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Seven weekly programmes, introduced by Professor Colin Renfrew , that examine what is now known about the origin of man and his social development in the light of the most recent archaeological evidence, 1: Earliest Man
Hand tools, skulls and skeleton fragments recently discovered in East Africa are building up a picture of the earliest known kind of human being of about seven million years ago. DR PAUL MELLARS , DR GLYN ISAAC and PROFESSOR MICHAEL DAY diSCUSS hOW these signs of the past may be interpreted. BBC Bristol

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Introduced By:
Professor Colin Renfrew
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Dr Paul Mellars
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Dr Glyn Isaac
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