Lost Civilisations Of The Stone Age
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Synopsis
Stone Age Man has always had an image problem, portrayed as a hairy, club-carrying, marrowbone-gnawing imbecile living in a cold, dark world.

Stone Age Man has always had an image problem, portrayed as a hairy, club-carrying, marrowbone-gnawing imbecile living in a cold, dark world. Lost Civilisations Of The Stone Age destroys that perception. Instead, it creates the impression of a man who, for nearly 40,000 years before the Pyramids, had the body and brain of civilised man. Richard Rudgley, author of the book of the same name, draws a startling and inspiring picture of our ancestors, their medical and dentistry skills, capacity for maths, language and art, and astronomical prowess. The conclusion? That it was the evolving ingenuity of early man – not a lost Atlantis or passing spaceman – which created the conditions for Egypt’s great age. Evidence from the greatest archaeological sites and treasures of the world reinforces his aim: to restore dignity to the ‘lost civilisations’ before history.

Duration
3 x 52'
Definition
SD
Genre
History
Subgenre
Factual
Producer
GRANADA MEDIA GROUP