The crossroads of human evolution (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka)

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South Asia is one of the most interesting regions for human evolution. A region where all simple models fall apart!
Huge thanks to!
Sheela Athreya
James Blinkhorn
Gopesh Jha
Praveen Kumar
Joao Teixiera
All of my generous patrons / stefanmilo
Sources:
Narmada: Athreya, Sheela. “South Asia as a Geographic Crossroad: Patterns and Predictions of Hominin Morphology in Pleistocene India.” Asian Paleoanthropology, 2010, pp. 129-141., doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-90....
Patnaik, Rajeev, et al. “New Geochronological, Paleoclimatological, and Archaeological Data from the Narmada Valley Hominin Locality, Central India.” Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 56, no. 2, 2009, pp. 114-133., doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008....
Great Overview: Chauhan, Parth Randhir. “South Asia: Paleolithic.” Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2020, pp. 9987-10006., doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-300....
Early Middle Paleolithic: Akhilesh, Kumar, et al. “Early Middle Palaeolithic Culture in India around 385-172 Ka Reframes out of Africa Models.” Nature, vol. 554, no. 7690, 2018, pp. 97-101., doi.org/10.1038/nature25444.
Anil, Devara, et al. “An Early Presence of Modern Human or Convergent Evolution? A 247 Ka Middle Palaeolithic Assemblage from Andhra Pradesh, India.” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 45, 2022, p. 103565., doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022....
Late Achuelean: Haslam, Michael, et al. “Late Acheulean Hominins at the Marine Isotope Stage 6/5E Transition in North-Central India.” Quaternary Research, vol. 75, no. 3, 2011, pp. 670-682., doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2011.....
Extinct Hominin 1: Teixeira, João C., and Alan Cooper. “Using Hominin Introgression to Trace Modern Human Dispersals.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116, no. 31, 2019, pp. 15327-15332., doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904824116.
Disclaimer: Use my videos as a rough guide to a topic. I am not an expert, I may get things wrong. This is why I always post my sources so you can critique my work and verify things for yourselves. Of course I aim to be as accurate as possible which is why you will only find reputable sources in my videos. Secondly, information is always subject to changes as new information is uncovered by archaeologists.

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  • @StefanMilo
    @StefanMilo Жыл бұрын

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  • @ankursaran3508

    @ankursaran3508

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow @Stefan... Do you have any group with which you work. I am so very interested in kind of work you do but at the same time I have day time job.. So would be interesting to collaborate or just learn and read papers in anthropology for fun.. Good work I so proud and thankful for your work ..

  • @berttorpson2592

    @berttorpson2592

    Жыл бұрын

    2nd watch Man that gitty walk chat was just lovely. It's always nice seeing someone passionate about anything! I'm so happy your channel exists, every video is a blessing, and makes me happy to call you my brother (or perhaps, very distant cousin) Cheers amigo

  • @villageidiot641

    @villageidiot641

    Жыл бұрын

    link your music ape! please

  • @nafijulalam3255

    @nafijulalam3255

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for covering South Asia.. every one seems leave this part out of Archeological discoveries.

  • @akhanddbangladesh8274

    @akhanddbangladesh8274

    Жыл бұрын

    There was no lndia before 15th August 1947.

  • @uptamistik
    @uptamistik Жыл бұрын

    As an Indian from the south, i am obsessed with anthropology but had to get an IT job to support my old parents. Maybe another life. Excellent video though 👍

  • @devverma144

    @devverma144

    Жыл бұрын

    also, unfortunately there is no incentive (socially or financially). I was super interested in these topics but never even thought about doing this as a profession as I never met someone working in this field or anyone talking about it. Taking Arts subject was almost thought to be embarrassing among my peers.

  • @uptamistik

    @uptamistik

    Жыл бұрын

    @@devverma144 exactly, same thing.

  • @sam0095

    @sam0095

    Жыл бұрын

    @@devverma144 same man i can feel too

  • @navaneetdas5454

    @navaneetdas5454

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here, from East India, cheers.

  • @sajin4515

    @sajin4515

    Жыл бұрын

    Dr. Nelliyattu C. Shyamalan A guy from Kerala who did some DNA research on the caste group of Thiyya from Kerala, his findings are somewhat shocking And yeah he's the dad of Hollywood Director Manoj Night Shyamalan

  • @AKu-xs5vg
    @AKu-xs5vg Жыл бұрын

    You never mentioned that India has the worst conditions for fossil preservation. 1) It's hot. 2) It gets the highest rain penetrance in the world. Even though other tropical regions get more consistent rain, India is the only place that gets 2x the amount of rain for 4 months straight, which saturates the ground and kills fossilization chances. This is why almost all fossil DNA comes from Northern Eurasia, and to a much lesser extent the Middle East. The former is cold, and the latter is dry which helps to combat the hotness.

  • @naman6491

    @naman6491

    Жыл бұрын

    And also its worth to notice our govt also have 0 interest. For sure we can get many fossils if govt is dedicated as well

  • @hahahahahahahaha6682

    @hahahahahahahaha6682

    Жыл бұрын

    That skull that scientist found in Narmada river was literally in the River itself and survived the continuous water flow for about 200000 years what is possibly rain going to do to a human skull? Will it reduce it to atoms is what you are trying to say?

