I don't know why, but this subject--prehistory--and these videos in particular fill me with a sense of longing. It's like a dream I woke up from and long to return to as I fall back to sleep, or nostalgia for something both strangely familiar and mysterious, like a memory lost in the deep recesses of time. Whatever it is, this is what drives my interest in prehistory, ancient history, and mythology. Great video, North!
Daniel, there is within each one of us a deep longing that can take us back thousands of centuries to the beginning.. Be grateful that you are able to experience that deep longing. It makes you truly bonded to our ancestors and therefore, deeply alive to mother earth...
(0:00) Opening (2:36) Discovery (4:27) Genetic relationship and evolution (7:32) Distribution and population (8:50) Anatomy (17:56) Appearance (20:11) Genetic populations (21:35) Diet (27:02) Predators (30:06) Food storage and cooking (32:44) Cannibalism (35:22) Tool use (42:27) Climate (43:27) Clothing (45:17) Possible hibernation (46:10) Shelter (48:07) Seamanship (49:28) Injuries and medicines (54:01) Accessory (59:07) Possible musical instrument (1:00:14) Cave art (1:05:59) Burial (1:08:54) Language (1:12:27) Social hierarchy (1:13:30) Compassion (1:16:06) Arrival of Homo sapiens (1:19:08) Extinction cause (1:23:15) Neanderthal genome in Homo sapiens (1:26:15) Closing
Wow! What an amazing documentary! You addressed so many Neanderthal topics I’ve been so long wondering about: what they wore, what they ate, whether they had music and art. So many other documentaries don’t have the scope or depth of what you’ve presented here. Thank you so much for the many, many hours of work you devoted!
Dude I’ve been trying to look for documentaries on early humans and couldn’t find anything at all, then I found your channel and I don’t think I have been happier since😂
Just wanna tell you thank you. Thank you for making such an amazingly well researched documentary with great visuals. But more than anything, THANK YOU for speaking the way that you do, and and thank you for not adding loud sound effects. I love this documentary for many reasons, but above all, I love how easily it puts me to sleep. I've been using it every night for like 2 months now. Seriously, thank you
@@NORTH02 Great videos ! just thought I'd throw out there because I think it's interesting that on the mtdna line we are closer to Neandertals, But on the Y line Neandertals and Denisovans are closer. On the mt Denisovans diverged maybe 1Mya, but the Y we diverged from the other 2 maybe 650,000 to 700,000ya. it's much easier to see on a chart than to explain. it gets pretty complex when you think that the divergence of the mtdna and Y in the case of Dens and Neas is a 500,000 year difference and the divergence of 2 lines for us and Neas is about 200,000 year difference. There is chart on a John Hawks video aloha
@@NORTH02 wasn't trying to dispute dates, just introduce the idea that groups didn't actually diverge at one time, it's much more complicated. And since the MTDNA is such an incredibly tiny fraction of our DNA it seems that it can only reveal a tiny portion of the truth. They did the MT first because it's so small and manageable but as Hawks points out there are tens of thousands of other segments that have a common ancestor between a few hundred thousand years and 1.9 Million. Currently many people seem to think that the MT and Y tell the complete story of our origins
This is one of the most in-depth, thoroughly detailed and up to date appraisal of Neandertal's that I have ever viewed. Well done, you have covered everything I have ever learned and gone even further providing me with newer understanding and insights into the Neandertal mind. Thank you.
@@c5quared626 Neandertal's weren't outcompeted to cause their extinction. They had fertility problems due to extremely poor genetics due to over excessive inbreeding. That is most likely why they interbred extensively with Homo Sapiens when we left Africa around 70,000 years ago, they were trying to revive their own genetic pool by introducing our genetics to help restore their fertility.
@@lisawhittaker5680 every person born outside of Africa today has some Neandertal DNA in their genome. That means the interbreeding event that occurred around 65,000 years ago between a large Neandertal population and the small group of Homo Sapiens was so extensive and continued over several generations until every Homo Sapiens child born had a Neandertal relative. That's pretty damn extensive interbreeding if you ask me.
I was raised being taught young earth creationism. My parents personally knew many of the staff and executives at the Creation Museum, and we were taken there very often. So I never grew up knowing any actual science. Coming here to finally learn scientific histories, has been a real treat. Your videos are so well put together, even a beginner like me can understand them. And, I don't know if anyone has said it, but your voice is very soothing. I like watching you videos while working on projects. Thank you again!
It happens often with cultural or religious beliefs. It shows your intelligence to examine things. Your parents meant well. I'm not giving an opinion on religion... I was raised the same way... only your intellect and free thinking. 🤗
@@cate7199 yes but we have also seen science flip flip back and forth on things, make up false narratives and even ridicule and bury factual information that doesn't fit with certain political agendas, Science clearly isn't above this last one at all. So Take many things touted as fact in the scientific world with a grain of salt IMHO.
I was raised in a Christian family but never believed. I desperately wanted evolution by random mutation to be true so I could put any alternative to the side. I never believed in a young earth. Without going into detail.. through incredible revelation I became a Christian (not in a church). Question what people bodly state as fact. We live in an age. One of many. Just as it says in genesis. The earth was dark and void. Nothing God creates is dark and void. It was the start of a new age.. the one we live in.
The amount of details and effort put into this documentary is incredible! Thank you (and all other artist featured here) for being so generous with your knowledge.
I was so excited for this and honestly I’m only a minute in and I’m already extremely happy. Thank you for all the work you did on this, it’s a wonderful way to start my work day.
Great video. It’s hard to find a community to accurately discuss ancient human species because of misconceptions and the ego of modern humans. I know we have a lot still to learn about these fascinating humans!
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh yeah, that’s how science works and it’s one of the greatest strengths of science, not the weakness you try to frame it as. New information means new understanding. It’s much better than an ancient book with wrong answers that never change.
