Also Deep History sounds cooler. #archaeology #deephistory
Was there a time "before history"? And what does the focus on written "history" say about our understanding & appreciation of Indigenous oral histories?
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
SAPIENS - Anthropology Magazine
SAPIENS is an editorially independent digital magazine about everything human, told through the stories of anthropologists.
sapiens.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Also Deep History sounds cooler. #archaeology #deephistory
10,000 years of art found in Sinai! 🏜️
From 10,000 BCE red ibex to Nabataean script & early Islamic marks. This is why I call it "Deep History," not "prehistory."
Read the full deep-dive: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #RockArt #DeepHistory
From 10,000 BCE red ibex to Nabataean script & early Islamic marks. This is why I call it "Deep History," not "prehistory."
Read the full deep-dive: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #RockArt #DeepHistory
10,000 Years in the Sand: The Umm Erak Palimpsest and the Continuity of the Human Spirit
By Seth Chagi
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
10,000 years of art found in Sinai! 🏜️
From 10,000 BCE red ibex to Nabataean script & early Islamic marks. This is why I call it "Deep History," not "prehistory."
Read the full deep-dive: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #RockArt #DeepHistory
From 10,000 BCE red ibex to Nabataean script & early Islamic marks. This is why I call it "Deep History," not "prehistory."
Read the full deep-dive: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #RockArt #DeepHistory
Opabinia (Cambrian) – This five-eyed, trunk-snouted arthropod reminds us that when the world underestimates you, it’s best to keep an extra eye on everything. Fascism thrives on deception, but vigilance—especially with five eyes—is resistance. #FossilFriday #DeepHistory #Evolution
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Opabinia (Cambrian) – This five-eyed, trunk-snouted arthropod reminds us that when the world underestimates you, it’s best to keep an extra eye on everything. Fascism thrives on deception, but vigilance—especially with five eyes—is resistance. #FossilFriday #DeepHistory #Evolution
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
❌ The Inquisition wasn’t one thing—it was many.
👀 Local politics, shifting targets, and strategic persecution.
@adapalmer.bsky.social uncovers the truth about the Inquisitions in #HistoryRage.
🔍🔥 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3401b1
#AdaPalmer #Inquisition #DeepHistory #HistoryUncovered
❌ The Inquisition wasn’t one thing—it was many.
👀 Local politics, shifting targets, and strategic persecution.
@adapalmer.bsky.social uncovers the truth about the Inquisitions in #HistoryRage.
🔍🔥 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3401b1
#AdaPalmer #Inquisition #DeepHistory #HistoryUncovered
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
❌ The Inquisition wasn’t one thing—it was many.
👀 Local politics, shifting targets, and strategic persecution.
@adapalmer.bsky.social uncovers the truth about the Inquisitions in #HistoryRage.
🔍🔥 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3401b1
#AdaPalmer #Inquisition #DeepHistory #HistoryUncovered
❌ The Inquisition wasn’t one thing—it was many.
👀 Local politics, shifting targets, and strategic persecution.
@adapalmer.bsky.social uncovers the truth about the Inquisitions in #HistoryRage.
🔍🔥 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3401b1
#AdaPalmer #Inquisition #DeepHistory #HistoryUncovered
Move over, spreadsheets—meet the Ishango bone! 🦴📊 This 20,000-year-old ‘notebook’ kept early humans on schedule. #PaleoPost #MathOrigins #IshangoBone #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
June 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Move over, spreadsheets—meet the Ishango bone! 🦴📊 This 20,000-year-old ‘notebook’ kept early humans on schedule. #PaleoPost #MathOrigins #IshangoBone #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
Time before timepieces: ancient humans read nature’s clock. Every shadow, moon, and star whispered when to move, sow, or hunt. ⏳🌕
#DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins
#DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins
July 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Time before timepieces: ancient humans read nature’s clock. Every shadow, moon, and star whispered when to move, sow, or hunt. ⏳🌕
#DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins
#DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins
Rock art wasn’t made in silence.
New post on sound, echo, and why some Paleolithic places mattered because they responded to people.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#DeepHistory #Archaeology #RockArt
New post on sound, echo, and why some Paleolithic places mattered because they responded to people.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#DeepHistory #Archaeology #RockArt
When the Caves Answer Back: Sound, Rock Art, and the Deep History of Listening
When we think about Paleolithic rock art, we tend to think with our eyes.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Rock art wasn’t made in silence.
