Before I head out for the day ->
Recommended #documentary film.

Between 1952 and 1960, Britain fought a vicious war in Kenya against the anticolonial Mau Mau movement. It was an exceptionally bloody conflict, with atrocities committed on both sides. For decades, many of the worst abuses by British colonial forces were kept hidden. Piecing together survivor testimonies and expert analysis from British and Kenyan historians, this film tells a complete and detailed story for the first time of how Britain was involved in systemic torture – including accounts of murders, rapes and forced castrations.

A Very British Way of Torture is a film by Ed McGown and produced by Rob Newman.

Document archive is courtesy of the UK National Archives.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4sSGd2w_rk

"By deliberately confining people to narrow gender roles, patriarchy disadvantaged not just women, but also many men. Its intention was only ever to serve those at the very top: society's elites."

That confirms my previously established opinion so I'll run with this.

#Patriarchy #history #origins #humanhistory #genderroles #slavery

How Did Patriarchy Actually Begin? https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-did-patriarchy-actually-begin?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

The discovery of the world’s oldest human footprint in South Africa profoundly connects us to our ancient past. Over 150,000 years ago, someone walked across the Earth, leaving a trace that has survived millennia. It’s a reminder of our shared journey as a species—how we’ve adapted, endured, and thrived. These footprints echo not just history but the resilience and continuity of human life.

#Archaeology #HumanHistory #SouthAfrica #AncientHumans #Evolution #Footprints

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/oldest-human-footprint-south-africa#:~:text=The%20153%2C000%20year%20old%20track,years%20and%20117%2C000%20years%20respectively.

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Amazing piece of science documentary, but to be fair, it is more on WHEN humans came to be, and I'm still left thinking Eugene McCarthy is asking some very interesting, if awkward and often sidestepped, as here, questions about the How of our many perplexing differences.
#humanhistory #genetics #evolution

http://www.macroevolution.net/human-origins.html

Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history

What happens when the world’s knowledge is held in a quasi-public square owned by a private company that could soon go out of business?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/11/1063162/twitters-imminent-collapse-could-wipe-out-vast-records-of-recent-human-history/