SciShow
Denisovans: Our Mysterious Cousins That Made Us Better
During most of the past 2 million years or so, there were several species of hominins on Earth at any given time. Like, you might be familiar with our famous extinct cousins, the Neanderthals. But since 2010 we’ve been uncovering...
PBS
When Humans Were Prey
Not too long ago, our early human ancestors were under constant threat of attack from predators. And it turns out that this difficult chapter in our history may be responsible for the adaptations that allowed us to become so successful.
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - What Do Fossils Tell Us?
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at the...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - What Skeletons Reveal
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - Speech And Language
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at the...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - Why Do Humans Dominate The Earth?
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at what...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - The Human Family Tree
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
CuriosaMente
Who was the first human being?
We all were born to someone else. But who was the first person ever? And whom was she born to? Could it be a being who was not completely human? Who was the first person on earth? The question of who the first human being was is complex....
Visual Learning Systems
Life Through Time: Life in the Cenozoic Era
This fascinating program takes students on a journey through time as the history of life on Earth is explored. From the dawn of life to the existence of advanced vertebrate animals, each of the major periods of life are investigated....
Mazz Media
Family
This live-action video program is about family. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...
Cerebellum
Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - First Hominids
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. In this video the...
Curated Video
New technique helping to uncover humans' ancient past
1. Various of professor and assistant examining items including ancient elephant and hippo bones and Hominid tools
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Eitan Tchernov, Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
"They were tool makers not only tool...
Curated Video
FRANCE: REMAINS OF YOUNGEST FOSSILISED BABIES SHOWN AT MUSEUM
English/Nat
A team of archaeologists in Paris on Tuesday showed off the remains of the youngest fossilised babies ever found.
The team, which discovered the bones after unearthing a site outside Pretoria, South Africa, consists of...
Curated Video
ISRAEL: ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAN'S ANCESTORS DISCOVERY
English/Nat
An Israeli archaeologist has found what he said could be evidence that man's ancestors first left Africa 2 (m) million years ago.
That's about 200,000 years earlier that commonly accepted by scientists.
At a site in Northern...
PBS
When We Met Other Human Species
It seems the human species may have learned from its mistakes—when it comes to evolution, anyway. Examine the characteristics of ancient hominins in an installment of the PBS Eon series. The video instructor discusses fossil records to...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Great Transitions: The Origin of Humans
What makes you human? Bipedality, tool use, and large brains, of course! Scholars learn about the early evolution of humans by watching a video. Scientists explain the challenges in studying early humans and the information gleaned from...
SciShow
Facts about Human Evolution
In 2004, scientists found skeletons of a hobbit-like creature in Asia. This discovery is just one more part of the large human evolution puzzle. Scientists continue to build the puzzle with missing pieces and confusing information. This...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing, examines the fate of the last of the Neanderthals during the Ice Age. The question of "How did modern humans take over the world?", is explored. [01:20:00]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Move Over, Lucy; Ardi May Be Oldest Human Ancestor
See an artist's rendition of what some paleoanthropologists believe could be the common ancestor of both humans and chimps and read about the discovery of what scientists said was the oldest known human ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus....
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: New Fossil Find
New fossil finds shake up the human family tree.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Study Suggests Earlier Meat Eating in Hominids
Study authors say fossil bones have marks from the tools used for butchering.