Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

The current fascination with human origins is all about changes in human evolution, the shape of the human form and the adaptations early peoples made in response to environmental succession. However, the roles of tool making and application may represent the pivotal element to understanding how people endured for well over 99.9% of human time on the planet, irrespective of our notions of the (now outdated) missing link hypothesis. This episode derives from curious listeners who posted queries about the connections between stone tools and the emergence of the human condition.