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Welcome to the official Evolve.2 TH-cam channel.
On this channel, we delve into the incredible story of the human species. From our humble ape ancestors to the rise of ancient societies, our journey is nothing short of fascinating. We cover human evolution, anthropology, and archaeology in-depth, providing a comprehensive look at the development of humans, our minds, and our civilizations. The lessons learned from our past can inform our decision making today, influencing our personal and societal health and well-being.
- I'm Greg Schmalzel, founder of Evolve.2. As a professional archaeologist, I am deeply fascinated by human evolution and its impact on our understanding of human behavior, culture, and societal development. My personal research delves into topics such as nutrition, psychology, behavior, and genetics. I aim to empower individuals with insights from our evolutionary heritage to foster a more informed and connected society.
On this channel, we delve into the incredible story of the human species. From our humble ape ancestors to the rise of ancient societies, our journey is nothing short of fascinating. We cover human evolution, anthropology, and archaeology in-depth, providing a comprehensive look at the development of humans, our minds, and our civilizations. The lessons learned from our past can inform our decision making today, influencing our personal and societal health and well-being.
- I'm Greg Schmalzel, founder of Evolve.2. As a professional archaeologist, I am deeply fascinated by human evolution and its impact on our understanding of human behavior, culture, and societal development. My personal research delves into topics such as nutrition, psychology, behavior, and genetics. I aim to empower individuals with insights from our evolutionary heritage to foster a more informed and connected society.
The OLDEST Archaeological Discoveries in Africa
Is Africa the cradle of humanity? Are all living humans descendants of ancient Africans? Genetic evidence says yes, but so does the archaeological evidence. The archaeological record of Africa contains many of the "firsts" associated with our human lineage - the oldest evidence of a given kind. In this video, I guide you through some of the oldest discoveries made throughout the African continent.
Link to my Newsletter for references: the444newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/oldest-archaeological-discoveries
Link to my video on prehistoric diets: th-cam.com/video/mP9XTwSbFvI/w-d-xo.html
If you enjoyed this video and want to support the channel, consider donating through the Super Thanks feature near the Like button! Your contributions will help me continue creating more engaging content.
Chapters:
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00:00 - The OLDEST Archaeological Discoveries in Africa
01:35 - The First Hominin
07:29 - The First Human?
12:56 - The First Stone Tools
18:41 - The First Bone Tools
22:05 - Conclusion
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Background music by me.
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The content featured in this video is presented with either explicit permission from the copyright holder, under fair use provisions, or is sourced from Creative Commons licenses.
Should there be any oversight in crediting or if you wish for your content not to be featured, kindly reach out to me. I am committed to providing appropriate attribution or promptly removing any disputed material upon request.
A significant portion of the content showcased in this video falls under the protection of fair use, utilized for purposes of commentary, education, criticism, parody, and social satire.
Link to my Newsletter for references: the444newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/oldest-archaeological-discoveries
Link to my video on prehistoric diets: th-cam.com/video/mP9XTwSbFvI/w-d-xo.html
If you enjoyed this video and want to support the channel, consider donating through the Super Thanks feature near the Like button! Your contributions will help me continue creating more engaging content.
Chapters:
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00:00 - The OLDEST Archaeological Discoveries in Africa
01:35 - The First Hominin
07:29 - The First Human?
12:56 - The First Stone Tools
18:41 - The First Bone Tools
22:05 - Conclusion
--------------------
Background music by me.
______________________________________________________
The content featured in this video is presented with either explicit permission from the copyright holder, under fair use provisions, or is sourced from Creative Commons licenses.
Should there be any oversight in crediting or if you wish for your content not to be featured, kindly reach out to me. I am committed to providing appropriate attribution or promptly removing any disputed material upon request.
A significant portion of the content showcased in this video falls under the protection of fair use, utilized for purposes of commentary, education, criticism, parody, and social satire.
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social engineering by the ruling class since domestication is making us stupid for obvious reasons.
Statistical samples can be chosen to support any theory even racial superiority, that's why craniometry sucks.
"What did prehistoric people eat? Each other if nothing ese was handy. This has been shown to be true for the Central American pre-Colombian cultures including the Toltecs, Aztecs, Mixtec, and Mayans. Hawaiians also ate human flesh and presumably ate all the "menehune" (meaning little people in Hawaiian), who were actually just Japanese and Chinese fishermen whose boats had been flown off course during Pacific typhoons.
Had no clue about that menehune. That’s a crazy fact
These are obviously aliens due to the fact god made everything
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2:39 Sahel is Earth's poorest region today
Has anyone noticed that ancient skulls look like Africa?
You apparently have not given the Calico site in San Bernardino County any credence. If Louis Leaky felt it had potential, and much has been done since then by several people, it deserves at least a mention.
