Hominid Evolution ; part 2 ; The Genus Homo
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Zeller Anne ;
- Editeurs : Watertown Documentary Educational Resources [éd., distrib.] ;
- Date d'édition : 2004
- Sujets : Films documentaires -- Afrique, Primates, Films ethnographiques
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 DVD vidéo monoface simple couche zone 0 (50 min), : Coul.
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Primates series
Notes
Film en version originale anglaise. Commentaire en anglais
Résumé
This video picks up the account of human evolution with Homo Habilis, the earliest currently accepted member of our genus and describes the similarities and differences between this form and the Australopithecines. It then continues with a discussion and demonstration of the features of the African Homo Erectus and the Asian forms including the material from Java and from China. In terms of hominid development in Europe, maps and slides are used to discuss the possible new very early hominids from Spain at Orche and the material from Atapuerca. Several different theoretical positions about what to call the European material are presented and the casts of several are discussed in detail. As we move on to the Neandertals, the Out-of-African and Multi-regional theories are presented with supporting data and criticisms of each. A cast of the new Solo skull from Polowayo in Java is discussed. The Near Eastern material on Neandertals and early modern Homo sapiens is covered, in addition to the spread of early moderns across Europe and Asia. The video ends, not with conclusions, but with questions about the interpretation of fossils and the differing theories about the development of modern forms.