Civilisations. [Episode 1], The second moment of creation / produced & directed by Tim Niel ; a BBC Open University partnership.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Schama, Simon, on-screen presenter.

Niel, Tim, director, producer.

Schreiber, Liev, narrator.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Petra (Extinct city)--Civilization.

Petra (Extinct city).

Central America--Civilization.

Central America.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 minutes)

Other Title:

Second moment of creation

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Simon Schama investigates the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves; marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. As time passes the elements of civilisation are assembled: written language, codes of law, and expressions of warrior power forged in metals. And humanity begins to produce art not just for ritual, as Simon discovers in Minoan civilisation. But how do such cultures arise and how do they fall? Simon travels to the civilisations of Petra in the Middle East and the Maya in Central America to answer those questions.

Participant:

Narrated by Liev Schreiber.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2019).

Adapted from a program by Simon Schama.

OCLC:

1130725876