How do I load an earlier save? I didn't make a back up
No backup, no pity :P
Jams are to learn somethign new. And this mistake everyone of us did sometimes in their career.
What you have to do now, is learn how to use some kind of git with unity. It's a must have if you work together with others and it is a nice help if you work alone, because you can step back to an older version of your project if you made a mistake.