Visitors pass by wax figures representing the Cro-Magnon humans, the early Homo sapiens sapiens such as those who painted in the Lascaux caves.
(Jean-Pierre Muller / AFP via Getty Images)
Historian Patrick Wyman returns to the show to talk about the deep history of human societies and how they can inform the current moment. They explore new ways of studying prehistory, the origins of agriculture, climate adaptation, the Clovis people, the long Neolithic, early farming societies, states and security, the Bronze Age collapse, and more.
Listen to Patrick’s Past Lives podcast.
And grab a copy of his new book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World.
Don’t forget the AP livestream, this Wednesday at 8 pm ET on our YouTube channel.
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