New post on sound, echo, and why some Paleolithic places mattered because they responded to people.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#DeepHistory #Archaeology #RockArt
New post on sound, echo, and why some Paleolithic places mattered because they responded to people.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#DeepHistory #Archaeology #RockArt
Mammoths weren’t taken down by muscle alone—humans won with teamwork. Cooperative hunting was our real weapon, turning strategy into survival. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
September 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mammoths weren’t taken down by muscle alone—humans won with teamwork. Cooperative hunting was our real weapon, turning strategy into survival. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
Turns out Neanderthals had a wellness routine.
Dental calculus reveals they used yarrow, chamomile & more.
Before TikTok teas… there was deep time tea.
#HumanOrigins #PaleoPost #NeanderthalTok #DeepHistory
Dental calculus reveals they used yarrow, chamomile & more.
Before TikTok teas… there was deep time tea.
#HumanOrigins #PaleoPost #NeanderthalTok #DeepHistory
September 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Turns out Neanderthals had a wellness routine.
Dental calculus reveals they used yarrow, chamomile & more.
Before TikTok teas… there was deep time tea.
#HumanOrigins #PaleoPost #NeanderthalTok #DeepHistory
Dental calculus reveals they used yarrow, chamomile & more.
Before TikTok teas… there was deep time tea.
#HumanOrigins #PaleoPost #NeanderthalTok #DeepHistory
#Neanderthal "kneeprint" found in Bruniquel Cave! 🦴 175k years ago, a builder knelt in clay to construct mysterious stalagmite rings 300m deep. A rare, intimate look at social organization & symbolic behavior in the dark. 🔦 #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #WOPA
May 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
#Neanderthal "kneeprint" found in Bruniquel Cave! 🦴 175k years ago, a builder knelt in clay to construct mysterious stalagmite rings 300m deep. A rare, intimate look at social organization & symbolic behavior in the dark. 🔦 #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #WOPA
Before there was art, there was memory. Ochre wasn’t just decoration—it was declaration. These ancient streaks marked water, movement, meaning. They spoke without words and endured without sound.
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicBehavior #DeepHistory #FirstArtists
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicBehavior #DeepHistory #FirstArtists
June 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Before there was art, there was memory. Ochre wasn’t just decoration—it was declaration. These ancient streaks marked water, movement, meaning. They spoke without words and endured without sound.
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicBehavior #DeepHistory #FirstArtists
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicBehavior #DeepHistory #FirstArtists
A 6,000-year-old skeleton from Bulgaria bears healed lion bite wounds to the skull. Survival after such trauma reveals care, disability, and social tension in Eneolithic life. Bones record compassion and fear side by side.#Bioarchaeology #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #DeepHistory
A Lion’s Teeth and a Human Life: What a Scarred Skeleton from Eneolithic Bulgaria Reveals About Care, Fear, and Survival
A young man survived a mauling by one of Europe’s most dangerous predators 6,000 years ago. His bones record not only violence, but healing, dependency, and the uneasy compassion of a Copper Age group
www.anthropology.net
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A 6,000-year-old skeleton from Bulgaria bears healed lion bite wounds to the skull. Survival after such trauma reveals care, disability, and social tension in Eneolithic life. Bones record compassion and fear side by side.#Bioarchaeology #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #DeepHistory
Homo erectus invented BBQ 🔥 Imagine a million-year-old cookout! Who’s ready for prehistoric ribs? #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
July 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Homo erectus invented BBQ 🔥 Imagine a million-year-old cookout! Who’s ready for prehistoric ribs? #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
Cooking was more than flavor—it fueled brain growth. Roasted tubers 170,000 yrs ago may have sparked Homo’s cognitive fire. 🔥🍠
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
July 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Cooking was more than flavor—it fueled brain growth. Roasted tubers 170,000 yrs ago may have sparked Homo’s cognitive fire. 🔥🍠
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
What if Paleolithic rock art wasn’t just meant to be seen—but heard?
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
When the Caves Answer Back: Sound, Rock Art, and the Deep History of Listening
When we think about Paleolithic rock art, we tend to think with our eyes.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
What if Paleolithic rock art wasn’t just meant to be seen—but heard?