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh unfortunately that’s just one of the downsides of science. People like to cling to facts, especially ones they’ve held on to for a long time so they freak out when shit changes. People are still willing to go to war about Pluto being a planet, and some people still refuse to believe wolf packs didn’t have alphas. Those are just some trivial examples but it extends all the way up to the religious nuts who refuse to recognize that creationism has been thoroughly debunked and the radical atheists who screech about the Big Bang like it’s a confirmed fact and not just our best, but certainly incomplete theory. We all need to keep an open mind to new facts and ideas. The scientific method works so well at finding the facts because even when you’re wrong you’ve still learned a massive amount of information. If people were critical of misinformation, propaganda, and misconceptions and actually accepted peer reviewed sources then a whole lot of humanities most embarrassing and atrocious attributes and behavior wouldn’t be a thing
Speaking of egos have you seen how the media is still bringing up "white supremacists lies" yet DNA evidence has overwhelmingly confirmed Aryan migrations, and that the Indo Iranians we're literally a eastward migration of corded ware, and that corded ware is related to modern northern Europeans, no offense obviously the Nazis were evil people, but that doesn't mean everything they said about history is false, claiming Arya came from corded ware as they did is not claiming anyone is better or claiming an involvement in any ancient culture not Indo European, such as Egypt or Babylon who are semetic, yet it's way over dramatic that the claims applied to every civilization in the world
I love the extensive, up to date information you provide in your videos as well as the empathy you express for our ancestral relatives. Wonderful pictures, too. Thanks so much!
My congratulations to North02. This is what the History Channel could have been, and should have been. Rather than dorking around with aliens, junk pickers, pawn shop dodoes, and other trash, History could have presented something above the third grade level. Good on you, North02! Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
I find it hard to feel guilty spending 90 minutes watching something so well researched and produced with such sincere desire to ensure it was time well spent.
This is the first of your videos I have watched. I watched it in it's entirety. Based on the quality of this video I have subscribed. It is clear you put time and effort into this and you worked hard. This video was informative and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
Amazing piece! It's so incredible to see your channel grow. Your ancient humans series is my favorite. I can't wait to see what other documentary pieces you make.
Ancient humans and our various relatives fascinate me, and it's so hard to find quality in-depth presentations about them. This series is the best I have yet found; thank you so much for sharing your passion project with us! Earned a sub from me.
Awesome job! I had never heard of the hibernation idea, but it makes sense. I live in northern Alaska and when day length gets below 4 hours a day, I commonly lose a few days to falling asleep and not rousing for a few days. Thankfully, I normally am off work that time of year. They might not have hibernated the way ground squirrels do (super cooling their bodies for months on end), but sleeping for a couple of days, eating a bit and falling back asleep for a few days sound like a pretty nice way of getting through a winter.
It reminds me of how on 'survivor' type shows, what seems to happen is the contestants get just enough of a 'habitation' set up so they can rest comfortably, and then set up just enough of some way/system to get enough food, and then spend the rest of the time kindof loafing around because you cant just expend calories nonstop. Now, the contestants on these shows are obviously in a different situation and don't work that hard at all because they see the light at the end of the tunnel, soon the show will end, or they can just quit if they want to, or things get too bad the show producers will sneak in food and water so noone dies. So they are quite a bit more lazy than our ancestors. But it still goes to show that humans will definately hunker down and basically "hibernate" when the going gets rough. Doing nothing, is a survival tactic. 🤣
@@NOMAD-qp3dd another thing to consider is that the vast majority of people on those shows have significantly less knowledge compared to a full time hunter gatherer in a given area especially when it comes to the list of known local edible plants as well as how to find them. Without that type of ancestral knowledge combined with most of them not having a community and missing out on a lifetime of constantly practicing most of the skills relevant to survival in this context means that only a handful of people could do as well without modern technology as their pre agricultural counterparts and most of those people would still struggle in unfamiliar regions of the planet.
This was so well done. Also your voice is extremely soothing. Yes, kudos to all the artists and scientists whose work is represented ( and any other contributors I missed).
Im listening at work and just wanted to pop in and say how wonderful this video is. What makes it really stand out for me, is that the combo of your voice and the background music really evokes some strong emotions in me for some reason. It really emphasizes the mystery, but its also idk how to describe it, loving melancholy? Its making me tear up and feel emotional, like Im happily but at the same time painfully remembering a long lost loved one.
I am of sub-Saharan African ancestry and all I can say is thank you. What an enlightening and inspiring video. Please keep up the good work, whatever you decide to do next.
Glad our interests are gradually directing towards the origins of our species. I’m Yoruba, from Nigeria. Frustrated that people are still obsessed with religious superstitions and stagnated by indoctrination.
Haha, can't even pretend to be surprised. If there's one thing our culture cultivates, its curiosity and pursuit of knowledge. Nothing is off limits, when it comes to understanding our place in the larger scheme of things, knowledge is power, and that is why we continue to transcend all expectations and limitations. I'm Yemi. A pleasure.
@@AITrademarket What does the name 'Lanre' specify in this context? Your interlocutor seems to pick up on it instantly, but I am totally ignorant in this subject. Thanks.
Stupendous production. Thanks heaps for putting so much effort into it. So far the best video I’ve come across on Neanderthals: well-balanced, no hype, honest, masterfully presented - truly a magnus opus. It will remain as a reference document for quite some time. I’ll be sure to watch and recommend any other you have done and may yet do.
I, as one, have to tell you that although I am a older man now, (2021 (78)). When I first came across your videos I was struck by how much I knew of what you was presenting, and as I had learned over time....and as I also noticed how "for instance " Neanderthals changed in our thinking from being low on the scale of intelligence to being quite high on the same scale. But mostly I just wanted to compliment you on all the effort you put into your videos and I realize that not just your videos but all the other videos that people are making that are factual are going into our knowledge base that is going to end up being the best thing that can happen to all mankind. Michael said that, bye for now my friends.
I feel like them hibernating makes sense, as we ‘sorta’ hibernate. When the nights get longer and it gets colder, we typically gain weight or at least are more sedentary, we are less social, we sleep more at night and our mood changes. Maybe these circadian rhythms are like a genetic precursor or remnants of a more drastic form of hibernation our species cousins (and ancestors bc interbreeding)
Tasmanian aborigines we’re able to ‘hibernate’ during winter - they could consciously lower their body temperature and slow their heart rate significantly in order to conserve energy. ✌️
this virtual animation of a neanderthal reminds me that could be awesome if someone program a game based on species, like you select your homo specie and try to thrive, battle, survive, acomplish missions and so on. Great video btw, awesome content, this is the most awesome video that i have ever seen
Awesome video! Lovely art, music, and editing to go with your narration and writing as well. Thanks for all the time, research, and effort you put into this, it all shines through! I'm no expert in this topic but adore consuming content on ancient humans species, and you make this content approachable and accessible to a lay person.
This is an excellent treatment of our Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens cultures. It's laden with insight and knowledge. I feel very fortunate to have found it.
Hi. Paleoanthropology has been a hobby for decades and I have read tons about the subject, but I have never seen such detailled and inclusive review. Excellent work!
This is so damn fascinating - what a well-done documentary from everyone involved. You've clearly found something you're passionate about and meant to do. Can't wait to dig into more content!
Yessssss I’ve been waiting for this since you made that post about it a little bit back. Your content is so well put together and researched, keep it up man
This channel is truly one of the most underrated ones on this platform, it’s a damn shame that videos like this don’t get as much attention as they deserve
Like, comment, and share it. That will increase awareness and views.... If someone doesn't like this video there's a good chance that a friendship would not bloom between them and myself. Lol.
I enjoyed your video so much. It is plain to see how much hard work and research you put into it. There was so much I didn’t know and actually watched it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Thank you and I look forward to many more informative videos from you.
I really enjoyed listening to this. Your mix of factual information and excellent vocal intonation made for an informative and calming experience. I really loathe the hype of some of the more commercial history channels. Thank you!
Thanks. Enjoyed this thoroughly. I had my DNA examined and I proudly have a lot of Neanderthal lineage. They can trace it back 40,000 years to the Neanderthal Valley in Germany. Science is so cool. Thanks for your hard work.
I did NOT want this video to end. YES please I truly hope that you continue. I will absolutely follow your future documentaries. Learning is a beautiful gift if used and shared wisely. I will contribute in the future!
I stumbled upon this video but enjoyed it. Watched the entire presentation and hope to see more. Informative, interesting and thought provoking. Keep up the great work.
Keep them coming North 02, this is by far the best work you've done. Have you done one on Homo Heidelburgensis? That would be great. And thanks for all your hard work on this.
Spectacular work! The narration is particularly pleasant, and the imagery accompanying it are nicely synced; as well as being wonderfully thought out in presentation order and flow. Truly fantastic!
We should be the ones thanking you. This was great and I was looking forward to it. I can’t help but ponder what it was like when archaic humans bumped into one another.
It’s GREAT! I’m going to have to watch/listen again bc ADHD demons, but so calm and I loved, loved the section on art. I had no idea they were possibly so complex. And thanks for adding the “bigger brain =/= smarter”, so many ppl miss that!
This was SO good!!! Wow!!! The bone flute blew my mind (in my humble opinion, there could be no other use for a hollow pipe with precisely spaced holes drilled in it that would blow a pentatonic scale -- but I understand the reticence to draw firm conclusions). Great job!!! Thank you for the hundreds of hours this must have taken -- not to mention all years of background study!
The music with this guys voice overlayed gives me a sense of calm I cannot explain. I will put on a North02 video and melt into the couch feeling nothing but serenity and all anxiety flows away. But I'm not dramatic at all....
Excellent, thoughtful, respectful to our ancestors, and speculative where speculation is all we have. Thank you so much, and thanks to all the artists and others who contributed.
I was literally excited beyond belief for this episode. Neanderthals are my favorite human species, and I’m impressed by the amount of love and research that went into this. Well done my friend
This is North02's best human evolution video to date. Neanderthals are my favorite homo sapiens sapiens predecessor and contemporary. I became interested in them about 30 years or so and that interest remains strong. They really are fascinating and the more we discover, the more human they become.
Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort to make this wonderful presentation. I have always been enamoured by the Neanderthal Humans, and feel proud to include thrm when I pray with my ancestors 🙏🏻 Really good job. Love your chill voice and meandering storytelling. Your channel is one of my favourite ancient past channels! 🌟🌟🌟
Wow, you've just earned yourself a subscriber! Most documentaries leave me with more questions than answers, but you managed to cover just about everything, plus left room for us to still wonder and ponder. I didn't watch this, though. I listened to it while painting a room. I absolutely will play it again! Best wishes for your new endeavor!
Great Job, thank you, I wish there were more works like this you've done. You deserve all my/our appreciation. When I was younger I started studying anthropology, but for causes not depending on me I had to give up the university course, but I have never stopped being interested in the subject.. Definitely a lot has been discovered since my university days especially about the Neanderthals.
Very impressive work! I love the effort you put into your presentations. If I may be so bold as to say, the level of your work has consistently increased and this is truly magnificent.
1st comment ever on any channel - please keep making videos. You have a insightful and passionate perspective on the current research about Neanderthals and straightforward, easy to listen to narration. Thank you!
What an extraordinarily well-done video! I'm in awe, I've watched a lot of these, and this is by far the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and enjoyable! Wow. Fantastic job.
Hi ! May I suggest reading The clan of the cave bear by Jean M Auel? There are 6 books in the series and the first one is Neanderthal adopts cro mag on. It is fiction but very informative
You always have THE best, most informative and interesting documentaries. Our ancient ancestors are a top interest of mine, so I can't get enough. Please keep them coming!
These videos are all so beautiful, but this one is truly my favorite. There is something so familiar and warm about Neanderthals and about the way you present the information. It's very concise but still satisfying to my curiosity. Lovely work. Please continue. And if you haven't done so, please consider reading Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel. I think you'd like it a lot. Again keep up the tremendous work.
Really excellent content , presentation is better than television programs. You have a very soothing voice which also makes your program enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for your wonderful documentary.
"After Altamira, all is decadence." That is such a powerful line coming from Pablo Picasso. It always sticks with me how close we are to our ancestors regardless of the time between. Millions of years apart but still so close.
Amazing documentary, I enjoyed every bit of it. Your documentaries are so in-depth and well made, they are always such a treat. If ever in the future you'd like to work with an artist to make artwork for your videos I would love to work with you lol. Thanks for this great video!
Beautiful work and, like always, smooth and pleasant naration. I watched it all till the end and I did not even realize how the time passed. It was packed with information, great art and new data. Thanks for the hard work that you put into it!
