Paleoanthropologist Answers Caveman Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Paleoanthropologist Dr. Steven E. Churchill answers your questions about cavemen and early human evolution from Twitter. What happened to the Neanderthals? Is there a chance Big Foot is real? What did humans eat before the discovery of fire? Answers to these questions and many more await—it's Caveman Support.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Constantine Economides
Editor: Louis Lalire
Expert: Dr. Steve Churchill
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production & Equipment Manager: Kevin Balash
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Roberto Herrera
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Caleb Clark
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

00:00 Caveman Support
00:11 How did caveman hunt?
00:58 Neanderthal Genes
01:58 Ice Age Accuracy
03:07 GEICO Caveman
03:23 What happened to Neanderthals?
04:26 Where did early humans live?
06:22 First Joke
06:41 How did humans survive the ice age?
07:11 Neandershorts
08:12 Pets
08:42 How did Lucy get her name?
09:11 Hominin Hair
09:47 Dental Hygiene
10:34 Favorite Ancient Hominid
11:27 Missing Link
12:22 Big Foot
13:05 When did language start?
14:06 What did cavemen do for fun?
15:11 Why are humans unique?
15:54 Venus Figurines
16:24 No Caves?
16:49 Food Before Fire


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[scottscott]

god I love how can just make the past come back to life like it's happening right now

[jacksfacts]

NO WAY, I was a student for Steven at Duke when I was there and we collaborated on a projectile weapons paper that just got published last year. I cannot emphasize how cool of a guy Steven is and how great his class was at Duke. So glad he’s getting the recognition he deserves!

[dallasmed]

That hair fact about evolving to grow it long enough to protect our backs is actually really interesting.

[sparkymularkey]

"They become the Native Americans that we know today." Hearing him speak in present tense about us Natives is such a small thing, but it means so much to me. Thank you! We are still here!

[sparrowarchive]

It's so interesting to think that it all ACTUALLY happened. Like this wall with hands - omg people made it, someone made it, it's not just a picture on the internet, it really happened. Those people were alive just like we are, they are not just our imagination. Amazing.... I love science.

[BlackReaper]

"The human family tree was very, very bushy." Thats a fun phrase!

[isabellenajarro]

I’m a senior majoring in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke, and Professor Churchill is so amazing! I loved all of his classes because he’s so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his field. It made me so happy to see that they featured him on this channel.

[Volundur]

As someone who has had abscesses bad enough to disfigure the bones in the maxilla and mandible, I can only imagine how horrible it was for these ancient humans, who had no known way to properly treat the abscessed teeth, pain and infection.

[jopo]

This guy is so knowledgeable.
The amount he shared here is just the tip of the spear.

[rollin]

I could honestly have just watched over an hour of this no problem.

[garou]

Youtube offers the best stuff after 1 am. I hope he returns the entire vid was super interesting.

[thDecember]

Question: "What the fvck did cavemen do for fun?"
Dr. Churchill, without missing a beat: "Well, probably not a fvcking lot, to tell you the truth."
I love the way these Wired guests are never fazed by an F-bomb. 😅

[gudea]

The spear thrower with the ibex is already pretty ironic. Last thing an ibex sees is a depiction of itself pooping a spear.

[medaknight]

8:13 Our earliest example of canine domestication is someone being buried with their dog 😭 Hold on, I need a minute

[rainortega]

I went to graduate school with a post doc who was on that Naledi dig. It was SO incredible to hear her retelling of it. I'm also a data point in a paper she and Dr. Churchill wrote about Naledi's adaptations to climbing. So cool to see him here!

[cvue]

Now I'm wondering about neandershorts

[tannermcnabb]

Segments like these are some of the minor ways the internet is still an informative place 👍

[waltissussybakka]

Love these experts they're very chill dropping the most deepest findings and researches.

[berliantisalamahu]

I always feel so happy to be taught by Professors who love their craft, you can feel the passion in the way they explain things and that makes me excited to learn more.

[thychozwart]

I always am skeptical clicking on these videos because too many channels are unashamed to post blatant misinformation even years after the opposite was proved, but this has been one of the best videos about the subject i've seen, great pick of an expert and very interesting insights