How Early Humans Survived -40°C Before Houses Existed

How did naked, hairless tropical apes survive an apocalyptic Siberian winter at minus forty degrees Celsius before houses, bricks, or even firewood existed? 25,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, early humans were pushed into the brutal frozen Arctic steppe. Instead of going extinct, they built massive architectural domes out of mammoth bones, engineered slow-burning grease fires, and invented the tiny tool that completely changed human history: the eyed bone needle. Subscribe to Prehistoric Mind for weekly animated deep-dives into human evolution, prehistoric discoveries, and ancient survival stories! Timestamps: 0:00 - The Naked Ape in Siberia 0:45 - Shelters Made of Mammoth Bones 1:40 - The Disgusting Secret Fire Fuel 2:30 - Why Neanderthal Cloaks Failed 3:20 - The Greatest Invention: The Eyed Needle 4:10 - Outsmarting the Ice Age #prehistoric #evolution #history #survival #iceage #documentary #animation