For some reason unknow to Me I feel like I live trought their time!!! It's so familiar I have and obsesión with caves and living in them I have Scottis and Vasques ancestral Trogloditas? It is very VERY STRONG FEELING! Thanks for Your information and excelente narrative on the subject it help expand our knowledge about our ancestral Brothers
Amazingly well put-together and incredibly well-researched documentary! Thank you so much for your hard work, this video gave me an entirely new understanding of our ancient cousins. Love your way of editing as well. Will definitely recommend this to others!
Very enjoyable...left me with a much greater appreciation for Neanderthals. Thank you! -PS...On second viewing, I heard "super-archaic." That is fascinating! So much genetic history in arriving at modern humans. 🤯
Amazing piece. I thought I was up to date with Neanderthal knowledge but you've opened my eyes to alot I didn't. Thankyou for your hard work and amazing presentation. Keep the great work coming.
Greetings fon Mexico! I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your videos are extremely interesting and enlightening. Long time ago I read Jane m. Auel novels and they gave me a growing curiosity in the past. (I was really bad in history in school) your videos explain much more in deep and simpler than my teachers ever did. Also, I loved your video about religion. Besides your voice is soothing! How about a video about the evidence in interaction between different human groups? Or maybe about differences in hunting and food gathering. Again, thanks a lot!
Considering their demography and tribal group size, they still managed to contribute a significant percentage to our genetic code! It is actually a tribute to some still not fully appreciated reproductive advantage that their contributions had. I enjoyed watching it. Wonderful thematic transitions and a perfect paced narrative that missed almost nothing relevant and all of it packaged in an an unbiased less sapiencentric context! An love's labour and an artwork in itself! Kudos!
Currently suffering from another UTI (I get them a lot unfortunately), excruciating burning pain. :( However, this video and your voice have calmed me. I’m actually able to think again! Thank you so much, your content is truly wonderful :)
I have just finished watching this video after so long waiting and I was not disappointed at all, it was amazing and I can really see the work that was put in it. You have done an amazing job and looking forward to all your future uploads
I share DNA with these people and have had an admiration for them for 60 years. This is the best presentation that I have seen in 60 years of following every discovery made of our Relatives. I feel them in my being and have a kindred love for Neanderthals. Thank you sincerely for your work!
This is amazing! So happy I found u! I’m a human prehistory freak and always looking for content on this subject. I saw so much art I hadn’t seen, n there aren’t a lot(any?) of those boring zoom in or zoom out shots on a single pic(no offense to others but this guy managed to avoid it for an hour and a half). Your research is on point, and ur voice is soothing w precise diction. Rly impressed-new subscriber
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What extinct human species should I do next?
Maybe try making a video of your own hypothetical human species.
Homo Heidelbergensis would be neat
Denisovans
Ardipithecus ramadus.
The dwarfed human species with their dwarfed environment that survived on remote Indonesia till late would be an original one.
I don't know why, but this subject--prehistory--and these videos in particular fill me with a sense of longing. It's like a dream I woke up from and long to return to as I fall back to sleep, or nostalgia for something both strangely familiar and mysterious, like a memory lost in the deep recesses of time. Whatever it is, this is what drives my interest in prehistory, ancient history, and mythology. Great video, North!
Daniel, there is within each one of us a deep longing that can take us back thousands of centuries to the beginning.. Be grateful that you are able to experience that deep longing. It makes you truly bonded to our ancestors and therefore, deeply alive to mother earth...
Is this a frog thinking of his shorter stronger snowy frog relatives the neandertoads
@@wonkie3742 Careful there, your comment is a tad polarizing.
Inherited memory, perhaps. I wish we could go back and visit different times. I don’t much care for our times now.
Well said …I feel the same
(0:00) Opening
(2:36) Discovery
(4:27) Genetic relationship and evolution
(7:32) Distribution and population
(8:50) Anatomy
(17:56) Appearance
(20:11) Genetic populations
(21:35) Diet
(27:02) Predators
(30:06) Food storage and cooking
(32:44) Cannibalism
(35:22) Tool use
(42:27) Climate
(43:27) Clothing
(45:17) Possible hibernation
(46:10) Shelter
(48:07) Seamanship
(49:28) Injuries and medicines
(54:01) Accessory
(59:07) Possible musical instrument
(1:00:14) Cave art
(1:05:59) Burial
(1:08:54) Language
(1:12:27) Social hierarchy
(1:13:30) Compassion
(1:16:06) Arrival of Homo sapiens
(1:19:08) Extinction cause
(1:23:15) Neanderthal genome in Homo sapiens
(1:26:15) Closing
Thank you
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Gracias !
Pin this to the top!
@@savage22bolt32 Unfortunately, he can't. Because he already pinned his own comment
Wow! What an amazing documentary! You addressed so many Neanderthal topics I’ve been so long wondering about: what they wore, what they ate, whether they had music and art. So many other documentaries don’t have the scope or depth of what you’ve presented here. Thank you so much for the many, many hours of work you devoted!
New video out now!
Dude I’ve been trying to look for documentaries on early humans and couldn’t find anything at all, then I found your channel and I don’t think I have been happier since😂
It must’ve been great to survive without money/school/jobs back then like they did
Try ancient Egypt and kemet civilizations
Dude!
Just wanna tell you thank you. Thank you for making such an amazingly well researched documentary with great visuals.
But more than anything, THANK YOU for speaking the way that you do, and and thank you for not adding loud sound effects.
I love this documentary for many reasons, but above all, I love how easily it puts me to sleep.
I've been using it every night for like 2 months now.
Seriously, thank you
Being a science and history buff, this is by far 1 of my all time favorite channels. Very, very informative and extremely well presented.
