Maritime Archaeology, Metacomet’s War, & a DAN shock in South America | #67 Sam Urban

Did ancient humans cross oceans 50,000 years ago? Sam Urban, known online as@Illegitimate_Scholar joins the show to dive deep into the overlooked world of maritime archaeology and what it reveals about early human seafaring. From ancient dugout canoes and obsidian trade networks to the cultural clashes between English settlers and Algonquian tribes, this episode challenges mainstream narratives and explores how much history may be missing beneath the waves. We also discuss what modern archaeology gets wrong, how Graham Hancock’s ideas hold up, and why we don’t have physical evidence of the world’s oldest boats—yet. Follow Matt Beall Limitless: https://x.com/MattbLimitless https://www.tiktok.com/@mblimitless https://www.instagram.com/mattbealllimitless/ https://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Beall-Limitless/61556879741320/ Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PEaXTfAy8NkLjmukUJfXZ?si=b5fa7ee1b1d54736 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-beall-limitless/id1712917413 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6727221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MattBeallLimitless Check out Sam Urban: https://x.com/ill_Scholar https://www.youtube.com/@Illegitimate_Scholar https://www.patreon.com/IllegitimateScholar https://www.instagram.com/illegitimatescholar Episode Links: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/1/12/7479881 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X25000525?via%3Dihub https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2023.2172072#abstract https://www.elakhaalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Erlandsonetal.KelpHighwayinJICA.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336408031_Fladmark_40_What_Have_We_Learned_about_a_Potential_Pacific_Coast_Peopling_of_the_Americas https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230777811_Anatomically_modern_humans_maritime_voyaging_and_the_Pleistocene_colonization_of_the_Americas\ Timeline: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:06:53 Iron Pigs 00:13:06 King Philip & the Algonquians 00:41:39 Ongka's Big Moka 00:47:18 50,000-Year-old Boats 01:18:59 Who gets the evidence wrong? 01:24:48 Cultural Anthropology 01:45:47 Haplogroup DNA 02:02:01 Closing #AncientSeafaring #maritimearchaeology #IllegitimateScholar #SamuelUrban #AncientBoats #LostHistory #GrahamHancock #IceAgeCivilizations #OceanTravel #AncientTechnology #EarlyHumans #AlternativeHistory #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #ArchaeologyDebate