Into the Paleolithic : nomads of the Rhone Valley of France / A Rob Hope film.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hope, Rob, director, writer.

Heritage Broadcasting Service, issuing body.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--Archeology.

Prehistoric peoples.

Cave paintings--France--Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.

Cave paintings.

Chauvet Cave (France).

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (52 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2022]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

Stretching for hundreds of miles, the long Rhone valley is bordered by mountains. This important valley system was, as from at least three hundred thousand years ago, known to archaic human hunter-gatherer nomads. Several archaeological sites testify to the presence of these early peoples. Later, during a warm interglacial phase, Neanderthals hunted horse and bison in the valley, leaving their flint tools and organic discard in many cave areas, including evidence of their interaction with hyena, as well as clear traces of cannibalism. Here, we present a voyage overland and into the Rhone valley to discover an area where the very first arriving modern sapiens' groups of Europe encountered the Neanderthals. Later modern sapiens' clans explored the remarkable Ardèche canyons of the valley and left their artwork inside the Chauvet cave: the most astonishing Paleolithic cave of Europe. Here we present a voyage through wilderness and through time... Into the Paleolithic!

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 13, 2025).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.