I’m actually not familiar with the site. Fill me in!
I am not convinced all the original Americans came over the Bering Strait. I think some peoples came from the east. When Atlantis was in the north Atlantic Ocean it was easier to navigate west from Africa and Europe.
Where do you think Atlantis was located?
@@Evolve.2 According to my yoga mediation guru, It was beyond the Pillars of Hercules. It was beyond the Iberian Peninsula. He said there are 3 parts of Atlantis which are still above water today: 1) Iceland, 2) Faroe Islands, 3) northern Spain..... He said if we want to find evidence of Atlantis we would want to dig off the north coast of Spain, but it's down very deep, and would be very expensive to dig to, and would probably require the financing of the United Nations to get to it.
@@scottbreseke716 Where did he get this info from?
@@Evolve.2 People who can raise their consciousness to the highest levels can see the past in what is sometimes called the Akashic Record.
Is there a Relationship between jaw/teeth shape/size and diet?
Absolutely! Typically, species that eat softer foods will have smaller teeth and jaws. Many anthropologists argue that the small teeth of modern humans is evidence of our dependence on fire for softening our food and making it more digestible
Great video man. Love this channel
Glad you joined in the channel’s early beginnings!
@@Evolve.2 same lol looking forward to future content
What is up with all the stock footage?
What stock is it?
I’m a beginner at this whole TH-cam thing, so I don’t have too much original/live footage from Africa yet hahaha
I watch Gutsick Gibbon sometimes and I have watched everything available by subscription; over and over. The thing that really sticks out to me is that changes in the genome(?) are sort of regular. I think about that a lot. Thank you for this video! Oh, I like Stephen Milo too.
Both of them have great channels! They've definitely inspired me to pursue making videos myself
@@Evolve.2please dont turn into whatever hateful thing that gibbon looking lady is lol. Awsome video !
What discoveries are you excited for?
KFC chicken salad
@@user-dd8zk2rj3f hahahahaha
Any discoveries that shine more light on the earliest species of humans, how they/we evolved, migrated, mated, hybridized and spread throughout the globe. Thats what I want to know lol
living in the Arctic as a Hunter/Fisher/Gatherer I can assure you, skirting the ice in boats would be easiest. Everything you need is along the ice, Birds, Bears, Fox, Seals, Otters, Fishing, fresh water atop, blubber for fuel in a drift wood lamp , clothing, rope and furs, meats and oils is easy enough. People have lived on the ice year round for hundreds of thousands of years. Skirting those glaciers would have been very doable.
Can't imagine what it's like to live like that! Always feel free to share your experiences on my channel 👊
well done, real voice,
Thank you 🙏
I cant help but to think of the Pixar movie Wall-e. Human's will become fat and lazy while our brains shrink as we become ever dependent on technology
Kids' movies can be eerily prophetic...
What a well constructed video! 🫡
Thanks 🙏
We can't be absolutely sure that Africa is the birthplace of humans, anyway.
We always have to keep looking! But as it stands today, we can confidently say that humans originated in Africa based the archaeological record and on population genetics.
Excellent video brother!
@@satyansq hey thanks!
There's no shortage of lower Paleolithic technology in North America. Nobody has ever explained the vast amount of Achulean style tools in Eastern North America but until 100 years ago, everyone knew it
4 million years is a long time for biotic evolution. The recent research I am aware of includes periods, like in one to three generations, of profound morphological and kinesthetic and cognitive changes in response to environmental pressures and the initiated behaviors of the species. So really fast changes from grandma to grandson can occur, especially with interbreeding among different copacetic hominins.
It can definitely happen a lot faster than people think!
Will our brains continue to get smaller? Will our cognition be replaced by technology entirely? Let me know what you guys think!
The last is tough..
Hard to date a tailings pile. Then a reused pile. Sometimes when digging rock it is already fractured and comes out looking like human made. I like you said don't jump to a conclusion you want . I conclude it isn't what I want it to be, then work back from there.
Extremely entertaining and informative! I absolutely believe older sites will be discovered. I also think it likely more east coast sites will be found and excavated possibly giving more credence to the Solutrean Hypothesis. It's all fun stuff....thanks!
It's a shame a lot of the East Coast sites are now underwater. This means it'll take a lot more resources and manpower to find and excavate them.
@@Evolve.2 What the Cinmar found in 1970 was just the tip of the spear (sorry, too easy...) in terms of likely artifacts to be found off the east coast. There is a growing interest in underwater archaeology there, but, as you said, funding is a hurdle. Damn! I'm too old to have to wait for some entity to spend that money!!