  • @kemalataturk1917

    @kemalataturk1917

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hahahahahahahaha6682 Basic middle school chemistry: Water is one of the best corrosives that we know of. That's why we don't drink pure distilled water, it thins out our gut. And that's just in a decade. Water will cut through anything given enough time. How do you think the Grand Canyon was formed? Also, just because we found ONE skull that survived in what you're interpreting as harsh conditions isn't evidence that this happens on a large scale. That's like finding a red rose and concluding that all roses in the world are red!

  • @thedescanteer

    @thedescanteer

    Жыл бұрын

    The most critical of facts often wilfully ignored.

  • @anilkumarp76

    @anilkumarp76

    Жыл бұрын

    Srilanka, which is closer to equator, which is more humid, has fossil which dates to 23,000 years.

  • @hasanmaharoof
    @hasanmaharoof5 ай бұрын

    As a Sri Lankan going for a career in arcaheology and anthropology, thank you for making this video :) I love your videos a lot

  • @firstconsul001

    @firstconsul001

    4 ай бұрын

    kohomada kollo jeewithe

  • @CaptainFakers

    @CaptainFakers

    2 ай бұрын

    u have my blessing for your work

  • @caiussl3249

    @caiussl3249

    2 ай бұрын

    Best wishes from 🇱🇰

  • @94akeepan

    @94akeepan

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@firstconsul001eppedi machan pokethe

  • @Pandarius17

    @Pandarius17

    2 ай бұрын

    all the best in your career!!

  • @PrithivirajSaminathan
    @PrithivirajSaminathan Жыл бұрын

    Living in south india , this is full of goosebumps for me. There is a proverb in our tamil language that starts with :" kal thondra man thondra...."" which means there has been a civilization living here even before land and sand.. so one day we will know the truth :) absolutely mind blowing 🤯

  • @lawrance9160

    @lawrance9160

    Жыл бұрын

    The proverb "Kal thondri man thondra kalathu mun thondriya mutha kudi tamizil kudi" In Sangam period "Kal" means mountain, not stone, "man" means "land" and it says that after the creation of mountains and before the creation of land our people (tamizilans) were had an iron knife to hunt an animal's. This clearly points to the end of the ice age, which means 10000 - 11000 years.

  • @umerghaffar4686

    @umerghaffar4686

    Жыл бұрын

    As a Pakistani, this is fascinating. During the ice age the sea levels were lower so more land was exposed for human settlement

  • @3Kiwiana

    @3Kiwiana

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes more fossil will be found in the future that will change everything but the trouble is at the moment archaeologists want to believe everything started and migrated from Africa so they will shun and regect any new discoveries, and in fact already have, hominid fossils have been found in India ,Asia , Greece that have been dated over 7 million years but have been ignored because they change everything and don’t fit their narrative.

  • @yasinjamal7517

    @yasinjamal7517

    Жыл бұрын

    its so amazing that in balochistan the tribe speaks bruhei language from Tamil language family, clarifying that it was Tamil not sanskrit that indigenous to sub continent and far older than aryan invasion time period

  • @3Kiwiana

    @3Kiwiana

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope you have archeologists there looking for ancient hominid fossils. It’s the same as everywhere else if you look hard enough you’ll find them. I don’t believe the out of Africa theory. Too many fossils have been found elsewhere, I believe some are just hanging on to that theory because they “want it to be true “.

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis Жыл бұрын

    This was wonderful Stefan, clearly so much work went into it. I also wondered why the Indian subcontinent is not talked about so much. Such a great video.

  • @StefanMilo

    @StefanMilo

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Yeah it really doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Hopefully some more human remains will thrust it into the limelight a bit

  • @ajithsidhu7183

    @ajithsidhu7183

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StefanMilo how can that q paper say punjabi and guitarists have denisovans when there are no adaptions to it(wouldn't they be referring to Nepalese as they have denisovan adaptations)

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    Жыл бұрын

    Bfrahmin quota people destroys evidences.

  • @abdulrkhan2008

    @abdulrkhan2008

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StefanMilo Thank u from India

  • @SoulDelSol

    @SoulDelSol

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ajithsidhu7183 guitarists?

  • @berttorpson2592
    @berttorpson2592 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite thing about anthropology is that it’s all people from all over just learning about each other. There’s no room for racism when you get to learn that we are all just on different branches of the same path

  • @sunnys3325

    @sunnys3325

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel the same! I love Anthro and wish I had continued on to my Masters and PhD in it. Well said.

  • @thomashiggins9320

    @thomashiggins9320

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sunnys3325 At this point, they're not even branches. We're just walking in slightly different parts of the *same path* genetically speaking.

  • @JJ-fq4nl

    @JJ-fq4nl

    Жыл бұрын

    We’re still evolving. We just might reach a Star Trek type level of existence. If Earth 🌋 or space ☄️ doesn’t do a FU humans.

  • @sunnys3325

    @sunnys3325

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thomashiggins9320 sure seems that way

  • @infinitemonkey917

    @infinitemonkey917

    Жыл бұрын

    There has been plenty of racism in Anthropology and human origins.

  • @soyuz281
    @soyuz281 Жыл бұрын

    Because of Himalayan mountains (spread east west)in the north and ocean in the south, south Asia gets sustained rainfall every year that is second to none. It also is on the same latitude as middle east. So its a perfect extreme of hot and wet. So human fossils are going to be extremely rare.

