Episode 100!!: The History of Paleontology

When you learn about the history of paleontology, you mostly learn about stuff that white people did starting around 1700 or so. However, humans have had a relationship to fossil for MUCH longer than that. Let's explore how different cultures from around the world have thought about fossil through time!

Source Links:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259953021_Fossils_and_Folklore?enrichId=rgreq-995c270aadfce65998cc3b079c5ba37c-XXX&enrichSource=Y292ZXJQYWdlOzI1OTk1MzAyMTtBUzoxMDQ1NTE0NDkzNjY1MjlAMTQwMTkzODQxNjMyOA%3D%3D&el=1_x_2&_esc=publicationCoverPdf
https://theconversation.com/how-we-know-that-ancient-african-people-valued-fossils-and-rocks-110321
http://nomegallery.com/chapter/fossil-legends-of-the-first-americans-by-adrienne-mayor/
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/pre-1492-ad-fossils-native-people.htm
https://interactive.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/stops/examining-the-history-of-fossil-collection-from-native-american-lands
https://interactive.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/video
https://web.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/Mayorwhosebones.pdf

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