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@@NORTH02 Great videos ! just thought I'd throw out there because I think it's interesting that on the mtdna line we are closer to Neandertals, But on the Y line Neandertals and Denisovans are closer. On the mt Denisovans diverged maybe 1Mya, but the Y we diverged from the other 2 maybe 650,000 to 700,000ya. it's much easier to see on a chart than to explain. it gets pretty complex when you think that the divergence of the mtdna and Y in the case of Dens and Neas is a 500,000 year difference and the divergence of 2 lines for us and Neas is about 200,000 year difference. There is chart on a John Hawks video aloha
@@NORTH02 wasn't trying to dispute dates, just introduce the idea that groups didn't actually diverge at one time, it's much more complicated. And since the MTDNA is such an incredibly tiny fraction of our DNA it seems that it can only reveal a tiny portion of the truth. They did the MT first because it's so small and manageable but as Hawks points out there are tens of thousands of other segments that have a common ancestor between a few hundred thousand years and 1.9 Million. Currently many people seem to think that the MT and Y tell the complete story of our origins
This is one of the most in-depth, thoroughly detailed and up to date appraisal of Neandertal's that I have ever viewed. Well done, you have covered everything I have ever learned and gone even further providing me with newer understanding and insights into the Neandertal mind.
Thank you.
How long did they roam the earth for?
430k bc, ur right it's all in here. but i wanted to know when h.sapiens would be out competed by a novel form
@@c5quared626 Neandertal's weren't outcompeted to cause their extinction. They had fertility problems due to extremely poor genetics due to over excessive inbreeding. That is most likely why they interbred extensively with Homo Sapiens when we left Africa around 70,000 years ago, they were trying to revive their own genetic pool by introducing our genetics to help restore their fertility.
@@3rdeye671 but they didn't 'breed extensively ' with sapiens!
@@lisawhittaker5680 every person born outside of Africa today has some Neandertal DNA in their genome.
That means the interbreeding event that occurred around 65,000 years ago between a large Neandertal population and the small group of Homo Sapiens was so extensive and continued over several generations until every Homo Sapiens child born had a Neandertal relative.
That's pretty damn extensive interbreeding if you ask me.
I was raised being taught young earth creationism. My parents personally knew many of the staff and executives at the Creation Museum, and we were taken there very often. So I never grew up knowing any actual science. Coming here to finally learn scientific histories, has been a real treat. Your videos are so well put together, even a beginner like me can understand them. And, I don't know if anyone has said it, but your voice is very soothing. I like watching you videos while working on projects. Thank you again!
It happens often with cultural or religious beliefs. It shows your intelligence to examine things. Your parents meant well. I'm not giving an opinion on religion... I was raised the same way... only your intellect and free thinking. 🤗
@@cate7199 yes but we have also seen science flip flip back and forth on things, make up false narratives and even ridicule and bury factual information that doesn't fit with certain political agendas, Science clearly isn't above this last one at all. So Take many things touted as fact in the scientific world with a grain of salt IMHO.
I was raised in a Christian family but never believed. I desperately wanted evolution by random mutation to be true so I could put any alternative to the side. I never believed in a young earth. Without going into detail.. through incredible revelation I became a Christian (not in a church). Question what people bodly state as fact. We live in an age. One of many. Just as it says in genesis. The earth was dark and void. Nothing God creates is dark and void. It was the start of a new age.. the one we live in.
The amount of details and effort put into this documentary is incredible! Thank you (and all other artist featured here) for being so generous with your knowledge.
I was so excited for this and honestly I’m only a minute in and I’m already extremely happy. Thank you for all the work you did on this, it’s a wonderful way to start my work day.
You're so welcome!
Truly, your channel is a well needed break from the toxic cesspool that is social media
@@londontipton6033 Amen!
Great video. It’s hard to find a community to accurately discuss ancient human species because of misconceptions and the ego of modern humans. I know we have a lot still to learn about these fascinating humans!
The egoiconstruct can be a real lulu
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh yeah, that’s how science works and it’s one of the greatest strengths of science, not the weakness you try to frame it as. New information means new understanding. It’s much better than an ancient book with wrong answers that never change.
It's like they just disappeared and seem so interesting. Im really fascinated by then and by other ancient humans like denisovans
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh unfortunately that’s just one of the downsides of science. People like to cling to facts, especially ones they’ve held on to for a long time so they freak out when shit changes. People are still willing to go to war about Pluto being a planet, and some people still refuse to believe wolf packs didn’t have alphas. Those are just some trivial examples but it extends all the way up to the religious nuts who refuse to recognize that creationism has been thoroughly debunked and the radical atheists who screech about the Big Bang like it’s a confirmed fact and not just our best, but certainly incomplete theory. We all need to keep an open mind to new facts and ideas. The scientific method works so well at finding the facts because even when you’re wrong you’ve still learned a massive amount of information. If people were critical of misinformation, propaganda, and misconceptions and actually accepted peer reviewed sources then a whole lot of humanities most embarrassing and atrocious attributes and behavior wouldn’t be a thing
Speaking of egos have you seen how the media is still bringing up "white supremacists lies" yet DNA evidence has overwhelmingly confirmed Aryan migrations, and that the Indo Iranians we're literally a eastward migration of corded ware, and that corded ware is related to modern northern Europeans, no offense obviously the Nazis were evil people, but that doesn't mean everything they said about history is false, claiming Arya came from corded ware as they did is not claiming anyone is better or claiming an involvement in any ancient culture not Indo European, such as Egypt or Babylon who are semetic, yet it's way over dramatic that the claims applied to every civilization in the world
I love the extensive, up to date information you provide in your videos as well as the empathy you express for our ancestral relatives. Wonderful pictures, too. Thanks so much!
the pic may be misleading all with straight hair? plssssss be woke
@@Sgtshewolf
You disprove the theory of evolution.
This is better than any TV documentary I've seen in the past 20 years. Bravo, N02! This is masterful.
Hey “NO2” is a pretty good logo design for merchandise, thanks!
@@NORTH02 N02
My congratulations to North02. This is what the History Channel could have been, and should have been. Rather than dorking around with aliens, junk pickers, pawn shop dodoes, and other trash, History could have presented something above the third grade level. Good on you, North02!
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@@jackvoss175 Concur. :)
@@jackvoss175 hey maybe history channel still has hope when I get there…
Gathering all that information, collating, editing, and last of all narrating it was a great feat, be proud. Thank you.
I find it hard to feel guilty spending 90 minutes watching something so well researched and produced with such sincere desire to ensure it was time well spent.
Research shows the diet of neanderthals was almost exclusively meat. They weren't vegetarian or eating only seafood as he says in the beginning.