  • @shaunsaintey1793
    @shaunsaintey1793 Жыл бұрын

    The point about South Asia being transitionally isolated due to deserts, and the difficulty of travelling from east to west is something that I have never thought about before and is really interesting to think about for sure!

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    Жыл бұрын

    It's also much wetter region which doesn't help in preserving fossils unlike Arabia , north Africa etc which are absolute drier.

  • @ishanpareek2188

    @ishanpareek2188

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Q_QQ_Q nah, north west is just as humid as germany

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ishanpareek2188 read again .

  • @7xr1e20ln8

    @7xr1e20ln8

    Жыл бұрын

    Also remember that you might be attributing these based on current climate. 250k years ago it might have looked and felt completely differently there.

  • @mrbaab5932

    @mrbaab5932

    Жыл бұрын

    @@7xr1e20ln8 Like the Sahara and Arabia green period.

  • @pratvachan
    @pratvachan Жыл бұрын

    Its so true, India is literally sidelined in human evolution discussion!!!

  • @WayOfTheCode

    @WayOfTheCode

    Жыл бұрын

    Mostly because we don’t fund it much locally and sone hindu nationalists have made it super political.

  • @classnclassics7252

    @classnclassics7252

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WayOfTheCode did you have to get your “liberal “ mindset here ??

  • @nobody5814

    @nobody5814

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@WayOfTheCode ah yes lets blame everything on hindu nationalist will look cool. Was it the hindu nationalist in pakistan who waged war on india 4 times making us increase defence buget or was it the hindu nationalists who did multiple terrorist attacks in india shouting allah hu akbhar ?

  • @Tuluva_Yavdheya

    @Tuluva_Yavdheya

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@WayOfTheCode did Hindu nationalists force you to remain stuck in ur colonial hangover?

  • @pruthvirajchavan-patil380

    @pruthvirajchavan-patil380

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Tuluva_Yavdheya because Brahmin think they are descendants of rishis not monkeys

  • @onemore4567
    @onemore456711 ай бұрын

    as a Bangladeshi, its so rare but great to see my country being represented and recognized and talked about

  • @caststeal

    @caststeal

    10 ай бұрын

    True that.

  • @emonizaz

    @emonizaz

    10 ай бұрын

    We know as indian

  • @AponTechy

    @AponTechy

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @aaatd7550

    @aaatd7550

    10 ай бұрын

    Bangladeshis have partial East Asian ancestry

  • @Miaowzi

    @Miaowzi

    9 ай бұрын

    Bangladesh isn't very receptive of ideas like evolution. Glad to see a fellow Bangladeshi here.

  • @Andy_Babb
    @Andy_Babb Жыл бұрын

    7:43 can we just acknowledge how Jimbob Blinkhorn might actually be the greatest name in human history? That’s fantastic.

  • @TheOnkarj

    @TheOnkarj

    Жыл бұрын

    Why

  • @6point8esspcee68

    @6point8esspcee68

    Жыл бұрын

    And judging from his accent, British. Rough childhood, I'd expect.

  • @Andy_Babb

    @Andy_Babb

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheOnkarj why is it a great name? Idk bro. It sounds fun. Who cares why, that’s an awesome name. If ya don’t like it then idk what to tell ya.

  • @jamesmaybrick2001

    @jamesmaybrick2001

    Жыл бұрын

    @@6point8esspcee68 Thats some serious leaping. British probably, why assume rough childhood? I would assume opposite. Also, i dont know where people commenting are from , but "James" isnt remotely an unnusual name. I know many a james....one i see in the mirror every day.

  • @jacobcreech4415
    @jacobcreech4415 Жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away by how this channel has evolved. This is one of the best videos so far.

  • @aakhthuu

    @aakhthuu

    Жыл бұрын

    I disagree, the channel is very *intelligently designed* 🤣

  • @davidcadman4468

    @davidcadman4468

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aakhthuu Oh, come on now!! It is obviously an Alien Creation!!

  • @peterzinya407

    @peterzinya407

    Жыл бұрын

    This channel is the only thing that has evolved.

  • @CrypticConversions
    @CrypticConversions Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate how you take these academic discussions and break them down for the average person who hasn't got degrees in these subjects. I learn so much from your channel.

  • @paulhoskin5353
    @paulhoskin5353 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking us with you on your academic journey (not just this video, but your body of work). It is very brave of you to put yourself out there and let us 'walk with you' as you construct meaning and knowledge in your own head. It's a privilege. Thank you.

  • @medjed2511
    @medjed2511 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see such an appreciated and underappreciated region get time in the spotlight, great video!

  • @user-zv8js6wt2y
    @user-zv8js6wt2y Жыл бұрын

    I am from Pakistan. In studying the history of my country, I have gone back up to the Indus Valley Civilization and the pre-Indus farming communities of Mehrgarh and Beluchistan. And I thought I had gone far, but clearly, not far enough. Human habitation is indeed so much older and goes back to even pre-homo sapiens to even more archaic species of humans. It's mind blowing just how many people have stood behind us in order for us to enjoin in and enjoy this very moment in our lives. It teaches you gratitude.

