze...of course, they didn't speak English, but a "blacksmith" works with iron, and eventually, steel: people who work with cast, forging and forming copper* are coppersmiths, just as Paul Revere was a smith, but not a blacksmith, as he worked with silver and pewter...(although his hands probably got pretty black!), silversmiths, and goldsmiths also specialize, as indicated...

  • @riverstone100
    @riverstone1002 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your super informative videos!! You are really helping people. Your videos were shown in my son's 7th grade social studies class last year and are a wonderful guide for my research as well.

  • @johhnydalton7441
    @johhnydalton74412 жыл бұрын

    @ Epimetheus this channel is my favorite, because of videos like this one! keep up the grind my man!!!

  • @ivanthemisunderstood6940
    @ivanthemisunderstood69402 жыл бұрын

    I am at best an amateur historian. I have however read countless histories of the Middle East, but this is an outstanding analysis! Thank you for the time you spent creating it, and even more so for sharing it!

  • @ww2expertchannel343
    @ww2expertchannel3432 жыл бұрын

    Oh boy I have been waiting for a video on this subject for a long time. It’s good someone finally made a video about it.

  • @GaryDeeks
    @GaryDeeks2 жыл бұрын

    That's an interesting topic. Thanks for covering it, and good work, as usual.

  • @Joisey11
    @Joisey112 жыл бұрын

    Great video, as always. I really appreciate the quality of your productions.

  • @empizzle8
    @empizzle82 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, thank you for producing this.

  • @DemetriosLevi
    @DemetriosLevi2 жыл бұрын

    Dude, thank you for doing this! I love the most ancient times of civilization, but sometimes it's hard to see how it all connects and the Copper Age really does put the pieces of the puzzle together

  • @NohrScum
    @NohrScum2 жыл бұрын

    It's baffling to think about how different life must have been all the way back then. And yet we can still experience many of the exact same emotions and sensations they must have felt. So distant yet so close.

  • @feynstein1004

    @feynstein1004

    2 жыл бұрын

    And all this time later, life still sucks. I know, it sucks way less than it did back then but it still sucks nonetheless 😅

  • @user-hj3xk1dl9b

    @user-hj3xk1dl9b

    Жыл бұрын

    @Nohr Scum beautifully put

  • @julianblacksmith8539

    @julianblacksmith8539

    6 ай бұрын

    ​​@@feynstein1004Blame the government, social structure need a upgrade.

  • @feynstein1004

    @feynstein1004

    6 ай бұрын

    @@julianblacksmith8539 Hmm what do you mean?

  • @feynstein1004

    @feynstein1004

    6 ай бұрын

    @@julianblacksmith8539Lol why are you so triggered, mate? I just wanted to hear what you had in mind

  • @postmoderncory
    @postmoderncory2 жыл бұрын

    New Epimetheus! My day is made! Still the best content on KZread.

  • @davidkuder4356
    @davidkuder43562 жыл бұрын

    Astoundingly good, dear Epi... Love your integreative intel mind, analysis & presentation styles. This is one of the key transition points in civilization, wonderfully elucidated. Jus sayin... ; D

  • @hwondsel
    @hwondsel2 жыл бұрын

    The first appearance of a copper culture was in the Great Lakes region of what is now known as Wisconsin. The 'Old Copper Complex' (Wiki) began in 7500BC or 1500 years prior to anywhere else in the world. It lasted until 1000BC.

  • @N8_H8

    @N8_H8

    5 ай бұрын

    Shhhh....middle east. Civilization started in the middle east. Nowhere else. Worship joos, I mean....the middle east "cradle of civilization". It's just so FERTILE don't ya know? There was no culture in Asia or America til the mighty YahWeh saw it fit to spread his mighty...CIVILIZATION.

  • @brock9475
    @brock94752 жыл бұрын

    "If you buy some, you can smash a penny with it" :D That is the funniest rant I heard about worthless zinc pennies.

  • @Cherb123456
    @Cherb1234562 жыл бұрын

    That was fantastic! I love every little detail including the cool gem-trees! Thank you for your efforts!

  • @RSLpunk
    @RSLpunk2 жыл бұрын

    Truly a great video. Well researched, great animation and perfect voice over work!! 👍🥰

  • @Timberhawk
    @Timberhawk2 жыл бұрын

    Good to see you use the term _Copper Age_ . Too many historistians like to cover it up under the cute Rule of 3: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age. Everything fits neatly & History is the natural Progression of events.

  • @Harsh-tf9he

    @Harsh-tf9he

    2 жыл бұрын

    to be honest tho, stone age is really just a side age because its stone, a rock. nothing much could be done and it should be classified as "the epilogue of hunter gathering" as people started to realize that farming and mining can be done, which brought about civilization which brought about science which did etc

  • @Timberhawk

    @Timberhawk

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Harsh-tf9he “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.”

  • @Harsh-tf9he

    @Harsh-tf9he

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Timberhawk lol

  • @gamingchamp6728

    @gamingchamp6728

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Timberhawk ah yes. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

  • @terenceaaron1999
    @terenceaaron19992 жыл бұрын

    I love it when history channels do niche/semi-niche topics like this. Not enough Copper Age videos out there. Would love to see something like the history of farming and agriculture too. Might also be an excuse to talk about population growth/population centers or even population decline.

