The Discovery Of The Earliest Human Ancestor | First Human | Timeline

“Science doesn’t proceed or get better with established ideas. You have to challenge”

Recently a team of fossil hunters working in Kenya came upon a set of fossilised teeth and a series of bones. Their find set in motion a chain of events that ignited excitement across the scientific world, for if they were correct in their findings, not only would they have found the oldest human ancestor, but much of the received wisdom humankind’s evolution would have to be rewritten. This programme is the story of their discovery and the implications it has for understanding of how we split from the apes. Dubbed “Millennium Man” by the press, he is twice as old as the most famous skeleton in the world “Lucy”. The remarkable link between Millennium Man and humans is his ability to walk on two legs, overturning previously accepted scientific opinion on why, how and when humans began to walk. As Professor Senut who worked on the project points out, “Science doesn’t proceed or get better with established ideas. You have to challenge” and Millennium Man seems to be challenging an awful lot of accepted science. Documentary first broadcast in 2001.

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[DanZhukovin]

I'd never thought I'd see a TV show about one of my own family members.

[junestanich]

Thanks for filming the Kenyan who actually found the fossil, he’s gotten forgotten as things moved on.

[markmunyui]

Kenya is rich in culture and heritage.. Greetings from Nairobi Kenya

[stormcloud]

“Science doesn’t proceed or get better with established ideas. You have to challenge”... what an excellent statement. It is just amazing how many clues could be found on a single piece of bone that shows how it moved when it was alive. A huge thank you to all scientists for all the amazing work they do to move humanity forward.

[dirtlegchaser]

whenever i see an ad for something i vow to never use or buy whatever it is.

[mauricegreen]

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Lost In The Depths Of Prehistoric Time
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The Discovery
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Evolutionary timeline
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How the fossils were analysed
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A look at ancient teeth
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Stone Tools
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New advanced robots
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How Did Our Ancestors Learn to Balance?
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How did it happen?
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The Orangutan

[UnforeseenTruth]

A child asked his father, "How were people born?"

Father said:

"Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on."

The child then went to his mother and asked her the same question and she told him:

"We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now."

The child ran back to his father and said:

"You lied to me! Mom said we came from monkeys!"

His father replied:

"No son, your mom was talking about her side of the family."

[mia-fund]

Omg I’m so excited !! Curling up in my blanket from a snow storm in my area, getting ready to watch this video 😋🍿

[kcizere]

That old fossil has been more places within a short space of time than I've been my whole life

[Icedcoffee]

I love watching videos on ancient history and ancient human ancestors to learn how we became what we are now. I find it very interesting to think what we might look like in the distant future with this modern digital society.

[carolynreynolds]

A wonderful education of our earliest ancestors.

[rhondasisco-cleveland]

I know they add the music to add flavor and excitement but the content is more than sufficiently exciting. The music just detracts from the astounding find.

[katcandoo]

If I had jumped for joy I would have hit the sky. Love that enthusiasm on the incredible find.

[pedror]

Hey, I like seeing religious people getting triggered by fossils and simple logic

[nknatewood]

Timeline - World History Documentaries++ : Quite well done/presented. *_Really_* good! This program, typical of *_Timeline_*, is given both the _YT_ and *_'Old Curmudgeon'_* 👍🏻; however the esteemed _OC_ award is 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻'thumbs-up!'

[eliezerjames]

Anyone else notice that the ones who found the bones weren't at the press conference. And the ones who were took all the credit.

[jacksaari]

came here to watch a thing on human evolution, stayed for the gold in the comments. Thank you Internet.

[williamthaxtoniii]

Seeing that contraption run and do a running front tuck frightens me

[owaisahmad]

Incredible documentary. Watching and Following good science is pure bliss.

[lBJamiel]

Why do so many modern documentaries have irrelevant, loud so-called music? It almost ruins one’s appreciation of the documentary.