Disabilities in Prehistory

New episode of Anthropology Profile! In this episode, I discuss handicaps and disabilities visible in the archaeological and fossil record of humans and examine if that savage "caveman" stereotype is actually warranted or not. Hope you enjoy! My apologies for the downgraded microphone/audio this...

19 min - Dinosaurs & Prehistory - TREY the Explainer

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