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish there were more videos about it. It's super interesting and covered over 2000 years depending on the area but it's almost never brought up in history classes or major documentaries

  • @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr
    @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr3 ай бұрын

    Really cool video, exactly what I have wanted to see for so many years. So grateful for this great presentation of information. ❤️

  • @otherpeople8903
    @otherpeople89032 жыл бұрын

    your videos are so creative, i really enjoy the unique visuals.

  • @88amona
    @88amona2 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. Thank you for the post.

  • @ajmaloleary3553
    @ajmaloleary35532 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for making it

  • @romanmengoni8758
    @romanmengoni87582 жыл бұрын

    Great content as always Epimetheus!!!

  • @zhugeliang3905
    @zhugeliang3905 Жыл бұрын

    I just stumbled upon your channel and immediately subscribed. Fascinating videos.

  • @dragoninthewest1
    @dragoninthewest12 жыл бұрын

    Epimetheus:"progressing from stone to Copper to Bronze to Iron" Great Lakes Copper Culture returning to Stone: Am I a joke to you?

  • @CoolAdam247
    @CoolAdam2472 жыл бұрын

    Awesome ! 😎👍 Can we get a video about the scythians and the tribes of the Caucasus mountains ? 😇

  • @DesertsOfHighfleet

    @DesertsOfHighfleet

    2 жыл бұрын

    that would be really interesting, caucasus is a clusterheck with different peoples and religions but I love it

  • @thewarriorfrog

    @thewarriorfrog

    2 жыл бұрын

    History of Caucasus sounds very good. A small region, small population, but an incredible diversity of languages ​​and ethnicities.

  • @CoolAdam247

    @CoolAdam247

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DesertsOfHighfleet Indeed ! One interesting story I heard is the Vainakh Chechens are directed descendants of Scandinavian Vikings and that the Avar and Ingush people are descendants of the Scythians and Gokturks. The Caucasus mountains is truly steeped in history and culture and was the arena of many wars between the Persian, Russian, Mongol, Ottoman, Byzantine and Arab empires.

  • @moritamikamikara3879

    @moritamikamikara3879

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hail to the green eyed devil Hail Scyth!

  • @maxalaintwo3578

    @maxalaintwo3578

    2 жыл бұрын

    Proto-Indo-European time babyyyy

  • @EvilMaxWar
    @EvilMaxWar2 жыл бұрын

    This has become one of my favorite history channel. Really love all the art and drawings.

  • @berserk046
    @berserk0462 жыл бұрын

    thanks for your work and dedication, good video as always

  • @omeadmusa6791
    @omeadmusa67912 жыл бұрын

    Love watching these videos over a meal, they're the perfect length.

  • @6thsavage
    @6thsavage2 жыл бұрын

    Ah, the last time a penny was worth it’s weight.

  • @thecrazymayanthebeststshooting

    @thecrazymayanthebeststshooting

    8 ай бұрын

    Bruh

  • @TheCesso3
    @TheCesso3 Жыл бұрын

    Underrated channel, love your vids!

  • @hawkticus_history_corner
    @hawkticus_history_corner2 жыл бұрын

    "Brought to you by Copper" Me glancing over at my three pounds of the stuff: Neat.

  • @k1m6a11

    @k1m6a11

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can I have some?

  • @parsonk4041
    @parsonk40412 жыл бұрын

    It's an interesting time period. Great content

  • @dewittbourchier7169
    @dewittbourchier71692 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos - all this long sweep of history with civilisational collapse shows that we still, even after COVID, take our civilisation for granted far more than we should and that lots of ancestors went through unimagineable horrors and kept persevering and as a result we are here.

  • @Ingeb91
    @Ingeb91 Жыл бұрын

    Great wide angle video. Really helped me to peace together a more coherent mental image of pre ancient history. Thanks!

  • @nathanieljackson4021
    @nathanieljackson40212 жыл бұрын

    Excellent breakdown of the who what and why. Looking forward to more of your content.

  • @ajrobbins368
    @ajrobbins3682 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy this ancient history ASMR.

  • @FlashPointHx
    @FlashPointHx2 жыл бұрын

    From stone to the Copper age - like going from an iPhone 6 to a 12 - But one more thing - got something called Bronze for ya and we're working on something call iron. Your videos are excellent my friend!

  • @michaelr3583

    @michaelr3583

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then this stuff called steel. Then this stuff called fiber carbon

  • @OrochiCr

    @OrochiCr

    2 жыл бұрын

    You use Iphones to refer huge technological changes that improves people's life. But Iphone has been the same thing since Iphone 3 or 4, just sightly better camera and hardware and you pay the whole price again for just some small upgradings. The only thing Apple have achieved since then is to convince people every new version of their products is a huge technological jump so the big money paid on these products is justified. Even you lost the sound jack port, now you cant use third party headphones. LOL.

