Meet the first Britons | Natural History Museum

Watch the Museum's human origins expert, Chris Stringer, introduce the Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story exhibition and the people who have called this land their home. The dramatic story of ancient Britain, its changing landscapes and the people that lived here was told at the Museum during 2014.
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[cassandramitch]

I enjoy watching tv shows and reading books about our prehistoric ancestors. It's so fascinating.

[problematic]

Skin color is not race. Skin color is just a small part of racial differences.

[jacksnstaffs]

We have no idea who we are. Here in the UK we have forgotten our history and we don't know our roots. I'm so tired of being told we were clueless backward heathens rolling around in the mud until the Romans came and taught us how to be civilized. Our religion, our tribes, our stories, our beliefs and our way of life was destroyed so completely that we have no idea of who we are. We buy into anything we are told without even questioning it. We are a lost people. I hope someday, somehow we remember who we really are.

[FireBird]

Oh my god! Just travelled halfway across the country to see this exhibit, then found this vid in my inbox! Everybody should aim to go, it's the best I've ever seen from the NHM; a real combination of specimens, audio visuals, reconstructions and art combined with a chronological storyline encapsulating our knowledge of human habitation of Britain. WOW! For an aspiring paleoanthropologist this is life-affirming.

[craoutdoors]

Loved this exhibition back in 2014, didnt want to leave the museum

[rickygrimshaw]

My family have lived in the uk for hundreds and possibly thousands of years 😃

[andrew_kamen]

1:48 Always mind blowing to re-consider this fact. Terence Malick should totally make a movie about an early encounter between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

[cathiiannii]

It always makes me wonder that while we started on a level playing field that some humans are still in native tribes while others built massive cities and technological miracles...

[netherlandsuk]

Amazing new development in human anthropology, cavemen have now got access to the internet.

[DaxOrlom]

I saw the thumbnail and thought? "First? I know that guy."

[binghamguevara]

How can we define humans existing millions of years ago as Britons? They were just people living on land.

[oscarheasman]

The "We came out of Africa" was proven wrong.

[sadshober]

britons would not be black at all, white skin developed 125, 000 years ago so they would definitely be white

[RobloxBoy]

Neanderthals: We are the best
*Humans:* 1:59

[mr.shrewsbury]

Did they like tea? Not just any tea... good tea?

[jamesmcmurrough]

We know humans left Africa sooner than thought now. Evidence of human life in north America from 100k years ago. Watch Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson on Joe Rogan podcast

[wyrdwildman]

The out of Africa myth has been debunked. Please update.

[UnorthoVlogs]

the racists in comments are so creative!

[netherlandsuk]

Haven't quite mastered the English language yet, nor the art of reason and common sense..give it another 10, 000 years and they'll catch up

[handy_manny_]

It's sad to see how short of time we've been here already and in what shape mother earth is