47. Last Glacial Maximum of Africa [Preview]

About this episode

The episode discusses the adoption of microlithic tools by people in Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum.

25,000 years ago ... Right at the peak of the Last Ice Age, most people living on the African continent finally embraced microlithic tools, an innovation that had been around for tens of thousands of years. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Benjy Longworth

Topics covered

• Last Glacial Maximum
• Africa
• microlithic tools
• Ice Age
• prehistoric innovation

Keywords

• Last Glacial Maximum
• Africa
• microlithic tools
• Ice Age
• prehistoric tools

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Africa

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