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2 To examine further humanoid fossil finds and the evidence around them. Expand the timeline of the human story.
Guys, you did so well with your Hobbit story. Thanks! Our young viewers loved the programme. 3 Explore So QTV have commissioned a whole new series. Are you up for more research?
We need to make our human story longer… …going back to the earliest evidence of human activity. 4 Explore
And we must say how evidence from rocks helped us to piece together the story. 5 Explore
Our journey will take us on the trip of a lifetime. 6 Explore
We’ll travel first to Africa… 7 Explore Antarctica Asia Australia Africa Europe North America South America
…to a country called Tanzania… 8 Explore
…to study footprints frozen in time. 9 Explore
We’ll stay in Africa for programme 2… 10 Explore Antarctic a Asia Australia Africa Europe North America South America
…moving north to Ethiopia. 11 Explore
Here we will meet ‘ Lucy ’ – the most famous fossil woman in the world. 12 Explore
Antarctica Asia Australia Africa Europe North America South America Programme 3 will take us to where Europe meets Asia… 13 Explore
Austra lia …and the country of Georgia. 14 Explore
Here, beneath the deserted medieval town of Dmanisi… …lived some of the first ‘Europeans’. 15 Explore
Antarctica Asia Australia Africa Europe North America South America Finally, we fly to East Asia… 16 Explore
…to the country of China… 17 Explore
…to meet Peking Man, recently found to be much older than scientists first thought. 18 Explore 18
At each site, I need you to: Look at all the evidence. Make a model to help make sense of the evidence. Finish the research notes. 19 Explore
…our programmes are for 7–11 year olds. They must be exciting, so think of a ‘hook’ for each site. 20 Explore Remember…
Something frightening… 21 Explore
…or something exciting… 22 Explore
…or something revolting. Any guesses? Fossilised turtle poo! 23 Explore
Then let’s go… 24 Explore Up for it?
25 Explore SS
Picture Slide Credit Trail of Laetoli footprints 9SPL – John Reader Model of ‘Lucy’ 12SPL – Volker Steger Homo georgicus 15SPL – Mauricio Anton Peking man skull18SPL – Pascal Goetgheluck Hunting sabre-toothed cat22SPL – Mauricio Anton Fossilised turtle dung23SPL – Sinclair Stammers Picture credits 26