  • @BlackholeJET369

    @BlackholeJET369

    Жыл бұрын

    Your country's history is starting from 1947, b4 that it was India

  • @greg5023

    @greg5023

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure that human habitation goes back to the pre-human era.

  • @nikki7962

    @nikki7962

    Жыл бұрын

    WOW very interesting reply, thanks

  • @user-zv8js6wt2y

    @user-zv8js6wt2y

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BlackholeJET369 Incorrect. "india" is a word created by the British and india's history begins in 1947. At the time of the Indus Valley civilization of Pakistan, no such thing as India nor hinduism even existed. The Indus Valley civilization and pre Indus cultures of Mehrgarh were all located in Pakistan.

  • @vanarqwq3660

    @vanarqwq3660

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BlackholeJET369 cry about it India also never existed all states were independent and their separate entities

  • @tangocheapskate7279
    @tangocheapskate7279 Жыл бұрын

    Such high quality content. I and i'm sure all of us here on the webs really appreciate you and your hard work. Absolutely Stellar stuff man

  • @etmarmeladchendjamstorebea4354
    @etmarmeladchendjamstorebea4354 Жыл бұрын

    Beeing a "cultural/social anthropologist" with south Asia and "historical ethnology" as a main subject, I love to watch stuff like this in the evening 😀. There are 3 or 4 channels worth to have a look at. Yours is one. Not boring at all (and with serious facts and thoughts). Well done.

  • @chrispeacock1257

    @chrispeacock1257

    Жыл бұрын

    What are the other channels? I’d love to have a look. Stefan Milo is my favourite KZreadr.

  • @khirn10

    @khirn10

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chrispeacock1257 same question from me haha

  • @radikal8485

    @radikal8485

    Жыл бұрын

    @@khirn10 same

  • @emilyharkness9685

    @emilyharkness9685

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chrispeacock1257 same

  • @saraf5414

    @saraf5414

    Жыл бұрын

    Bangladeshi here, Gosh how I'd love to have a conversation with you and just pick your brains about everything you know about Southasia- you can't imagine how starved I am for a glimpse into my ancestors' past since we never got to learn about human evolution in school.

  • @ZohairRazaa
    @ZohairRazaa Жыл бұрын

    I am from Karachi, Pakistan and I absolutely love your channel. It was a treat to see an episode about South Asia. There are a alot of mesolithic sites close to where I live. From cave paintings to dolmens are scattered all around the city. Some sites which were recorded are now destroyed due to urbanization. Anyway, would love to see a future show on South Asia.

  • @Shelby._ai

    @Shelby._ai

    Жыл бұрын

    do you still believe in Allah

  • @cloudfive4226

    @cloudfive4226

    Жыл бұрын

    Well you do realize that you all are not the true inhabitants of that land.

  • @Goku-zc8tp

    @Goku-zc8tp

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cloudfive4226ahaha what do u mean

  • @cloudfive4226

    @cloudfive4226

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Goku-zc8tp real Inhabitants were Indians, not Arabs, not Persian, not Turk

  • @angel-meta

    @angel-meta

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cloudfive4226 Extremely incorrect. Umayyad Caliphate. Lead by: Mohammad Bin Qasim (Sindh in 711) *ARABS* Indo-Scythians. Lead by: Maues (Taxila in 150 BC) *EASTERN IRANIAN NOMADS* Parthian Empire. Lead by: Gondophares l (Taxila in 19 CE) *PERSIANS/BALOCHS* Indian is not a race. Your patriotism has made you so blind, you think your nation is your race. Even worse, how can you claim Western Pakistani’s are genetically similar to Indian races over Afghani races or Iranian races. Delusional. Stop using the name your country only recently adopted (it was Bharat before Indian.) to claim a territory and a people (races) you have barely if ever interacted with.

  • @kaizokumoobeane
    @kaizokumoobeane Жыл бұрын

    Great video! It is so fascinating to piece together the puzzles of human evolution, basically life on a different time, a different world even! I loved the illustrations too ❤️

  • @conorhaynes-mannering5094
    @conorhaynes-mannering5094 Жыл бұрын

    Been a fan for well over 2 years but you really exceeded my expectations with the coverage of this topic. Thank you for always bringing the forefront of great anthropology to us

  • @rocroc

    @rocroc

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, there is at least one other channel that produces exemplary work.

  • @ubomninomen7765

    @ubomninomen7765

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, Stefan is great at synthesizing overwhelming complexities into accessible stories for the layman, like myself, that are both interesting and up-to-date.

  • @cattymajiv

    @cattymajiv

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree with you both! Stephan is just wonderful. He makes learning easy for us by doing the research for us, then discarding everything that's not immediately relevant, and giving us what is relevant now, saving us all an astronomical amount of time!

  • @mad555555
    @mad555555 Жыл бұрын

    Stefan, I loved this format of video you put together. This was one of my favorite videos from you. I love how you splice together all the different conversations you had along with great graphics and great narration as always. This was very well done. You should be very proud of this video.

  • @ichigo11220
    @ichigo11220 Жыл бұрын

    I sincerely thank you for this. It scratched an itch of a question I've had for years, but no accessible media were willing to approach!

  • @kellerk9310
    @kellerk9310 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such an amazing and interesting video Stefan! Your hard work shows!! And i enjoy it a lot in your videos when you grab the camera and walk outside and talk to us, its refreshing!

