Dawn of Humanity
| Dawn of Humanity | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary film |
| Directed by | Graham Townsley |
| Narrated by | Jay O. Sanders |
| Theme music composer | Robert Neufeld |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | One-episode of two-hours |
| Production | |
| Producer | Graham Townsley |
| Editor | Emmanuel Mairesse |
| Running time | 2 h (120 min) |
| Production company | National Geographic Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | Premiered online Thursday, September 10, 2015; first aired on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
Dawn of Humanity is a 2015 American documentary film which premiered online on September 10, 2015, and aired nationwide on September 16, 2015. The PBS film, in one-episode of two hours, was directed and produced by Graham Townsley. The film describes the 2013 discovery, and later excavation, of the fossil remains of Homo naledi, an extinct species of hominin assigned to the genus Homo, found within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave system, located in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.
Participants
The documentary film is narrated by Jay O. Sanders and includes the following participants (alphabetized by last name):
- Zeresenay Alemseged (California Academy of Sciences)
- Lee Berger (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Pedro Boshoff (Fossil Hunter)
- Steven Churchill (Duke University)
- Viktor Deak (Paleo-Artist)
- Elen Feuerriegel (Australian National University)
- William Harcourt-Smith (American Museum of Natural History)
- John Hawks (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Amanda Henry (Max Planck Institute)
- K. Lindsay Hunter (Sepela Field Programs)
- Rick Hunter
- Donald Johanson (Institute of Human Origins)
- Job Kibii (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Hannah Morris (Chena Consulting Group)
- Rick Potts (Smithsonian Institution)
- Patrick Randolph-Quinney (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Brian Richmond (American Museum of Natural History)
- Peter Schmid (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Michael Tomasello (Max Planck Institute)
- Steven Tucker
- Carol Ward (University of Missouri)
- Celeste Yates (University of the Witwatersrand)
Gallery
Reviews and criticism
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See also
References
External links
- Dawn of Humanity at the PBS WebSite.
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