  • @iggyswag4997
    @iggyswag49972 жыл бұрын

    Thank You. Your channel is truly a gem

  • @ztgglis
    @ztgglis2 жыл бұрын

    My new favorite morning coffee video stream. Love your voice.

  • @shogun9450
    @shogun94502 жыл бұрын

    Bro yessssss thanks for the upload

  • @austincrain8218
    @austincrain82182 жыл бұрын

    Videos about Neolithic and Copper ages and how they influence Bronze age are super cool.

  • @T4N7
    @T4N7 Жыл бұрын

    That was both 1 of the quickest n 1 of the best sponsorships I've ever heard.

  • @BenState
    @BenState2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work mate. Great stuff.

  • @cmbcmb7584
    @cmbcmb75842 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are worth to be put on physical disk. Thank you!

  • @thewarriorfrog
    @thewarriorfrog2 жыл бұрын

    I loved your new animation style ❤️

  • @giuliomattioli2886
    @giuliomattioli28862 жыл бұрын

    Man I love your channel. Always listening to before going to sleep. Cheers

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz67932 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @carhose8538
    @carhose85382 жыл бұрын

    me and the boys patiently waiting for the next Epimetheus video.

  • @Jonnybravo589
    @Jonnybravo5892 жыл бұрын

    There is something about your videos that help me remember more of the information I have learned before but commonly forget. Like dates , locations and names. Not sure if it’s your script details or just your voice.

  • @superstitiousfishes1247
    @superstitiousfishes12472 жыл бұрын

    hey man, love the content. and i really like your voice! great, listenable voice over track.

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye2 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy this video up here to my recommendations. A good introduction to your channel for me

  • @juhojohansson4797
    @juhojohansson47972 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for these videos! I consider myself pretty informed when it comes to history but these times are like a giant black hole for me.

  • @timoverdijk3176
    @timoverdijk31762 жыл бұрын

    Very relaxing and educative video's. Thanks!

  • @m0nde
    @m0nde4 ай бұрын

    Excellent summary, subscribed 👍

  • @nicholasg3250
    @nicholasg32502 жыл бұрын

    Another banger video, love your channel!

  • @bungalo50
    @bungalo502 жыл бұрын

    very interesting topic, as always!

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory2 жыл бұрын

    This was really when civilisation began, too bad it's not discussed more often

  • @BlackMasterRoshi

    @BlackMasterRoshi

    2 жыл бұрын

    perhaps even earlier at gobekli tepe

  • @fortusvictus8297

    @fortusvictus8297

    2 жыл бұрын

    That we know of. This is far as archeology really can show us, as nearly all settlements everywhere in the world from earlier than this period are now underwater. Sea levels rise hundreds of feet circa 5600bc and as he states nearly all human civilization (then and now) was along coastlines or large rivers which may not exist today.

  • @seanbeadles7421

    @seanbeadles7421

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, the first cities and towns appeared in the Neolithic such as Chatalhoyuk and Jericho and all across the northern Levant/Mesopotamia.

  • @micahistory

    @micahistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seanbeadles7421 yes

  • @blackshirtsocialist1457

    @blackshirtsocialist1457

    2 жыл бұрын

    Neolithic is the real when Civilization begin

  • @tylorchaffey9990
    @tylorchaffey99904 ай бұрын

    Earned a sub like and comment. Nice short and to the point. I enjoyed it.

  • @code4chaosmobile
    @code4chaosmobile2 жыл бұрын

    great video, i cannot get enough of ancient prehistory. thank you very much

  • @Goldenblitzer
    @Goldenblitzer2 жыл бұрын

    Wow you really sold me at the end with the smashing of the penny, guess I’m now an investor of the metal that clapped stone

  • @ozguryilmaz8152
    @ozguryilmaz81522 жыл бұрын

    Görseller ve anlatılan çok uyumlu ve açıklayıcıydı 👏

  • @allwinds3786
    @allwinds37862 жыл бұрын

    I'm 61 and learn something from almost all of the videos like this, thank you for your work!

  • @pantera8085
    @pantera80852 жыл бұрын

    Thx for make a very interesting video and in the same way a very deep and useful one.

  • @TheTimeshadows
    @TheTimeshadows2 жыл бұрын

    Loved it, as usual.

  • @pauleugenio5914
    @pauleugenio59142 жыл бұрын

    Another great video on ancient history. Your art is amazing, with all the historical tools and weapons. Are they inspired by real finds? If so, could you share any links/resources. Do you draw ladies too, or only men?

  • @monk071
    @monk0715 ай бұрын

    First time the KZread algorithm has put one of your videos in front of me. Really enjoyable video essay!

  • @adriangabrieljones881
    @adriangabrieljones8812 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the wonderfully educative video!

  • @georgeniceguy3934
    @georgeniceguy39342 жыл бұрын

    love your work

  • @fernandes5986
    @fernandes5986 Жыл бұрын

    Very good. Thank you for sharing.

  • @jessieduncan1461
    @jessieduncan14612 жыл бұрын

    The illustrations in this really helped my adhd process the information. Thanks!

  • @premonsa
    @premonsa2 жыл бұрын

    i LOVE what you did for the ages graph at the beginning of the video