  • @Pixxelshim
    @Pixxelshim Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stefan!!! So much to think about and imagine life in those times. Climate, resources, competition, mixing.... Fascinating! I am happy to be one of your patrons.

  • @erinmcdonald7781
    @erinmcdonald7781 Жыл бұрын

    A long time subscriber, your content has become phenomenal. You've always brought your particular nuance to topics, but you're tackling more diverse, difficult, and yet fascinating questions, now. Your determination and hard work show. Thank you! 💜🌏🥄😎

  • @marc1218
    @marc1218 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid Stefan you rock brother. The many beards and shirts adds montage feel. Months of work condensed into 30 superb minutes. Thanks for this, you deserve success.

  • @tonyhussey3610
    @tonyhussey3610 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic video, such high quality viewing. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this creation.

  • @redriver6541
    @redriver6541 Жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for a video on subcontinental Asia. Thank you Stefan. You do amazing work on this channel.

  • @hypergraphic
    @hypergraphic Жыл бұрын

    This was probably your best video yet. Thanks for the work that you put into making such great content.

  • @moses3532
    @moses3532 Жыл бұрын

    First time I'm hearing about "a Narmada skull". It of course adds to the pre-historic record and Anthropology. I've seen South Asia stone tools in the Goa museum, which is also not reported in studies. Very informative video.

  • @p.m.rangarajan1055
    @p.m.rangarajan1055 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video. Thanks for uploading. The limestone caves of Meghalaya, in Krempuri hosts a number of geological specimens and the caves in Baratang Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands should probably be the connecting point for the East and West ancestors. Lot of rock paintings can be seen in Bhimbetka Rock shelters in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The excavations in Keezhadi, in Tamil Nadu has thrown some interesting theories on the migration of early man in India.

  • @jadeemp

    @jadeemp

    3 ай бұрын

    Western part of Meghalaya in garo hills region, stone age tools were also found.

  • @runristaren
    @runristaren Жыл бұрын

    Top quality stuff once again, Stefan! Thank you and greetings from Finland.

  • @smithavempaty9136
    @smithavempaty9136 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. This opened so many question boxes in my head. I am enthused to explore more and request you to dig some more for us. Thank you

  • @fleetskipper1810
    @fleetskipper18108 ай бұрын

    Listening to this vid again, Stefan, I realized that you are definitely the Tony Robinson of your field. You have a brilliant, insightful narrator’s voice that can tie together widely-separated finds from various geographical locations. I love your vids for this reason. I always feel that you have let me in on valuable insights. Bravo!

  • @lightbeingform
    @lightbeingform Жыл бұрын

    I think this is my favorite of SM videos so far. I love how it’s structured and presented and this science is so fascinating - so cutting edge. Great to hear it from the scientists. And SM of course. The statement about processes and influences on the evolution and dispersals rings throughout. Awesome

  • @mistyhaney5565
    @mistyhaney5565 Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your willingness to do all the hard work to bring us these videos.

  • @Where_is_Waldo
    @Where_is_Waldo Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating! Human evolution cannot be put simply and joining you on this deep dive was a lot of fun! The complexity makes it all the more interesting.

  • @TanibImtiaz
    @TanibImtiaz Жыл бұрын

    Finally someone made a video on the topic I always searched for. As a Bangladeshi I always wanted to know the evolution history of this region.

  • @intimaspace646
    @intimaspace646 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video, so much work went into this - and it's extremely interesting and informative.

  • @danpatterson8009
    @danpatterson8009 Жыл бұрын

    Best video yet. What a marvelous field- trying to fit the pieces together, not knowing what new pieces might appear and disrupt the model you thought was good, insanely curious but wary of certainty.

  • @thedankknight2066
    @thedankknight2066 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Stefan, as usual. Your passion for the subject really shines in this one

  • @Souljahna
    @Souljahna Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Stefan, for keeping us up to date with all this fascinating research. Your doing a great job!

  • @alecgill536
    @alecgill5369 ай бұрын

    Very many thanks STEFAN: A first-class video; highly informative; raises some great questions; sparkling debates; and a creative use of graphs / maps / images etc. Keep up your wonderful work. Cheers Dr Alec Gill MBE

  • @MiaSanBacon
    @MiaSanBacon Жыл бұрын

    Outright stupendous, I can’t thank you enough for doing this research and synthesizing months of conversations and deep dives for us. I hope to see you here in 20 years helping us understand new discoveries!!

  • @christurner6295
    @christurner6295 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Being in Australia it led me to think about the first humans to populate Australia. I’d love to see a video like this about Australia and surrounding islands. How people spread through the region and how language developed would be a great start.

  • @semaj_5022

    @semaj_5022

    Жыл бұрын

    This would be amazing. There's evidence of human activity in Australia dating back as much as 60,000 year ago; there's so much history to tell and explore there. The migration and spread of Austronesian people would be fascinating as well. I'd love to see Stefan tackle these topics in his world-class videos.

  • @russpearson9802

    @russpearson9802

    Жыл бұрын

    Great comment. Lots of mystery yet to be unveiled here. 😉

  • @russpearson9802

    @russpearson9802

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a theory getting round that turns the out of africa around, and refers to a new model called, "Out of Australia". Look it up, Rebecca Cann i believe is the author.

