The last Neanderthals / producer, director, writer, Steve Garwood, Pinball Productions, Inc. ; co-writer, Marc Etkind ; produced by Discovery Communications Inc., by Big Rock Productions Inc.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Garwood, Steve, director, producer, screenwriter.

Etkind, Marc, screenwriter.

Elsas, Dennis, narrator.

Zilhão, João, commentator.

Pinball Productions, Inc., producer.

Big Rock Productions, producer.

Ambrose Video Publication, distributor.

Discovery Communications, Inc., producer.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neanderthals--Portugal--Lapedo Valley.

Neanderthals.

Cro-Magnons--Portugal--Lapedo Valley.

Cro-Magnons.

Portugal--Lapedo Valley.

Human evolution.

Lapedo Valley (Portugal)--Antiquities.

Lapedo Valley (Portugal).

Genre:

Television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (26 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Title on container and label: Last Neanderthal

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Ambrose Video [distributor], [2000]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Reviews the discovery of the Lapedo child, whose bones display what appear to be mixed Neanderthal-Cro Magnon characteristics. Did Neanderthals assimilate into the Cro-Magnon population, rather than become extinct?

Participant:

Commentary by João Zilhão.

Credits:

Cameras, Manuel Espinho, Domenic DeSantis ; editors, Cherry Enoki, John Barnett ; narrator, Dennis Elsas.

Notes:

Videocassette release of a 1999 episode of Discover magazine originally broadcast on the Discovery Channel.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

OCLC:

46311535