human origins

"I've found a fossil," called nine-year-old Matt Berger to his dad, a professor. In South Africa, Matt had found remains that were two million years old.

Explores the roots of humanity searching for insights into the future of modern society.

Describes the discoveries, clashes, and conflicting interpretations of the evidence surrounding the evolution of modern humans.

Traces the emergence of modern man based on fossil evidence.

Examines the origins of humans in the genus Homo, introducing the ancient species that pre-date modern humans, and exploring questions about why humans became the dominant species, and how they were able to adapt and survive in an often hostile environment.

Speculates on the lives of some of modern man's earliest ancestors, drawing from scientific discoveries to look at the tools used by prehistoric people, how they formed societies, and how they adapted and evolved.

Describes the discovery in Africa of a nearly complete skeleton of a teenage male that may represent the "missing link" between apes and modern humans and provides a step-by-step analysis of the find and its significance.

Argues that the desire for meat, and the eating, hunting, and sharing of meat, spurred the expansion of human brain size that led to the success of the human species, and describes the continuing social impact of the sharing of meat.