What Was It Like To Live Alongside Neanderthals?

💬 For a big portion of human history, we shared the planet with other human species. What was that world like to be part of? How often did we interact with prehistoric humans - and would we have recognised the differences between them and us? ⚡ Michael Marshall is a science writer and expert voice on ancient human species. In this episode he paints a picture of this ancient world, where Neanderthals, Hobbits and Denisovans and other early humans walked alongside us. Don't miss an episode - subscribe now: https://podfollow.com/what-we-did-before 🎧 Stay tuned to learn about: ➡ The many species of the Homo genus that have existed - and those who lived with us ➡ Whether any other hominins attempted to reshape the landscape - and conquer it ➡ What the likes of Homo erectus and Homo naledi got up to in their spare time ➡ Just how similar looking Neanderthals were to modern humans ➡ The LRJ people - a group of Homo sapiens that tried to push into Europe and failed ➡ The types of tools, art and rituals other hominins demonstrated About the podcast: What We Did Before is a podcast exploring the history of everyday life, from how we kept food fresh before fridges, to how we survived without shoes and what came before AI. About your host: Ollie Guillou is an award-winning podcast producer and broadcaster. He's co-founder of OG Podcasts, working with the likes of New Scientist, Dr Karan and Lessons From Our Mothers. Connect with Ollie: Website: www.ogpodcasts.co.uk LinkedIn:   / ollie-guillou   Email: [email protected] Image Credits: Tim Evanson, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Cicero Moraes (Arc-Team) et alii, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Cicero Moraes, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons