Out of Asia

Synopsis: Late in 1996 archaeologists in the remote north-west Australia’s Northern Territory claimed to have found the oldest art in the world and evidence for the arrival of people in Australia three times earlier than previously believed. Investigates the dating of the find and shows how new discoveries in archaeology and human genetics are revealing unexpected connections between ourselves and a new distant ancestor from Australasia.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Year of production: 1997
Availability: Sale
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 25/9/97.
Subjects: Archaeology
Keywords: archaeological investigation; Australia; early man

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
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Television Centre
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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