About this episode
The episode discusses the changes in human life and diet in Africa during the end of the Pleistocene era.
25,000 to 12,000 years ago ... Human life was gradually changing across Africa at the end of the Pleistocene. One element of this transformation was a shift in what people ate. Support the show
People in this episode
Host: Benjy Longworth
Topics covered
- Pleistocene
- human diet
- African history
- cultural transformation
- archaeology
Keywords
- Pleistocene
- Africa
- human diet
- cultural change
- archaeology
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Africa
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