While the famous La Brea Tar Pits are well-known for charismatic Ice Age megafauna, like sabertooth cats and dire wolves, a lesser-known discovery from the Pits is the partial skeleton of a human woman. In this episode, we walk through what the Tar Pits can tell us about the ecosystem of Los Angeles over the last 50,000 years and why La Brea Woman remains such a mystery.
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Who Were The Denisovans?
What Did The Past Sound Like?
The Lost Human Fossils of World War II
Why Do We Care About What Happened Millions Of Years Ago? (Mailbag Episode with Hank Green)
The Strange Graveyard At The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
The Extinct Human Species Discovered Deep Within A Cave System
What Was The First Dinosaur?
The Case of the Most Famous Fake Human Fossil
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