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MeatEater Conservation

Ep. 64: Not-trash fish, the first Ron Popeil, and the California Condor

MeatEater Conservation

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness, Education

4.99.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week, Cal talks about a sentarian fish that’s not a carp, the expansion of the California condor, early hand ax innovation, and so much more.

 

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0:00.0

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0:07.9

serves as a secure location for your binoculars and other critical gear during your outdoor

0:13.4

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0:14.6

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0:19.6

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0:22.0

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0:27.1

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0:31.5

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0:36.5

From Meadier's world news headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review

0:50.4

with Ryan, Cal Calan.

0:52.7

Now, here's Cal.

0:55.1

Homo erectus left a handaxe carved from a hippobone in a 1.4 million-year-old layer

1:03.2

of mud.

1:05.3

This was recently excavated in Ethiopia by Tohoku University.

1:10.6

A handaxe is a common tool that required minimal shaping, but aided in a variety of tasks

1:17.0

associated with what we would call dressing and butchering game.

1:21.8

Most handaxes are about the size of your hand, no surprise there.

1:26.4

One edge is for cutting, and one edge is for holding, or holding against the back of

1:31.2

your palm.

1:32.5

The cutting edge has alternating flakes taken out of it that leave a sharp edge, and they

1:37.8

are made from stone, so this one, made from bone, is a special find.

1:43.1

In fact, this is only the second bone handaxe ever found.

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