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
Long before selfies, we carved ourselves into stone. From lion-men to skulls with shells for eyes, early humans left their mark. #DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicThinking
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Long before selfies, we carved ourselves into stone. From lion-men to skulls with shells for eyes, early humans left their mark. #DeepHistory #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #SymbolicThinking
Was there a time "before history"? And what does the focus on written "history" say about our understanding & appreciation of Indigenous oral histories?
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
SAPIENS - Anthropology Magazine
SAPIENS is an editorially independent digital magazine about everything human, told through the stories of anthropologists.
sapiens.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Was there a time "before history"? And what does the focus on written "history" say about our understanding & appreciation of Indigenous oral histories?
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory:
🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
Cave art gets all the fame—but once upon a time, rock faces across the world told our stories. Wind, rain, and time erased much of it. What remains is just the echo. #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #RockArtIsEverywhere #HumanOrigins #ArchaeologyMatters
May 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Cave art gets all the fame—but once upon a time, rock faces across the world told our stories. Wind, rain, and time erased much of it. What remains is just the echo. #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #RockArtIsEverywhere #HumanOrigins #ArchaeologyMatters
Spotify wasn’t first. Bone flutes + rock drums dropped the original beats. 🎶 Come see how deep history sings. #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Spotify wasn’t first. Bone flutes + rock drums dropped the original beats. 🎶 Come see how deep history sings. #PaleoPost #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins
Half a million years ago at Kalambo Falls, Zambia, humans shaped wood into tools. 200,000 years later in Schöningen, Germany, they engineered sleek spears. Wood may rot, but its story runs deep. 🌍🪵 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
August 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Half a million years ago at Kalambo Falls, Zambia, humans shaped wood into tools. 200,000 years later in Schöningen, Germany, they engineered sleek spears. Wood may rot, but its story runs deep. 🌍🪵 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
The moment cognition sparks creativity. From handprints to animals, rock art wasn’t just decoration—it was a mind at work. #SymbolicThought #DeepHistory #PaleoPost #RockArt
May 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The moment cognition sparks creativity. From handprints to animals, rock art wasn’t just decoration—it was a mind at work. #SymbolicThought #DeepHistory #PaleoPost #RockArt
Neanderthals ground red ochre with intention.
Not survival — symbolism.
👉 Why do you think early humans were so drawn to the color red?
#WOPA #Neanderthals #DeepHistory #paleoanthropology #humanorigins
Not survival — symbolism.
👉 Why do you think early humans were so drawn to the color red?
#WOPA #Neanderthals #DeepHistory #paleoanthropology #humanorigins
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Neanderthals ground red ochre with intention.
Not survival — symbolism.
👉 Why do you think early humans were so drawn to the color red?
#WOPA #Neanderthals #DeepHistory #paleoanthropology #humanorigins
Not survival — symbolism.
👉 Why do you think early humans were so drawn to the color red?
#WOPA #Neanderthals #DeepHistory #paleoanthropology #humanorigins
Mammoths weren’t taken down by muscle alone—humans won with teamwork. Cooperative hunting was our real weapon, turning strategy into survival. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
September 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mammoths weren’t taken down by muscle alone—humans won with teamwork. Cooperative hunting was our real weapon, turning strategy into survival. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
Before calendars, before clocks—our ancestors may have marked time by watching herds on the move. Mammoth migrations could have been humanity’s first “calendar,” linking survival to nature’s rhythms. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Prehistory #Anthropology #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
August 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Before calendars, before clocks—our ancestors may have marked time by watching herds on the move. Mammoth migrations could have been humanity’s first “calendar,” linking survival to nature’s rhythms. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Prehistory #Anthropology #FossilFriday #DeepHistory
Long before writing, humans used ochre and stone to leave their mark.
Symbols scratched, painted, and carved across deep time, whispering stories across millennia.
We are the echoes.
#RockArt #Ochre #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #WOPA
Symbols scratched, painted, and carved across deep time, whispering stories across millennia.
We are the echoes.
#RockArt #Ochre #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #WOPA
April 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Long before writing, humans used ochre and stone to leave their mark.
Symbols scratched, painted, and carved across deep time, whispering stories across millennia.
We are the echoes.
#RockArt #Ochre #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #WOPA
Symbols scratched, painted, and carved across deep time, whispering stories across millennia.
We are the echoes.
#RockArt #Ochre #DeepHistory #HumanOrigins #WOPA