Episode 17: Early Man (2018)

What do you get when you cross Wallace and Gromit, 10,000BC, and The Mighty Ducks? Early Man is the story of a bumbling tribe of Stone Age cavemen who challenge the Bronze Age to a football (soccer) match to save their village. This movie is drenched in references to both football and British culture, and considering this is a nerdy science podcast we mostly understand the latter!

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In this episode:

• Difference between geological time periods and cultural ages

• The Beaker People

• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

• A discussion about colour (Radiolab did it better)

• Lumpers and Splitters

• Prof. Yoel Rak locked out of his office over archaeology drama

• The history of football

• Ba game – medieval Scottish football

• Ancient Mesoamerican ballcourts

• Pelota – student video game

• Archaeology of the Olympics