Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We're used to the idea that the world looked very different millions of years ago, but what about just a few thousand years ago, when human history was just starting out?
MUSIC:
“Incredible India” by Jo Wandrini
“Lost and Forgotten” by Jon Sumner
“Caravan Trails” by Sight of Wonders
“Clearer Views” by From Now On
“When I Do This” by Esme Cruz
“Over the Dunes” by Jon Sumner
“Far Over the Highlands” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)
📖 SOURCES:
(Persian Gulf)
[1] https://animations.geol.ucsb.edu/2_infopgs/IP2IceAge/ePersGulfFlood.html
(Green Sahara)
[2] whc.unesco.org/en/list/179
[3] researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Demenocal/publication/256649374_African_Humid_Periods_paced_by_Earth%27s_orbital_changes/links/02e7e5238859752f87000000/African-Humid-Periods-paced-by-Earths-orbital-changes.pdf
[4] youtube.com/watch?v=iA788usYNWA
[5] link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-010-9042-2#Sec4
[6] pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2515196
[7] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2013/11/08/when-the-sahara-turned-to-sand/
[8] reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1346mf9/comment/jietqp3
(Black Sea)
[9] sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040618206001984
[10] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis#Black_Sea_gradual_inundation_hypothesis
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Shrinking Persian Gulf
2:54 Green Sahara
7:02 Black Sea Hypotheses
10:22 Conclusion
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We're used to the idea that the world looked very different millions of years ago, but what about just a few thousand years ago, when human history was just starting out?
MUSIC:
“Incredible India” by Jo Wandrini
“Lost and Forgotten” by Jon Sumner
“Caravan Trails” by Sight of Wonders
“Clearer Views” by From Now On
“When I Do This” by Esme Cruz
“Over the Dunes” by Jon Sumner
“Far Over the Highlands” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)
📖 SOURCES:
(Persian Gulf)
[1] https://animations.geol.ucsb.edu/2_infopgs/IP2IceAge/ePersGulfFlood.html
(Green Sahara)
[2] whc.unesco.org/en/list/179
[3] researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Demenocal/publication/256649374_African_Humid_Periods_paced_by_Earth%27s_orbital_changes/links/02e7e5238859752f87000000/African-Humid-Periods-paced-by-Earths-orbital-changes.pdf
[4] youtube.com/watch?v=iA788usYNWA
[5] link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-010-9042-2#Sec4
[6] pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2515196
[7] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2013/11/08/when-the-sahara-turned-to-sand/
[8] reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1346mf9/comment/jietqp3
(Black Sea)
[9] sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040618206001984
[10] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis#Black_Sea_gradual_inundation_hypothesis
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Shrinking Persian Gulf
2:54 Green Sahara
7:02 Black Sea Hypotheses
10:22 Conclusion
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