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Published — 10 September 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

I can't believe they let me in

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Got the opportunity to see the Bayeux Tapestry, so had to bring you along. Thanks British Museum, it's spectacular!

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Published — 27 July 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

Europe's oldest sites are... surprisingly old.

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What are the oldest archaeological sites in Europe? Often when talking about important sites in human evolution the focus on Africa but there are some extremely ancient sites in Europe and they show some of our oldest, smallest ancestors were capable of leaving Africa.

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Published — 15 June 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

What really happened to the last Neanderthals?

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What happened to the last Neanderthals? When did they go extinct? How long did we live alongside them? Those are the questions we're trying to answer today based on some interesting new research that just came out. Iberia may just be the most interesting place to study neanderthals!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1df7nuanp6HL762xsBiRTMv79oqPBL1qS6BeMckxdVvI/edit?usp=sharing


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Published — 7 May 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

Did we kill the greatest ape ever?

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Did we ever meet Gigantopithecus, the greatest ape to ever live? The answer is a tad complicated.

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Published — 29 March 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

Who are the Sentinelese really?

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The people of North Sentinel Island are perhaps the most isolated people on earth. But what can we really say about them? In our brief contacts with them can we get an idea about how they live? How long their community has been there? And why they resist contact so determinedly?

0:00 isolation
1:22 the island
5:08 how long have they been there?
10:10 first contact
13:00 how do they live?
15:09 their world view
19:53 genuine fear
22:37 should we contact them?

Sources:
The Sentinelese by Pandit, T. N
The Sentinel Islanders by M. Sasikumar
In The Forest by Vishvajit Pandya
A history of our relations with the Andamanese by Maurice Vidal Portman
https://doi.org/10.3378/027.085.0307
https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3621
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03994-3

Satellite footage of Sentinel island provided by SEN
https://www.youtube.com/sen/live

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Published — 2 March 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

The hunt for the oldest 'human' genetics

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How far can we get human genetic information? What's the oldest ancient DNA? It's tricky because DNA degrades over time. However, fortunately proteins can bind to minerals in our teeth and provide a wealth of information. This is the science of paleo-proteomics. Join me as I investigate how proteins can store genetic information, what can that tell us about human evolution and who was paranthropus robustus?

The teams paper
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9539

Huge thanks to:
Dr. Palesa Madupe, Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI), University of Cape Town & University of Copenhagen.
Dr. Claire Koenig, University of Copenhagen.
Dr. Ioannis Patramanis, University of Copenhagen.

0:00 hello
1:50 who was paranthropus?
7:52 how do proteins help us with ancient DNA?
11:36 challenges
14:17 what did they find?
17:04 why this a big deal

Edited by Michael Laput
Written & Produced by Stefan Milosavljevich

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Published — 22 February 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology
Published — 11 February 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

Who was our ancestor when the dinosaurs died?

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66 million years ago a giant rock blasted the dinosaurs into the pages of history. However we are alive today, therefore our ancestor survived this event, so who were they? What fossils do we have from this time? What can palaeontology tell us about our evolution? And was a little chap called purgatorius eating flowers?

This video absolutely couldn't have been made without the help of Andrew Schwartz. Huge thanks to him for everything.

0:00 The impact
2:13 why are we primates?
8:24 the first primates (vs arctic crocs)
13:43 the mystery of plesiadapiforms
15:50 the miserable purgatorius
18:07 are we all flower children


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Published — 30 January 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

The most important lumps of dry mud in history

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Before writing there was what?? According to our best understanding of archaeology before writing came clay tokens. These simple lumps of dry mud played an incredibly important role in human development. They may be responsible for large numbers, writing, administration, board games and everyone's favourite, powerful bureaucracies.

Massive thanks to Dr. William (Brad) Hafford. Video could not have been made without him. Go check out his channel here @artifactuallyspeaking

Do go check out the Penn Museum if you're interested in Mesopotamia https://www.penn.museum/on-view/galleries-exhibitions/middle-east-galleries

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Published — 22 January 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

First ever Denisovan artwork?

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Was the first ever Denisovan artwork found on Sulawesi?

At 67.8 thousand years old it predates the arrival of modern humans by at least 10-15 thousand years.
Published — 16 January 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology
Published — 7 January 2026 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

The Mind-blowing Scale Of Moai Building

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Check out the map for yourself https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/3dviewer/index.html?appid=233cada52d434e9fa4d1741c92e308da

The teams paper on Rapa Nui quarrying https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0336251

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Published — 29 December 2025 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology
Published — 24 December 2025 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

Two Brits Take US History Test (we sucked)

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Quiz: https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/can-score-difficult-american-history-quiz#google_vignette

Thumbnail and Editing by Cheyenne De Wolf

0:00 Faffing and Chatting
5:45 Quizzing bruv

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Published — 22 December 2025 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology

the ancient 300 year megadrought was probably not great.

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As the title suggests the 8.2ka event was a bummer for some.

0:00 giant floods
4:43 hunter gatherers
12:06 farmers


Sources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01628-4
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033589406000949
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/quaternary-research/article/changes-in-climate-drove-vegetation-and-land-use-dynamics-at-the-onset-of-farming-in-europe/81E986413311CA845BD3E5DF35522C2C?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark


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Published — 16 December 2025 Stefan Milo - Archaeology & Anthropology
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