Rent Secrets of the Stone Age (2003)
2h 30min
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- Synopsis:
The conventional view of history says that civilisation began with the pharaohs of Egypt and the cities of nearby Mesopotamia. The true roots of civilisation, however, go back further than we can possibly imagine. We view our distant ancestors as nothing more than cave-dwelling savages, but 100,000 years ago there were people who walked the earth every bit as gifted as us, who looked and thought just as we do today...In 'Secrets of the Stone Age', anthropologist Richard Rudgley undertakes a fascinating quest to discover the truth about prehistoric man and his achievements. In central Turkey, he discovers a Neolithic city over 9,000 years old. In the Alps, he uncovers tantalising evidence that European Man used sophisticated acupuncture techniques 5,000 years ago, while in the Czech Republic he reveals a thriving textile industry dating from 24,000BC. French cave paintings demonstrate advanced art techniques, while a stunning 'Ice-age clock' could prove to be a 'pocket Stonehenge' of incredible sophistication...Delving further back still, Rudgley discovers many so-called 'modern' attributes amongst the Neanderthals of the Old Stone Age: the beginnings of art, symbolic communication and even seafaring in the days of Homo Erectus, at the very dawn of humanity's existence ... - Directors:
- Christopher Salt
- Producers:
- Bill Lyons
- Narrated By:
- Richard Rudgley
- Studio:
- DD Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
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