New science is rewriting the story of Ice Age South America. Humans didn’t just live alongside the giants — they hunted them. Join me as we explore the lives, deaths, and legacies of the GIANT BEASTS that vanished 11,600 years ago.

Please help support the show!

https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory

Links to articles:

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-early-humans-dined-giant-sloths.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx2615

Mylodon - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylodon

Megatherium - Wikipedia https://share.google/TUGQzoT3OYKGaatW7

If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory or https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

Contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

http://facebook.com/fanofhistory

https://twitter.com/danhorning

https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/

Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse.

Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.