Great Mammoth Mystery | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
(Aired February 16, 2022)

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Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago. What skills did the early humans have to help them survive during the Ice Age? How did they hunt and protect themselves against formidable creatures such as mammoths? With hands-on experiments with replicas of Neanderthal-era spears and stone tools, the world of prehistoric Britain comes to life.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
06:12 Hunting for Fossils in Britain
13:53 Analyzing Mammoth Bones
25:22 Early Manmade Tools
37:19 What Killed the Mammoths?
49:51 Conclusion

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