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Africa's great civilizations. Episode 1, Origins / a film by McGree Media, Inkwell Films & Kunhardt Film in association with Nutopia ; series producer, Graeme Hart ; produced and directed by Virginia Quinn ; with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- Africa--Civilization.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Educational television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Internet videos.
- Streaming video.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Origins
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English; closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces viewers to the African continent through a series of expansive views and myth-busting revelations. His six-hour exploration of the African past begins at the origins of human existence. Through anthropological and scientific discoveries viewers learn that Africa is the genetic home of all currently living humanity. Only between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago did some of humanity's common ancestors leave the continent to spread across the rest of the world. These great African migrations culminated in the diverse global peoples and societies that viewers know today. Beginning with this great revelation, Gates then traces the roots of agriculture, writing, artistic expression, and iron working to their birthplaces on the continent.
- Participant:
- Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 05, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1030727955
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