I really like this Mr SAH! I don’t usually click on your essays if they seem more on the scientific side (I’m more humanities and graphs tend to make me glaze over). But knowing what they mean would make the more technical stuff a lot more accessible.
First lecture in the genetics series will be free, the other four for subs. I'll see what the takeup is like and maybe run future courses for free, but its a lot of work if I only get a few extra subscribers from it.
I could certainly do something on prehistoric technology and do a lecture on textiles and clothing - there's more evidence than you'd think. Certainly cordage and simple woven fibres go back tens of millennia.
I went for more on Archaeological Science which can out finds into their ecological context. I am of course prejudiced because my husband who died in 2005 'invented' what was then called 'Environmental Archaeology'. I learned so much from him ...
I get why people want to see more about prehistoric religion and art, but I think it’s more important to provide a different foundation for thinking about Man’s prehistory. With lots of Regime-disseminated “knowledge” being recently disproven (e.g., out of Africa) or fashioned out of whole cloth (e.g., “Cheddar man was black,” “women have dem hips bc they hunted medium-size prey,” etc.), the time is opportune to right the ship.
First one will be free, the other four for paid subs. Substack doesn't do any system where you could pay per article/video. I could put them up on Gumroad or something but tbh the cost of a monthly subscription would be cheaper than pricing them all individually, esp if you want to enjoy any future courses.
I really like this Mr SAH! I don’t usually click on your essays if they seem more on the scientific side (I’m more humanities and graphs tend to make me glaze over). But knowing what they mean would make the more technical stuff a lot more accessible.
That's great to hear! As I say, the upcoming course is aimed specifically at non-science types, so hopefully it'll be perfect for you
+1 to non-science-type content. Lots of humanities-inclined folks around with no taste for academia’s impoverished vision of arts and letters.
Poll's not working for me even though I am a paid subscriber.
Idk why that's the case, my apologies. I'll flag it with Substack.
Oh this sounds wonderful, I will definitely be watching. Are these courses going to be freely available?
First lecture in the genetics series will be free, the other four for subs. I'll see what the takeup is like and maybe run future courses for free, but its a lot of work if I only get a few extra subscribers from it.
I'm probably in the minority, but I'd love to see a course on prehistoric textiles 😬
(I'm a sheep farmer and fiber artist)
I could certainly do something on prehistoric technology and do a lecture on textiles and clothing - there's more evidence than you'd think. Certainly cordage and simple woven fibres go back tens of millennia.
That would be do fun!
Awesome idea. Quite excited to see where this goes. I greatly appreciate the work you put out, your book is a great reference.
I'm so glad! I think there's a gap in the market here for targeted educational content, we'll see how popular it is I guess
Cool.
What way will you be disguising yourself?
I only ask because I found the podcast with Louise Perry a bit jarring to listen to what with the voice changer.
A little bit, but not as severely as that podcast. I'll aim to make it as pleasant as possible to listen to
Yes, please. I am interested in the content but the voice changer is off putting. The articles in the books were thought provoking.
I went for more on Archaeological Science which can out finds into their ecological context. I am of course prejudiced because my husband who died in 2005 'invented' what was then called 'Environmental Archaeology'. I learned so much from him ...
I get why people want to see more about prehistoric religion and art, but I think it’s more important to provide a different foundation for thinking about Man’s prehistory. With lots of Regime-disseminated “knowledge” being recently disproven (e.g., out of Africa) or fashioned out of whole cloth (e.g., “Cheddar man was black,” “women have dem hips bc they hunted medium-size prey,” etc.), the time is opportune to right the ship.
Is this course only for paying subscribers? Can one pay for the course separately or by the lecture?
First one will be free, the other four for paid subs. Substack doesn't do any system where you could pay per article/video. I could put them up on Gumroad or something but tbh the cost of a monthly subscription would be cheaper than pricing them all individually, esp if you want to enjoy any future courses.
Also would like to know this
First will be free, the remainder for paying subs.