This video beautifully captures the essence of self-improvement as an evolutionary process. One of the most fascinating aspects is how neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to form new pathways, plays a pivotal role. Our brains are incredible at creating new neural connections, which allows us to develop and reinforce habits and behaviors that align with our Future Self visions. I love how the concept of neuroplasticity is woven into the idea of the brain forming a bias towards one future vision over another. This process can be seen as a form of microevolution, where small, consistent changes in our thoughts and actions lead to significant long-term transformations. It's empowering to realize that we have the ability to reshape our minds and lives through deliberate practice and focused intention. Kudos to the creators for highlighting this intricate and inspiring process!
Enjoy your uploads!! Ive been rucking since I was a kid. In the 80s I worked in Africa and we would ruck all night Ive rucked thru South America, Caribbean and a big part of the ME. Im retired now and I still ruck at 63 been blown up a couple of times so I dont carry the stupid loads I did when I was younger. But I still do it in sandals up till winter when I shift to boots.
Impressive, not too many 63-year olds putting in that kind of work!
Outstanding work subbed!
Thanks for the sub. Helping us get to 1K!
Well, you know the video is crap when they forget maybe American artifacts have been found that date back over 10,000 before they even know about. In the state of Washington, Georgia and Texas they kept digging asks found older artifacts. Way older. Then there's those pesky footprints thru found in New Mexico that date back what? 25,000 plus years ago? Then there's the Smithsonian institute that found and has in their possession a flint blade that came from Europe and much older than what you talk about. Do better.
I’m pretty sure the Clovis first hypothesis is graveyard dead. Far too much evidence for earlier arrival.
Agreed
On psychedelic morphology and mycological hominid interactions, the Amanita muscaria anta Cruz CA and Puyallup WAhas many of the earliest implications for N. hemisphere use. Paleo shamans and early Norse and Siberian archeological sites and decorative items The bright red and white caps surely attracted the gaze of H erectus. Incidentally, Psilocybe pelliculosa is the most widely spread N American variety. I have found it in Upstate New York, Santa Cruz CA and Puyallup WA. The Amanita muscaria I found in Montclair New Jersey, Sebastopol CA and Puyallup WA. California also yeilded Datura, Jimson Wered, a delerient used by Chumash medicine people. Cannabis use and ephedra date back to earliest Paleo sites and among Norse Berserkers. We, as Andrew Weil so elegantly stated, like to get stoned without screwing everything up, as it is depicted nowadays in popular media. c. "Vision Quest: Shamanic Ecstasy and Healing in Traditional and Modern Societies. UCSC 1987
My MA thesis adviser, Terence McKenna, had a lot to say about this... oh, nd he wrote the book, Flesh of the Gods , which introduces the "stoned ape" theory. I have tested it. Terence, you were, and are, correct. We did use Psilocybin mushrooms in small doses regularly to facilitate the mental adjustments of hunting vs. hanging around the campsite. See my book on shamanism here: williamasadleriii.blogspot.com/
Nice video here, yes North 02 has an awesome channel, yours is too!
Thanks!
They eat each other?
Yes, sometimes. Spiritual digestion of other person's entire being stays in the tribe. Brain eating was ubiquitous to our ancestors. Mice do it, too.
Referencing a paper published in a predatory journal like Frontiers in Psychology does not make the Stoned Ape section of this video particularly compelling.
Fantastic presentation...subbed!
Thanks for the sub!
Nope! Not more than about 3000 or so years old!
Lol
Good stuff man, I hope you get a lot of subscribers!
I appreciate it, hope so too!
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Thanks for creating this interesting content. I live in Tasmania and I am very interested to learn about people's habits throughout the ages and how they may have changed over time. Thanks again for the upload, it's much appreciated.
Thanks for showing interest! Glad you enjoyed. What’s it like living in Tasmania?
It's nice, but it's pretty cold compared to the rest of Australia, particularly this morning!
@@gideoncor I have grown a Tasmanian variety of psilocybin mushroom. They are rather small but quite potent.
@@gideoncor Wow, I didn't even know it got cold there
🙄😒Their tools weren't found anywhere else in the world yet the director of the Smithsonian gives an amazing lecture noting the majority of the discovered Clovis tools are in the Chesapeake bay area. Their oldest find was lodged in a mammoth bone. Their tools are identical to the Solutreans from Portugal and France.
"Prehistoric people"? It's 2024, & see millions of monkeys walking around upright, wearing clothes, & speaking a crude form of broken English.
is this ai channel or legit?
I'm real, I promise! lol
@@Evolve.2 sorry for asking. im a bit skeptical. too much dumb shit channel since TH-cam disable dislike count. thanks. i binge your video as my lulaby
Remember kiddies.... Science is NEVER "settled"... If it was, blood letting would still be an acceptable medical treatment...
love this!
Hey, thanks!
I'm up! I'm up! Jeez.
Hahaha!
Fascinating stuff. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
Super interesting! 🍄
Glad you think so!
Great video. Thanks for decent research.
My pleasure!