This is the first of your videos I have watched. I watched it in it's entirety. Based on the quality of this video I have subscribed. It is clear you put time and effort into this and you worked hard. This video was informative and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
Amazing piece! It's so incredible to see your channel grow. Your ancient humans series is my favorite. I can't wait to see what other documentary pieces you make.
Ancient humans and our various relatives fascinate me, and it's so hard to find quality in-depth presentations about them. This series is the best I have yet found; thank you so much for sharing your passion project with us! Earned a sub from me.
Awesome job! I had never heard of the hibernation idea, but it makes sense. I live in northern Alaska and when day length gets below 4 hours a day, I commonly lose a few days to falling asleep and not rousing for a few days. Thankfully, I normally am off work that time of year. They might not have hibernated the way ground squirrels do (super cooling their bodies for months on end), but sleeping for a couple of days, eating a bit and falling back asleep for a few days sound like a pretty nice way of getting through a winter.
It reminds me of how on 'survivor' type shows, what seems to happen is the contestants get just enough of a 'habitation' set up so they can rest comfortably, and then set up just enough of some way/system to get enough food, and then spend the rest of the time kindof loafing around because you cant just expend calories nonstop.
Now, the contestants on these shows are obviously in a different situation and don't work that hard at all because they see the light at the end of the tunnel, soon the show will end, or they can just quit if they want to, or things get too bad the show producers will sneak in food and water so noone dies. So they are quite a bit more lazy than our ancestors.
But it still goes to show that humans will definately hunker down and basically "hibernate" when the going gets rough. Doing nothing, is a survival tactic. 🤣
@@NOMAD-qp3dd another thing to consider is that the vast majority of people on those shows have significantly less knowledge compared to a full time hunter gatherer in a given area especially when it comes to the list of known local edible plants as well as how to find them. Without that type of ancestral knowledge combined with most of them not having a community and missing out on a lifetime of constantly practicing most of the skills relevant to survival in this context means that only a handful of people could do as well without modern technology as their pre agricultural counterparts and most of those people would still struggle in unfamiliar regions of the planet.
@@garethbaus5471 indeed. 👊
Smallpox ?
This was so well done. Also your voice is extremely soothing. Yes, kudos to all the artists and scientists whose work is represented ( and any other contributors I missed).
Im listening at work and just wanted to pop in and say how wonderful this video is. What makes it really stand out for me, is that the combo of your voice and the background music really evokes some strong emotions in me for some reason. It really emphasizes the mystery, but its also idk how to describe it, loving melancholy? Its making me tear up and feel emotional, like Im happily but at the same time painfully remembering a long lost loved one.
I am of sub-Saharan African ancestry and all I can say is thank you. What an enlightening and inspiring video. Please keep up the good work, whatever you decide to do next.
Glad our interests are gradually directing towards the origins of our species. I’m Yoruba, from Nigeria. Frustrated that people are still obsessed with religious superstitions and stagnated by indoctrination.
@@MKRex cool! Actually my middle name is Lanre!
Haha, can't even pretend to be surprised. If there's one thing our culture cultivates, its curiosity and pursuit of knowledge. Nothing is off limits, when it comes to understanding our place in the larger scheme of things, knowledge is power, and that is why we continue to transcend all expectations and limitations.
I'm Yemi. A pleasure.
@@MKRex The pleasure is all mine, Yemi!
@@AITrademarket What does the name 'Lanre' specify in this context?
Your interlocutor seems to pick up on it instantly, but I am totally ignorant in this subject.
Thanks.
Stupendous production. Thanks heaps for putting so much effort into it. So far the best video I’ve come across on Neanderthals: well-balanced, no hype, honest, masterfully presented - truly a magnus opus. It will remain as a reference document for quite some time. I’ll be sure to watch and recommend any other you have done and may yet do.
I, as one, have to tell you that although I am a older man now, (2021 (78)). When I first came across your videos I was struck by how much I knew of what you was presenting, and as I had learned over time....and as I also noticed how "for instance " Neanderthals changed in our thinking from being low on the scale of intelligence to being quite high on the same scale. But mostly I just wanted to compliment you on all the effort you put into your videos and I realize that not just your videos but all the other videos that people are making that are factual are going into our knowledge base that is going to end up being the best thing that can happen to all mankind. Michael said that, bye for now my friends.
You are an excellent orator.
Very much enjoying the channel.
Cool. Caught the 3nd.
Thanks for creating and producing.
Claps 👏
I feel like them hibernating makes sense, as we ‘sorta’ hibernate.
When the nights get longer and it gets colder, we typically gain weight or at least are more sedentary, we are less social, we sleep more at night and our mood changes. Maybe these circadian rhythms are like a genetic precursor or remnants of a more drastic form of hibernation our species cousins (and ancestors bc interbreeding)
Seems reasonable to me. Oh it's September...get me a blanket and a book. Yep, hibernate.
A guy lived stranded inside his car for a whole freezing winter. They say his body went into hibernation.
Tasmanian aborigines we’re able to ‘hibernate’ during winter - they could consciously lower their body temperature and slow their heart rate significantly in order to conserve energy. ✌️
You must not be a skier 🤣
I mean that seems like something that would happen. Babies have the ability to hibernate in extreme conditions.
this is one of the most extensive and updated films about Neanderthals I've seen. thank you
Yes! It's finally here I can't wait to watch it! 90 minutes of pure amazing content from one of my favorite content creators!
I have nothing amazing or eloquent to say, but simply thank you for the work and dedication you put into making this video and sharing it with us.
So interesting
that's a very eloquent thing to say ... at least now days 😂
this virtual animation of a neanderthal reminds me that could be awesome if someone program a game based on species, like you select your homo specie and try to thrive, battle, survive, acomplish missions and so on. Great video btw, awesome content, this is the most awesome video that i have ever seen
Ancestors The Humankind Oddesy 8 million to 2 million years ago.ends with Homo Hablis
It's an amazing idea
@@bobcat3954 there’s also Stonerage but that’s more like rust I think
Awesome job
@@bobcat3954 I thoroughly enjoyed that game the puzzle on sharpening a stick to kill a snake took me about 10 hours.
