New DSC Documentaries on Human Evolution/Cultural Development
http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=24204
1,700,000 million years ago in Africa, Homo ergaster, an ancient predecessor of modern humans had to scavenge to survive. They lived in the elements, and among the monsters of the day, like the sabretooth cat.
http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=24205
15,000 years ago, the Cro-Magnons had evolved to become the sole residents of Europe. They had all the abilities of modern humans: the power of speech, reasoning skills, and a belief in the afterlife.
Out of sinc here as well, but definitely didn't want to post the tangentiallly related ETI topic at space now.
Regards,
Mark