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Into the Inferno

Erta Ale is also importantfor its significance to early man. A great amount of obsidian,a...

Erta Ale is also important
for its significance to early man. A great amount of obsidian,
a volcanic glass, was extruded from the crater

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Erta Ale is also important for its significance to early man.
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A great amount of obsidian, a volcanic glass,
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was extruded from the crater.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
73
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:46
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Matter of Fact Media,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Spring Films

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Movie Summary

An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
Look at that. It's translucent at the edges. - Into the Inferno 00:06
Look at that. It's translucent at the edges.
And very sharp still. You could probably shave with that. - Into the Inferno 00:06
And very sharp still. You could probably shave with that.
This grid was apparently a tool manufacturing site. - Into the Inferno 00:24
This grid was apparently a tool manufacturing site.
Well, I had-- I studied history for my bachelor's degree. - Into the Inferno 00:07
Well, I had-- I studied history for my bachelor's degre...
And that's when I started to fall in love. - Into the Inferno 00:05
And that's when I started to fall in love.
I wanted to look further back in time - Into the Inferno 00:10
I wanted to look further back in time
In a way, we interact and we collaborate - Into the Inferno 00:10
In a way, we interact and we collaborate
But at the same time, we fight and destruct, - Into the Inferno 00:11
But at the same time, we fight and destruct,
So, I wanted to get at the root of all this - Into the Inferno 00:11
So, I wanted to get at the root of all this
[Clive] We're sifting through the trash of humans - Into the Inferno 00:37
[Clive] We're sifting through the trash of humans
[Clive] If you had a time machine that could go - Into the Inferno 00:12
[Clive] If you had a time machine that could go
I believe this is when we started to look like us, um, - Into the Inferno 00:16
I believe this is when we started to look like us, um,
And so, this is before we became-- - Into the Inferno 00:09
And so, this is before we became--
This is before we acquired different languages - Into the Inferno 00:11
This is before we acquired different languages
So, this is where I want to be, right at the root. - Into the Inferno 00:05
So, this is where I want to be, right at the root.
So, I would love to express my... - Into the Inferno 00:07
So, I would love to express my...
Uh, my fascination to this ground - Into the Inferno 00:07
Uh, my fascination to this ground
[Werner] Professor Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, - Into the Inferno 00:18
[Werner] Professor Tim White of the University of California...
It blows in the wind, it's very fine grain, - Into the Inferno 00:07
It blows in the wind, it's very fine grain,
But it all started as volcanic rock from the highlands, - Into the Inferno 00:14
But it all started as volcanic rock from the highlands,