Prehistory: What’s the Big Deal?

2024-10-30

Do we layer too much significance on people and things from prehistory and the past - simply because they are old? Do we confer special status on them in the absence of direct connection? 00:00 - Greetings & introduction 02:55 - A reverence for ‘things’ from the past 14:37 - A reverence for the people of the past 18:59 - Were people more spiritual in the past? 22:26 - William Stukeley’s legacy 26:53 - Making the past ordinary again! 30:40 - Exotic vs simple explanations 34:46 - Conti...

Do we layer too much significance on people and things from prehistory and the past - simply because they are old? Do we confer special status on them in the absence of direct connection?

00:00 - Greetings & introduction
02:55 - A reverence for ‘things’ from the past
14:37 - A reverence for the people of the past
18:59 - Were people more spiritual in the past?
22:26 - William Stukeley’s legacy
26:53 - Making the past ordinary again!
30:40 - Exotic vs simple explanations
34:46 - Contingency and evolution vs intentional development
45:36 - The past as a mirror

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