Q&A: 130K ya Mastodon Site? Africans in the Americas? And more…

I have a question concerning more so all of archeology, and it may be a dumb one, though it was from watching vids concerning the populating of the Americas that got me thinking about this… where are all the bones? Even in all the areas in Africa and Eurasia, ancient Home sapiens seemingly vanished when they died, even though we know we didn't/don't. Even with the obviously highly populated sites all over Africa and Eurasia, and all the deadly conflicts that have taken place in our relatively modern era (the past 8K years or so), there doesn't seem to be much of anything as far as the "bone record", compared with more recent times. I know there ARE bones found, and many that are older than 8K, but why are the Americas especially so relatively empty going farther back?

Who woulda thunk it… This doode looks like a slightly softer version of vaush…. Hmmm must b all that krackrrr hat'n and constant proving that "I'm one of the good ones" that determines their outer physical appearance. Wonder if this heftee leftee also has an infinity for horse coc…. Nevermind, none of my business.

What are your thoughts on the books An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires and Republics in the Great Lakes Region 1650-1815 by Richard White? To this day, these are the only books I have read on North American history (I am midway through the former book as of writing this comment). Much love for the channel from Aotearoa New Zealand.

love what you’re doing for all tribal nation’s history and culture keep up the wonderful work and as for resources as a Ihanktonwan I find that tribal colleges produce some of the most valuable indigenous literature of both the past and modern day my people the Ihanktonwan (or the bastardized name yankton sioux) have made some particularly beautiful historical book volumes called “Remember your Relatives” makes me wonder how many other nations have resources as fine as this

I was an OA Brotherhood member too, at a young age. I was oblivious to the term "appropriation" at the time. Like reading a Wikipedia article, It actually fueled my budding interest in native cultures and history. It's a fine line between cultural appreciation and appropriation, I've learned that since then, and I think about that a lot in light of my BSA experience.

It makes me wonder about inadvertent cultural transference. One culture observes another and begins to imitate it and overlay it on their own. I'm out of my depth in that thought, but I personally think we see that in the religions of the bible.

Very good! Appreciate your background explanation. Glad you chose to share what you have learned on YouTube.