Two hundred and fifty thousand years ago the first direct representative of our species appeared on earth: Homo Sapiens... from -400,000 to -20,000 BC, we follow the destiny of Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Sapiens. We will thus discover the appearance of language, art, cults, agriculture, and breeding.
400,000 years ago, a new man was born. He is the first representative of an extraordinary family: that of Homo Sapiens. Ours...

English, Russian and Polish version    • The Rise of Man - Homo Sapiens Invent...  

00:00 Contemporary man emerges after major climate changes 15,000 years ago.
10:54 The invention of sedentarization by Homo sapiens and its impact on primitive civilizations.
21:36 The adaptation of nomads to a hostile environment leads to the birth of sedentary civilizations.
33:36 Survival through plants despite intense family rivalry.
48:13 The expansion of human civilizations through agriculture, livestock and technological innovation.
59:18 Urhu becomes a powerful and decisive leader, driving out evil with fire.
1:08:58 The emergence of chiefdom, the creation of a hierarchy and the influence of love on the lives of prehistoric men.
01:33:48 The transmission of knowledge.

By Jacques Malaterre, Chip Proser
By Yves Coppens, Pierre Pelot
With Philippe Torreton

Episode 1:    • Video  
Episode 2:    • REMPLACÉ - Homo Sapiens : Aux origine...