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