In Search of the Earliest Traces of Mankind - Elveden, Suffolk

Beneath a modern holiday village in Suffolk lies evidence of early Stone Age activity, 400,000 years ago. Human remains from this period in England are exceedingly rare, but the team hope to find animal and plant debris. They will have to dig deep. They are joined by palaeontologists Simon Parfitt and Andy Currant from the Natural History Museum. Andy explains the importance of voles in dating such early material.

Writing:
  • Tim Taylor

Stars:
Release Date: 1994-01-16
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
TMDb: 7.1/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 50

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