  • @julianolan2860

    @julianolan2860

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @urbnctrl

    @urbnctrl

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats gonna require a series mate, we have more than 1000 languages just on one island alone. Maluku and Papua are obviously POI for their contribution to ocean navigation since the Outrigger canoe and dubble hull ship were created there with which Polynesia and Madagascar were colonized.

  • @juledude124
    @juledude124 Жыл бұрын

    Stefan, I simply love your videos. You've got to be one of my favorite youtubers. Thank you for all your content!

  • @phillipwilber3427
    @phillipwilber3427 Жыл бұрын

    We are the lucky ones Stefan. Thank you for the hard work, to all, who make these videos.

  • @ASChambers
    @ASChambers Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video. I think your comment towards the end that we can become fixated on what each individual type of homo was doing is spot on. South Asia clearly illustrates how we need a truly holistic approach to the field, drawing in data from all types of research and using them together to create an elaborate illustration from where we can pick out overlaps, similarities and indeed differences.

  • @grimmoris
    @grimmoris Жыл бұрын

    Lovely how you approach this challenge in your career, you are a great inspiration as a content creator

  • @nicholaswoollhead6830
    @nicholaswoollhead6830 Жыл бұрын

    Some of the most exiting content online right now. In Danish we have this word "formidler" which is the title of someone whose job it is to convey technical information to laypeople, but unfortunately I can't really find an English equivalent - you're a great formidler, Stefan!

  • @rosswhite-chinnery5725

    @rosswhite-chinnery5725

    10 ай бұрын

    Time for us to adopt it as a loanword. Don't worry 'formidler', there is already a lot of Old Norse in English, you'll fit right in!

  • @prototropo
    @prototropo Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful presentation, Stefan. Just wonderful- I only wish each speaker was introduced by name, every appearance, since they were all--each and every--so riveting and articulate. I even wanted to study their bios to be more like them!

  • @davidmellings6997
    @davidmellings6997 Жыл бұрын

    Was feeling stressed and tired and Stefan drops a video- perfect remedy ❤

  • @thelostone6981
    @thelostone6981 Жыл бұрын

    I love the “we don’t know for sure” feel to this. It’s what great about science. I do hope we are able to fill in some of the blank spaces and until then; we’ll done to you and those working on it!

  • @issakzwarton9067

    @issakzwarton9067

    Жыл бұрын

    Feels more like a discussion than being preached to

  • @vishnu98765

    @vishnu98765

    Жыл бұрын

    @@issakzwarton9067 exactly we are just analyzing pieces of evidence and coming to conclusions one of the most satisfying and intriguing things according to me

  • @sabao4792
    @sabao4792 Жыл бұрын

    when at the start stefan said that this part of asia is overlooked for archeoology, its resonated with me SO MUCH. only 1 human skull to have been found here is such a shock to me. this part of the world has some serious parts of the evolutionary puzzle.

  • @victoriamatthew4422

    @victoriamatthew4422

    Жыл бұрын

    I have always speculated these people were shipped all over the world in mass numbers; which may explain why bones are not found where they should be. Bones found in other continents may not be of that person's origin. She/He could have been sent abroad as a slave for markets, labour, or war; and died where they were sent. Archeologists could be mistaken about human migration.

  • @destinedforgreatness1175

    @destinedforgreatness1175

    Жыл бұрын

    @@victoriamatthew4422 Intercontinental travel was not a thing during the time periods of when these humans whose fossils have been found were alive. The only means of transport was walking during the lifetimes of these fossils. Any fossil of a person found that existed in a time period where there were alternate forms of travel (such as with animals) don’t have any relevancy with the origins of humans and their migration. That would be considered modern human migration, while the time period that most archaeologists and palaeontologists are usually discussing is far before that.

  • @brainfreeze1925
    @brainfreeze1925 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite YT channels...thanks Stefan. All the best in 2023.

  • @grantlawler8106
    @grantlawler8106 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for pumping out the best vids Stefan! I always look forward to seeing your new vids!

  • @bobkeleher3455
    @bobkeleher3455 Жыл бұрын

    Man the production quality of your vids has gone through the roof over the past few months. Damn well interesting.

  • @willsonj
    @willsonj Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I find that nature almost seems to exist on a continuum, and continuums are really hard to describe succinctly. You did a really good job of explaining that here.

  • @2112x1Book2
    @2112x1Book2 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations ❤ Your love for the subject shines through with honesty. Keep digging 🙏

  • @saraf5414
    @saraf5414 Жыл бұрын

    Growing up, my teachers never taught me much about evolution at school because of prevalent societal preference to stick to creationism (dominant Muslim population, duh). We never read about these things from history and science textbooks, either. Hence you can imagine how STARVED I've been for this type of content! I'm so fascinated by prehistoric human life and everything paleo yet rarely do I see videos on Southasia's early hominids since most of the discussions seem Europe/ Africa focused. Only found your channel about 2 yrs ago, love your usual content but this one hit home. I'm so happy you tried to dig into the Southasian rabbit hole! Love from Bangladesh.