Awesome video! Lovely art, music, and editing to go with your narration and writing as well. Thanks for all the time, research, and effort you put into this, it all shines through! I'm no expert in this topic but adore consuming content on ancient humans species, and you make this content approachable and accessible to a lay person.
I volunteered my DNA to the NATGEO Genome project. I have 1.6 Neanderthal in me. I love your work!
This is an excellent treatment of our Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens cultures. It's laden with insight and knowledge. I feel very fortunate to have found it.
It’s fake science. Neanderthals were actually human beings, not some other species.
I watched it all. A masterpiece of history. Well made and interesting for every minute of it
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Seriously ambitious work here. Probably the most comprehensive collection of information on Neanderthals I've ever encountered. Thank you so much!
The most well researched and well structured Neanderthal work I have heard yet.
I find it amazing that you thank us for watching. Thank you for making these videos. I enjoy your content very much. Absolutely top shelf stuff.
Absolutely amazing. One of the most beautiful documentaries in existence about early human history!!
Wow, thank you!
Watching through it currently, what a masterpiece. Your best work I ever seen.
Now I wait for Ardipithecus...
Hi. Paleoanthropology has been a hobby for decades and I have read tons about the subject, but I have never seen such detailled and inclusive review. Excellent work!
This is so damn fascinating - what a well-done documentary from everyone involved.
You've clearly found something you're passionate about and meant to do.
Can't wait to dig into more content!
Was the chick at 14:00 a prehistoric drug addict
Yessssss I’ve been waiting for this since you made that post about it a little bit back. Your content is so well put together and researched, keep it up man
This channel is truly one of the most underrated ones on this platform, it’s a damn shame that videos like this don’t get as much attention as they deserve
It will, my last video on erectus got around 800,000 views
North02 is the goat
Personally think it's a personal interest channel but I feel you.
Like, comment, and share it. That will increase awareness and views.... If someone doesn't like this video there's a good chance that a friendship would not bloom between them and myself. Lol.
Absolutely brilliant! I loved every moment of this, and your voice is so soothing and calming. What a Fantastic achievement! Well done!
I enjoyed your video so much. It is plain to see how much hard work and research you put into it. There was so much I didn’t know and actually watched it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Thank you and I look forward to many more informative videos from you.
I really enjoyed listening to this. Your mix of factual information and excellent vocal intonation made for an informative and calming experience. I really loathe the hype of some of the more commercial history channels. Thank you!
Thanks. Enjoyed this thoroughly. I had my DNA examined and I proudly have a lot of Neanderthal lineage. They can trace it back 40,000 years to the Neanderthal Valley in Germany. Science is so cool. Thanks for your hard work.
You should be proud, Neanderthals were an amazing civilization and way more advanced than a lot of people think. Neanderthals still live in us 💪
I did NOT want this video to end. YES please I truly hope that you continue. I will absolutely follow your future documentaries. Learning is a beautiful gift if used and shared wisely. I will contribute in the future!
Best video I've seen in a long time, it's not often a video keeps my attention for 90 mins.Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. 👍👏
Outstanding! Educational, thought provoking and well presented.
I watch anything to do with paleontology or evolution, and this is by far the best overview of Neanderthal man that I have seen.
Subscribed!
This is a wonderful documentary and I really appreciate your skill and knowledge - thank you for sharing this with us!
I stumbled upon this video but enjoyed it. Watched the entire presentation and hope to see more. Informative, interesting and thought provoking. Keep up the great work.
Keep them coming North 02, this is by far the best work you've done. Have you done one on Homo Heidelburgensis? That would be great. And thanks for all your hard work on this.
Might be the next one
@@NORTH02 Wonderful! I would love to know more about this group. Aren't modern humans supposed to have evolved from African heidelbergensis?
Spectacular work! The narration is particularly pleasant, and the imagery accompanying it are nicely synced; as well as being wonderfully thought out in presentation order and flow.
Truly fantastic!
We should be the ones thanking you. This was great and I was looking forward to it. I can’t help but ponder what it was like when archaic humans bumped into one another.
What a superb documentary! I don’t know why I’m paying for BBC, Netflix etc… Well done and thank you!
It’s GREAT! I’m going to have to watch/listen again bc ADHD demons, but so calm and I loved, loved the section on art. I had no idea they were possibly so complex. And thanks for adding the “bigger brain =/= smarter”, so many ppl miss that!
This was SO good!!! Wow!!! The bone flute blew my mind (in my humble opinion, there could be no other use for a hollow pipe with precisely spaced holes drilled in it that would blow a pentatonic scale -- but I understand the reticence to draw firm conclusions). Great job!!! Thank you for the hundreds of hours this must have taken -- not to mention all years of background study!
The music with this guys voice overlayed gives me a sense of calm I cannot explain. I will put on a North02 video and melt into the couch feeling nothing but serenity and all anxiety flows away.
But I'm not dramatic at all....
Excellent, thoughtful, respectful to our ancestors, and speculative where speculation is all we have. Thank you so much, and thanks to all the artists and others who contributed.
I was literally excited beyond belief for this episode. Neanderthals are my favorite human species, and I’m impressed by the amount of love and research that went into this. Well done my friend
This is North02's best human evolution video to date.
Neanderthals are my favorite homo sapiens sapiens predecessor and contemporary. I became interested in them about 30 years or so and that interest remains strong.
They really are fascinating and the more we discover, the more human they become.
Sounds about white 🤷🏿♂️
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What’s that supposed to mean ?
@@jahnj2523 Found our friendly neighborhood edgelord...
Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort to make this wonderful presentation. I have always been enamoured by the Neanderthal Humans, and feel proud to include thrm when I pray with my ancestors 🙏🏻
Really good job. Love your chill voice and meandering storytelling. Your channel is one of my favourite ancient past channels! 🌟🌟🌟
Wow, you've just earned yourself a subscriber! Most documentaries leave me with more questions than answers, but you managed to cover just about everything, plus left room for us to still wonder and ponder.
I didn't watch this, though. I listened to it while painting a room. I absolutely will play it again!
Best wishes for your new endeavor!
I am working on a 4 hour version
Great Job, thank you, I wish there were more works like this you've done. You deserve all my/our appreciation. When I was younger I started studying anthropology, but for causes not depending on me I had to give up the university course, but I have never stopped being interested in the subject.. Definitely a lot has been discovered since my university days especially about the Neanderthals.
