Multimedia Collection
Contact & Human
(Dawn of Man: The Story of Human Evolution series)
VHS
100 minutes
GN281.4 .D391 2000 v.3
Contact
At devastating speed, homo sapiens drove the existing hominid species to extinction as they arrived into Europe and Asia. The original inhabitants, the Neanderthals, dwindled in numbers, and despite a suggestion of interbreeding with homo sapiens, eventually became extinct 27,000 years ago.What was the reason for their extinction? And what was the secret behind homo sapiens' success?
Human
The discovery of sophisticated cave drawings has led archaeologists to believe that they have evidence of man's ability to think symbolically. Created by more than one artist, they indicate a coming together and sharing of experience within a community and were even used by wisemen to offer primitive forms of hypnosis and healing. They mark the start of our struggle to understand our origins, and the end of our biological evolution: 33,000 years ago, having developed self-awareness, we were complete as humans.
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