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DVD

Birth of civilization

Call Number

  • DVD 599.938 B6198 (CEN)

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Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Narrator, David Thomas.

Publication Information

[Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic, [2008]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Journey back 15,000 years to trace humankind's incredible journey through time. Beginning with humanity's exodus from the Ice Age and chronicling milestones such as hunter-gatherer, farmer, builder, and city organizer. Reveals how humankind managed to survive and conquer the world. Explores the motivation of early humankind and its epic transformation to reveal the inspiring story of he invention of civilization.

Notes

Documentary.

Original version title: Homo sapiens, written by Jacques Malaterre, Frédéric Fougea, Pierre Pelot in 2005.

Special features: Bonus program: Tiny Humans : finding "hobbits" in Flores / producer and writer, David Hamelin.

Contents

  • Special features: Widescreen version
  • Tiny Humans: The hobbit of Flores
  • Language: English Dolby
  • Subtitles: English.

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