Very impressive work! I love the effort you put into your presentations. If I may be so bold as to say, the level of your work has consistently increased and this is truly magnificent.
Thank you very much!
Just watched the whole thing and I gotta say bravo dude! Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next one.
Thank you so much for making it to the end brother!
1st comment ever on any channel - please keep making videos. You have a insightful and passionate perspective on the current research about Neanderthals and straightforward, easy to listen to narration. Thank you!
When you posted this was in the works I was elated! Your work is sublime. Bravo!
What an extraordinarily well-done video! I'm in awe, I've watched a lot of these, and this is by far the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and enjoyable! Wow. Fantastic job.
Thank you so much for making this. I've been fascinated by Neanderthals since I was a child
In the 1950s, at which time they were rather maligned.
I had to break it into two parts but it was wonderful and extremely riveting. Thank you
*The* Neanderthal video!!!! Omg omg omg
Seriously, thanks for all the work you do, much appreciated :D
My pleasure!
I’m halfway through, and this documentary is amazing. You should go pro.
Hi ! May I suggest reading The clan of the cave bear by Jean M Auel? There are 6 books in the series and the first one is Neanderthal adopts cro mag on. It is fiction but very informative
You always have THE best, most informative and interesting documentaries. Our ancient ancestors are a top interest of mine, so I can't get enough. Please keep them coming!
Thank you so much. I listen while working. Your voice makes it easy to listen while learning.
These videos are all so beautiful, but this one is truly my favorite. There is something so familiar and warm about Neanderthals and about the way you present the information. It's very concise but still satisfying to my curiosity. Lovely work. Please continue. And if you haven't done so, please consider reading Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel. I think you'd like it a lot. Again keep up the tremendous work.
Y’all don’t know how long I was waiting for this
WOW absolutely amazing work I'm going to sit down for this one
Really excellent content , presentation is better than television programs. You have a very soothing voice which also makes your program enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for your wonderful documentary.
"After Altamira, all is decadence." That is such a powerful line coming from Pablo Picasso. It always sticks with me how close we are to our ancestors regardless of the time between. Millions of years apart but still so close.
altamira is 10,000's of years not millions ago.
Amazing documentary, I enjoyed every bit of it. Your documentaries are so in-depth and well made, they are always such a treat. If ever in the future you'd like to work with an artist to make artwork for your videos I would love to work with you lol. Thanks for this great video!
Hit me up on Instagram or on my email
Just discovered this channel. Thank you for sharing all this ancient history, and knowledge. 🙏
This was very informative and extremely well done. Thank you.
Beautiful work and, like always, smooth and pleasant naration. I watched it all till the end and I did not even realize how the time passed. It was packed with information, great art and new data. Thanks for the hard work that you put into it!
For some reason unknow to Me I feel like I live trought their time!!! It's so familiar I have and obsesión with caves and living in them I have Scottis and Vasques ancestral Trogloditas? It is very VERY STRONG FEELING!
Thanks for Your information and excelente narrative on the subject it help expand our knowledge about our ancestral Brothers
Absolutely amazing!! I watched every second and highest attention was given to this absolutely amazing documentary! Well done
Yesssss - been waiting all day for this 💕💕💕
One off the best I've heard on Neanderthals, you covered the topic very well .
Really loving this ancient human series
Amazingly well put-together and incredibly well-researched documentary! Thank you so much for your hard work, this video gave me an entirely new understanding of our ancient cousins. Love your way of editing as well. Will definitely recommend this to others!
I think you’re doing a great job on these well thought out and researched documentaries. Thank you.
Very enjoyable...left me with a much greater appreciation for Neanderthals. Thank you!
-PS...On second viewing, I heard "super-archaic." That is fascinating! So much genetic history in arriving at modern humans. 🤯
Amazing piece. I thought I was up to date with Neanderthal knowledge but you've opened my eyes to alot I didn't.
Thankyou for your hard work and amazing presentation.
Keep the great work coming.
Greetings fon Mexico! I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your videos are extremely interesting and enlightening. Long time ago I read Jane m. Auel novels and they gave me a growing curiosity in the past. (I was really bad in history in school) your videos explain much more in deep and simpler than my teachers ever did. Also, I loved your video about religion. Besides your voice is soothing! How about a video about the evidence in interaction between different human groups? Or maybe about differences in hunting and food gathering. Again, thanks a lot!
I wonder if they made wooden throwing sticks? Not only did I watch till the end but I will be watching it many many times. Absolutely brilliant!!
Considering their demography and tribal group size, they still managed to contribute a significant percentage to our genetic code!
It is actually a tribute to some still not fully appreciated reproductive advantage that their contributions had.
I enjoyed watching it. Wonderful thematic transitions and a perfect paced narrative that missed almost nothing relevant and all of it packaged in an an unbiased less sapiencentric context!
An love's labour and an artwork in itself!
Kudos!
"Our genetic code" I hope you're referring to Non-Subsaharan Africans ;)
Currently suffering from another UTI (I get them a lot unfortunately), excruciating burning pain. :(
However, this video and your voice have calmed me. I’m actually able to think again! Thank you so much, your content is truly wonderful :)
You might like this music :) I went snooping
Fall of Civilizations is excellent like that too.
Fresh cranberry juice daily is a great preventative 👍🏻
nigga wat
Weird flex, but ok 👌🏻
I have just finished watching this video after so long waiting and I was not disappointed at all, it was amazing and I can really see the work that was put in it. You have done an amazing job and looking forward to all your future uploads
I share DNA with these people and have had an admiration for them for 60 years. This is the best presentation that I have seen in 60 years of following every discovery made of our Relatives. I feel them in my being and have a kindred love for Neanderthals. Thank you sincerely for your work!
This is amazing! So happy I found u! I’m a human prehistory freak and always looking for content on this subject. I saw so much art I hadn’t seen, n there aren’t a lot(any?) of those boring zoom in or zoom out shots on a single pic(no offense to others but this guy managed to avoid it for an hour and a half). Your research is on point, and ur voice is soothing w precise diction. Rly impressed-new subscriber