Could You Be a Stone Age Leader?

Thirty thousand years ago, about thirty people sit around a fire and have to decide who's in charge. And you volunteer. Six rounds, one scoreboard: you vs a real Stone Age leader. Strength, endurance, speed, knowledge, modern science, brain power... and then a twist that changes the whole game. What did it really take to lead a group in the Ice Age? We look at Ice Age skeletons, GPS tracking of Hadza hunter-gatherers, elected leaders among the Tsimane of Bolivia, Christopher Boehm's idea of "reverse dominance", the boys of Sungir buried with ten thousand ivory beads, and what happened to anyone who bragged too much. Chapters 0:00 The tryout begins 0:53 Round 1: Strength 1:33 Round 2: Endurance 2:07 Round 3: Speed 2:30 Round 4: Knowledge 3:00 Round 5: Modern science 3:28 Round 6: Brain power 3:57 The twist 4:32 The Stone Age HR department 6:17 Reverse dominance 7:01 The real exam 8:10 Were there ever chiefs? 9:15 Would you follow? A group with no boss, or one strong leader: which would you trust? Tell me in the comments. Watch next: What If You Woke Up in the Stone Age? #stoneage #history #anthropology #prehistory #iceage