45. Late Stone Age of Africa

45. Late Stone Age of Africa

From Our Prehistory by Benjy Longworth

January 13, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the cultural changes among hunter gatherers in Africa during the Late Stone Age.

60,000 to 45,000 years ago ... Signs of cultural change started to appear among hunter gatherers in Africa, leading to the end of the Middle Stone Age, a period that had lasted hundreds of thousands of years. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Benjy Longworth

Topics covered

  • Late Stone Age
  • cultural change
  • hunter gatherers
  • Middle Stone Age
  • Africa

Keywords

  • Late Stone Age
  • cultural change
  • hunter gatherers
  • Middle Stone Age
  • Africa

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Places: Africa

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