Cattle, Crops and Iron

Zeinab Badawi continues her journey through the history of human development, travelling to meet the Maasai of East Africa and examining how humans began to domesticate animals and become pastoralists. In Zimbabwe, Zeinab delves into the next stage in human development - the turn towards farming. She also looks at how the Iron Age transformed life in Africa and paved the way for the development of rich urban civilisations.