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:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattbealllimitless

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

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