Neanderthals on Trial

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Were Neanderthals human like us, or were they sub-human brutes? Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal skeleton in 1856, scientists have battled over exactly how we're related to these prehistoric cave-dwellers. There's plenty of new evidence, including DNA analysis, but nothing seems to settle the case. Neanderthals on trial takes a look at the debate, showing how science works, and how investigators sometimes fool themselves into seeing what they want to see

1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : 1/2 in

MPAA rating: Not rated

Originally broadcast as a 2001 segment of the television program Nova

Copyright date on credit frame: 2001; copyright date on container: 2002

Director of photography, Brian Dowley ; editor, Nathan Hendrie ; music, Tom Phillips

Narrator, Joe Morton

VHS

Archive

Internet Archive, in The VHS Vault

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Credit

Mark J Davis, MDTV Productions., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Video (Firm)

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

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