Secrets of the Neanderthals (2024)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 80 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Ashley Gething
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Andreu and Ibbi El Hani
IMDb score:
6,4 (3.064)
Releasedate: 2 May 2024
Secrets of the Neanderthals plot
This documentary delves deeper into the secrets surrounding the Neanderthals. They were an extinct human species or subspecies closely related to modern humans and lived in Europe and Asia from about 400,000 years BC to about 40,000 years BC. What do the fossil remains tell us about their lives and why did they disappear?
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blurp194
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I found this documentary particularly interesting - we all pretty much have it in our heads that the Neanderthals were little more than upright walking apes, but that turns out to be quite far from reality. For example, they lived not only in the Neander Valley, but spread throughout Europe and Asia Minor, there are all kinds of mysterious indications of rituals and forms of society, they had quite complicated techniques at their disposal for that time, and were there for a long time. time contacts with the 'normal' H. Sapiens up to and including crosses between the species, and certainly not sporadically - we all still have between 1-4% Neanderthal DNA in us. Quite different from what was told in my school days - that it was a completely different species. Perhaps the Netherlands in particular is lagging behind in science in this area - I noticed that one of the relevant articles on Wikipedia is available in 14 languages, but not in Dutch. Well, I often have the impression that the Dutch live up to what the Neanderthals get their name from.
Extra fun also because of Patrick Stewart's pleasant voice to talk it all together. Actually, that alone is worth it.
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mrklm
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The Shanidar Cave in Iraq, the caves near Bruniquel in France, and the Gorham cave complex in Gibraltar yielded new insights into the life of Neanderthals. The findings are undeniably interesting, and the expertise of the interviewees is beyond question. The major problem is that many scientists (including the Dutch twin brothers Adrie and Alfons Kennis) speak with such a heavy accent that it is difficult to take them seriously. As an Anglophile, I may be more sensitive to this than most, but commentator Sir Patrick Stewart sounds as if he is seriously ill and/or on his last legs!
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