In this episode of the THE Connect podcast, produced in partnership with the University of Liverpool, host Ashton Wenborn speaks with Larry Barham, professor in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, Nicola George, research technical professional at the University of Liverpool's Professor Elizabeth Slater Archaeological Research Laboratories, and Perrice Nkombwe, director of the Moto Moto Museum in Zambia.

They discuss the Deep Roots of Humanity, a collaborative project investigating early technological change in south-central Africa. The project brings together researchers from different disciplines, institutions and academic backgrounds to expand our understanding of the way early humans planned and made tools.