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The Million Year March of Humanity

Tracing back the history of human evolution, civilisation and migration across the globe

World Service,11 episodes

Episodes

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Belief
What were the beliefs of our ancestors?
13 mins01 Jan 1999
How our Ancestors Discovered Agriculture
10,000 years ago our ancestors discovered agriculture
13 mins02 Aug 1999
From Apes to Humans
The greatest human triumph is our evolution from primate to the modern man
14 mins16 Aug 1999
Walking, Talking and Intelligence
Exploring when humans began to stand upright and walk on two legs
13 mins25 Aug 1999
Early Tool Making
Complex tool making skills set early humans apart from other animals
14 mins01 Sep 1999
Genetic Ancestry
Studying genetic material of present day humans to trace our ancestors
13 mins01 Sep 1999
Language
How our species learned to talk, setting us apart from all other animals
13 mins01 Sep 1999
How our Ancestors Learned to Make and Use Fire
No other animal on the planet can make fire
13 mins10 Sep 1999
The Development of Trade
An examination of how our ancestors developed trade
13 mins20 Sep 1999
Creativity
How we developed our creativity to produce great works of art and music
13 mins14 Oct 1999
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
14 mins28 Oct 1999