How Did ICE AGE Humans Survive -30°C Before CLOTH Existed?

Minus thirty degrees. No coat. No wool. No cloth of any kind. And yet, above the Arctic Circle, people lived through these nights for generations. You will see why an animal skin thrown over your shoulders would actually kill you, and the disgusting trick with an animal's brain that turned rotting hides into soft leather. You will meet the tiny animal fur that separated modern humans from Neanderthals, and a 50,000-year-old needle that may not have been made by our species. And you will find out what a tiny insect still living on humans today reveals about when we first got dressed. The answer is not what you expect. CHAPTERS 00:00 Minus Thirty, No Cloth 00:38 Proof They Lived Here 01:04 The Caveman Picture Is Wrong 01:24 The Brain Trick 02:02 The Wolverine Clue 02:41 A 50,000-Year-Old Needle 03:27 Bodies That Run Hotter 04:25 The Insect Clue 05:22 So, Here Is the Answer WATCH NEXT: How Did ICE AGE Humans Survive in Houses Made of MAMMOTH BONES? SOURCES & FURTHER READING Pitulko et al. (2004), Russian Academy of Sciences, Science — the Yana Rhinoceros Horn Site: humans in the Arctic before the Last Glacial Maximum Collard et al. (2016), Simon Fraser University, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology — faunal evidence for a difference in clothing use between Neanderthals and early modern humans Denisova Cave bone needle (2016), Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Novosibirsk — eyed bird-bone needle, ~50,000 years old Snodgrass & Leonard et al. (2005), Northwestern University, American Journal of Human Biology — basal metabolic rate in the Yakut (Sakha) of Siberia Bartsiokas & Arsuaga (2020), L'Anthropologie — hibernation hypothesis for the Atapuerca hominins Toups, Kitchen, Light & Reed (2011), University of Florida, Molecular Biology and Evolution — origin of clothing lice indicates early clothing use in Africa If this changed how you picture the ancient world, leave a like, tell me your answer in the comments, and subscribe for the next story from the cold. #IceAge #AncientHumans #Prehistory #Archaeology #PrehistoricClothing #BrainTanning #DenisovaCave #Neanderthals #SurvivalHistory #HumanEvolution #EarlyHumans