  • @nafijulalam3255

    @nafijulalam3255

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh God.. Been there, faced that. I searched literally four or five times to see what was going on with this region. Why weren't we on forefront of human evolution? For every logical and contemporary purposes we should have been. It just feels like enlightenment. I mean, there should be research on our ancestorial lineage. To read that my history started from three or four thousand year ego, disconnected from other human species is just infuriating.

  • @saraf5414

    @saraf5414

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nafijulalam3255 ikr?!

  • @nafijulalam3255

    @nafijulalam3255

    Жыл бұрын

    @@saraf5414 Yeah :)

  • @xenn6330

    @xenn6330

    Жыл бұрын

    Very relatable

  • @ranjitkarunakar6607

    @ranjitkarunakar6607

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your openness, bhai

  • @Embassy_of_Jupiter
    @Embassy_of_Jupiter Жыл бұрын

    Human history in Asia is so interesting and very underexplored in education(at least when I learned about anthropology)

  • @fentin480
    @fentin480 Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate how much work you put in, the care you took, and all the great people you interviewed for this video. I learned a lot!

  • @iahmad1760
    @iahmad176010 ай бұрын

    Very insightful. Good video. I like your enthusiasm. You really seem to enjoy what you do. Keep up the good work.

  • @peterpayne2219
    @peterpayne2219 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, Stephan! Your video editing is top-notch!

  • @suryakantpatre4812
    @suryakantpatre48122 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video on South Asia where I am from. Looking forward to more interesting videos on this in the future.

  • @user-bf7xu3pz5h
    @user-bf7xu3pz5hКүн бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey of discovery! We learn so much from your struggles to make sense of it all! Prester Bob

  • @RM-yf2lu
    @RM-yf2lu Жыл бұрын

    Due to its climate and geography, the Indian subcontinent housed the largest concentration of humanity for the longest period of history and ydna evidence has now conclusively proved this. But this fertility, high population and wet climate is the reason why there is such a low rate of fossil preservation. And unfortunately modern archeology, unfortunately prefers to hide inconsistencies in their simplistic assumptions/models rather than try to use all the data and determine what actually happened

  • @robertgroth9723
    @robertgroth9723 Жыл бұрын

    A great overview with unique perspective. You make them almost tangible.

  • @nicolaspettican
    @nicolaspettican Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video, thank you Stefan. The only thing I would have liked better is short summaries after each main point, because it's a lot of information to take in and it would be great to tie it all up. Especially at around minute 27 or so, so much new information that I would have liked a short summary or conclusion. Thank you again, I always had a feeling that South Asia is a special place and this video fed that feeling.

  • @kreskin0079

    @kreskin0079

    9 ай бұрын

    Perhaps taking notes can help

  • @samdog166
    @samdog166 Жыл бұрын

    I love how anthropology sort of flows into ancient history

  • @mrblackmamba117

    @mrblackmamba117

    Жыл бұрын

    I started off digging into ancient human history and realized how important anthropology can help connect the dots

  • @dersitzpinkler2027
    @dersitzpinkler2027 Жыл бұрын

    So much dedication here. We appreciate you Stefan!

  • @unvlog2721
    @unvlog2721 Жыл бұрын

    i dont think i ever watched a better made yt video. Thank you for an amazing half hour

  • @Notthatkindofdr
    @Notthatkindofdr Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if anyone else mentioned this yet (too many comments!) but I love the commentary beginning at 29:22 for its insight into how we tend to want to oversimplify what must have been a very complex situation spanning a huge amount of time. I always thought the old "out of Africa" vs "multiregional evolution" debate was much too simplistic for the same reason. We make the same mistake in many other parts of science as well, where reality is often much more complicated than we expect.

  • @NevenaMikec
    @NevenaMikec Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy watching your videos! I would love to see your story and explanation about the findings in Lepenski Vir :)

  • @kellynaz9256
    @kellynaz9256 Жыл бұрын

    south asia is such an interesting place and evolution there. im so glad youre covering this and giving it the in depth attention it deserves and has been lacking.

  • @nawalbangali61
    @nawalbangali61 Жыл бұрын

    Great content! Waiting for more informative episodes on this topic. Love from Bangladesh. 💞🙏

  • @mrblackmamba117
    @mrblackmamba117 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading this. I've been interested in anthropology but most of content is either focused in Africa, Middle East and Europe. Being a part of the Indian subcontinent, this video adds so much to my understanding of the land I come from!

  • @StefanMilo

    @StefanMilo

    Жыл бұрын

    It was my pleasure, such an interesting region for human evolution.

  • @brooklyna007
    @brooklyna007 Жыл бұрын

    This was sooo amazing. Thank you so much for your work. I love it!

  • @russpaxman3660
    @russpaxman3660 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, I can hardly imagine the mind boggling amount of research and collating of evidence to reach a “Best Guess” conclusion. Thank you so much for attempting to explain the as yet inexplicable.

  • @holyhex6520
    @holyhex6520 Жыл бұрын

    Great job, I'm 4 months behind on my watch now list, so the break between videos gives me a chance to catch up. :D

  • @perritoDeSatanas
    @perritoDeSatanas Жыл бұрын

    Jimbob Blinkhorn is definitely the best name i had heard of an expert in a while

  • @StefanMilo

    @StefanMilo

    Жыл бұрын

    It is fantastic lol

  • @amritmohanty1937

    @amritmohanty1937

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah...its almost like a Harry Potter character.

  • @encyclopediapierciana6815
    @encyclopediapierciana6815 Жыл бұрын

    Another good one, Stefan! Very good work that you- do-- enjoy them a great deal!

  • @abisu5273
    @abisu5273 Жыл бұрын

    This is great thanks. I love your illustration of the Lavallois technique. I hadn't appreciated what a change that was. I guess, like many inventions, a flaked werehacked off accidentally, giving the idea that such a useful thing could be replicated.

  • @benwarnock
    @benwarnock Жыл бұрын

    Hancocks latest JRE appearance ironically brought me here. This channel is so bloody good I have binged almost all the videos. Would like to see your take on early hominids and psychedelics, whether or not they could of consumed and if that would of affected evolution

  • @guileniam

    @guileniam

    Жыл бұрын

    Hancock talked about this?

  • @alkhemiegypt
    @alkhemiegypt Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! It's a subject you don't hear too much about. And I really like the way you're always happy to admit "we really don't know".

  • @bernardsulman1506
    @bernardsulman1506 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a great video. .. an equally interesting study in evolution has been your studio set-up. Your tool technology has come a long way since the days of a clip-on mic on a plastic spoon :)

  • @krishna-e-bera

    @krishna-e-bera

    Жыл бұрын

    noooo, the spoon can co-exist!

  • @lopamudraray4571
    @lopamudraray4571 Жыл бұрын

    Your Evidence 3 was what i was egarly waiting from the start of this vid. 😊

  • @THIS---GUY
    @THIS---GUY Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Will definitely be checking out your library :)

  • @perceivedvelocity9914
    @perceivedvelocity9914 Жыл бұрын

    Wow you must have put a massive amount of work into this video. IMO you have graduated from KZread and might be ready for the world of documentaries.

  • @-xirx-

    @-xirx-

    Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't agree more. It was a pleasure to watch, I love the design and aesthetics his work is going in, while still keeping the Stefan charm. SpoonCam™ or no SpoonCam™! 😉

  • @pansepot1490

    @pansepot1490

    Жыл бұрын

    Tell you what: Milo’s style is far superior to the documentaries you can see on TV. Even the good ones tend to dumb down the material, fill the narration with irrelevant fluff, and instead of reporting honestly on the the state of our scientific knowledge they try to create an aura of mystery around each new and old discovery.

  • @alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288

    @alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288

    Жыл бұрын

    NOOO! This is so much better, he has most the control, its actual Non-sensationalized information thats STILL FASCINATING and its FREE even for broke people and people in so many different countries! The TV is just a Monitor these days anyway!

  • @SoulDelSol

    @SoulDelSol

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pansepot1490 agreed! They repeat same things over and over and try to force this mysterious excitement over things. That format would be a step down

  • @-xirx-
    @-xirx- Жыл бұрын

    Im just curious, but do you still edit your own videos Stefan? Because I notice the production quality getting better and better every single video, and it's amazing. Love it, thank you 😊 Also: Rest In Peace *_SpoonCam™_* ! 😉

  • @bojack.k5104
    @bojack.k5104 Жыл бұрын

    Wow.what a great video man.. appreciate it❣️

  • @gollum8821
    @gollum8821 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making such a great video Stefan! Hopefully we will know more about Indians ancient past in the future!

  • @kristiandent1798
    @kristiandent1798 Жыл бұрын

    Super glad I caught this, Stefan. Diolch!

  • @Kermatrix
    @Kermatrix Жыл бұрын

    Really looking forward to this one, Stefan.

  • @upfromtheskies
    @upfromtheskies9 ай бұрын

    i am so glad , i found your vids......i found your work, through north 02...........i cant wait to watch all your vids....i have been studying this same field , and so much more since 1991........keep up the hard work ol'boy ....your doing very well....congrats

  • @elizabethoday8712
    @elizabethoday87125 ай бұрын

    Loved this very informative and honest video. Please keep making more.

  • @MI-wc6nk
    @MI-wc6nk Жыл бұрын

    I might be a bit naive in my logic, but what is the big challenge of the technologies coexisting?! I compare it to fishing rod - sure, they were many advances over time, yet, you can still find scouts creating simple rods, to the most sophisticated composite rod out there...they would coexist for 100s of year due to many reasons (complexity, purpose, costs, etc). Either way, fascinating info, thanks for your great vids!

  • @MARGATEorcMAULER

    @MARGATEorcMAULER

    Жыл бұрын

    Love that anolgy

  • @krishna-e-bera

    @krishna-e-bera

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly what i thought upon hearing of the problem. It could be a combination of cultural transmission and isolation and small wars and diseases, as well as environmental factors. How many people do you know that can make a fire from scratch? How many could smelt bronze or make a clay pot? If i was isolated with a group of friends or family in a strange area, we would probably make sharpened sticks and bifaced hand axes, until we found some flint (where does one even look for flint?). Then the more technical of us would make improved tools if/when we had time while surviving. We would have to re-invent technologies every time. I can see this happening even now, as most people cannot (or will not) even read books anymore and dont have basic building and farming and hunting skills - what happens when the power goes out for a few months or heaven forbid a nuclear war or asteroid hit?

  • @nizefella
    @nizefella Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stefan for a fascinating and informative presentation!