Neanderthal
Running Time: 60 minutes (approx)Travel 35,000 years back in time, to when glaciers stretched across the Eurasian continent and arctic cold gripped the Earth, to search for the missing link. For a quarter of a million years Europe was home to a different species, and early ancestor, of the human race. This early ancestor, the Neanderthal, had the intellect and had physiologically evolved to survive the brutal ice age, and was possibly the first to derive the human concepts of art and religion. Their world was harsh and unforgiving, ravaged by Ice Ages and stalked by cave lions, bears and leopards. Yet they thrived, perfectly in tune with their environment. It challenges the popular misconception that they were hairy, brutish cavemen and looks at the mystery of their extinction, including the role our ancestors may have played. Over a period of just a few thousand years, however, the Neanderthal vanished and Europe saw the arrival of another human species - Modern man (Homo-Erectus). Follow this programme as it uses actors in state-of-the-art prosthetics and the latest scientific research to dramatically reconstruct their day-to-day lives and attempt to shed some light on this mysterious early chapter in human evolution. Still looking for more?
|
Neanderthal is a History Documentary programme.
Next Show TimesYou may also like
TagsLinks
Merchandise |
United Kingdom
United States
Add a comment