Ape-Man: Adventures in Human Evolution
★ 10.0·2000·1 seasons · 6 episodes·Series
Documentary
Synopsis
Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.
Episodes
Season 11E1HumanIce Age cave paintings could provide clues to our past. Their meaning is discovered by using research into hallucination, Namibian bushmen's dance and South African rock art.50m2E2First BornDid our ancestors the australopithecines or 'upright apes', flourish because of the abandonment of vegetarianism?50m3E3BodyThe discovery of a skeleton, nicknamed Nariokotome Boy, confirmed that 'ape-man' lived about one and a half million years ago, and the 'missing link' moved from theory to fact.50m4E4LoveFor years, primitive hominids roamed Africa and Asia. Archaeological discoveries have shown how Europe was colonised and uncovered the moment when human feelings of friendship, trust and love began.50m5E5ExodusA look at the daily lives of the first Homo sapiens found at cave sites on the southern coast of Africa. Over generations these beach dwellers migrated to Australia, the Far East and finally Europe.50m6E6ContactFor 200,000 years the Neanderthals lived unchallenged in Europe. But 30,000 years ago climate change and the arrival of modern humans from the east forced them to adapt or die.50m
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