The DNA of Human History
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The Lost History of North America (part 1)
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The Lost History of North America (part 1)

Before Europeans arrived, what happened in North America? Who were the great conquerors? What events transpired?
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The Lost History of North America (part 2)
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The Lost History of North America (part 2)

Four centuries ago, Pilgrims and English settlers met Algonquian peoples on the Atlantic coast of North America. Algonquians had been on the East Coast for millennia—or had they? Tune in to discover a new account of the Algonquian peoples, from the Blackfeet to the Mohicans.
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The Lost History of North America, part 3: Empires north of Mexico?
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The Lost History of North America, part 3: Empires north of Mexico?

For many Americans, the Rio Grande separates, not just two modern countries, but two entirely different worlds of Native American peoples. I grew up seeing a fundamental disconnect: How could the Sioux, Cheyenne, Choctaw, Shoshoni, and so many other tribes in what is now the USA have had any connection to the peoples of Mesoamerica—nations like the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs, and others? Their art styles, architecture, and cultures seemed so different. Or were they? Tune in to discover some shocking links between the two sides of the divide, and to learn about the biggest empire (that no one’s heard of) north of the Rio Grande.
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The Lost History of North America, part 4: What if the Pilgrims had landed in AD 1000?
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The Lost History of North America, part 4: What if the Pilgrims had landed in AD 1000?

What if the Pilgrims had landed, not in 1620, but centuries earlier? Who would have hailed them on the shores of Cape Cod or Plymouth? If your answer is any one of the many Algonquian tribes who ruled the Eastern Seaboard at the time of European contact, such as the Narragansetts or Massachusetts, you would be wrong. In AD 1000 the residents of what is now New England and New Jersey and Washington DC weren't Algonquians or Europeans, but someone else. Their identity has been a mystery...until now.
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The Lost History of North America, part 5: Have Native Americans Always Been Here?
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The Lost History of North America, part 5: Have Native Americans Always Been Here?

Have Native Americans always been in America? It’s obvious that they’ve been here for a long time—long before Europeans arrived. But did their ancestors ever live somewhere else? It’s a much more contentious question than many people realize, and one with answers you’ve probably never guessed.
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The Lost History of North America, part 6: DNA and the Indigenous Histories of Native Americans
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The Lost History of North America, part 6: DNA and the Indigenous Histories of Native Americans

What happened in North America before Europeans arrived? What kingdoms rose and fell? Where are their ruins? What are the final mysteries to be solved, and how can we solve them? 2:29—start of executive summary 6:50—start of 1st recommendation 14:46—start of 2nd recommendation 17:15—start of 3rd recommendation 26:17—start of 4th recommendation 31:18—start of 5th recommendation 34:41—start of 6th recommendation 35:53—start of 7th recommendation
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Traced (part 1): Does your family line go back to Noah?
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Traced (part 1): Does your family line go back to Noah?

How does your family tree connect to Noah's? Are you the descendant of Shem? Ham? Japheth? How can you know?
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Traced (part 2): Did the ancient Romans go extinct?
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Traced (part 2): Did the ancient Romans go extinct?

Who gave rise to modern Europe? What's the ancestry of modern Europeans? Can anyone trace their ancestry back to the ancient Romans? The answers might surprise you!
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Traced (part 3): A shocking new history for the pre-Columbian Americas
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Traced (part 3): A shocking new history for the pre-Columbian Americas

What happened in the Americas before Europeans arrived? Were the Americas settled just once? Several times? Was there an active relationship between the Old and New Worlds long before Columbus set foot on American shores?
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Traced (part 4): How many times have the "races" changed?
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Traced (part 4): How many times have the "races" changed?

"Race": Biologically and genetically, is this fixed and unalterable? Might some blond and blue-eyed Scandinavians have had dark-skinned Nubian ancestors? Might dark-skinned African-Americans have had olive-skinned Central Asian ancestors?
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Traced (part 5): DNA reveals only 4,500 years of human history
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Traced (part 5): DNA reveals only 4,500 years of human history

How long has mankind been on earth? How old is the human race? Did humanity share a common ancestor with chimpanzees 6 million years go?
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Traced (part 6): Did the ancient Egyptians go extinct?
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Traced (part 6): Did the ancient Egyptians go extinct?

What happened to the ancient Egyptians? Do they have descendants to this day? Did the royal line of the Pharaohs disappear? Or might it have continued in unexpected places, like Scandinavia or Central Asia? Are sub-Saharan Africans related to the Pharaohs?
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Traced (part 7): Lost Civilizations of the Middle East [and how to find them]
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Traced (part 7): Lost Civilizations of the Middle East [and how to find them]

What happened to the ancient Sumerians? The ancient Assyrians? Babylonians? Persians? Do any have descendants today? Are they in places that we'd expect to find them? Or might they have ended up far from the place of their origin?
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Traced (part 8): Who birthed the Indus Valley civilization?
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Traced (part 8): Who birthed the Indus Valley civilization?

How many South Asian peoples can claim a genealogical connection to the Indus Valley civilization? Can any of them? How many times was South Asia settled? How many peoples trace their history to peoples outside of India? Who were the original settlers of Indus cradle of civilization?
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Traced (part 9): The Mystery of the Far East: The hidden history of East Asians
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Traced (part 9): The Mystery of the Far East: The hidden history of East Asians

Who settled the Yellow River valley civilization? What happened to these people? Do they have any modern descendants? In China? Southeast Asia? The Pacific? The Americas?
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Traced (part 10): The hidden history of Pacific Islanders
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Traced (part 10): The hidden history of Pacific Islanders

What is the history of the Pacific? Who settled it? When? Did any trace their ancestry to Africa? East Asia? The Americas? What happened before Europeans arrived?
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Traced (part 16): Critics accidentally confirm central thesis
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Traced (part 16): Critics accidentally confirm central thesis

In response to "Traced: Human DNA's Big Surprise," critics have committed a massive unforced error. In doing so, they have also inadvertently validated the biggest conclusion of the book: The roles have now been completely reversed in the creation/evolution debate.
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The Lost History of North America, part 3: Empires north of Mexico?

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For many Americans, the Rio Grande separates, not just two modern countries, but two entirely different worlds of Native American peoples. I grew up seeing a fundamental disconnect: How could the Sioux, Cheyenne, Choctaw, Shoshoni, and so many other tribes in what is now the USA have had any connection to the peoples of Mesoamerica—nations like the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs, and others? Their art styles, architecture, and cultures seemed so different. Or were they? Tune in to discover some shocking links between the two sides of the divide, and to learn about the biggest empire (that no one’s heard of) north of the Rio Grande.

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