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Secrets of the Neanderthals

A unique excavation unravels the complex and creative nature of Neanderthals, shattering preconceptions through the lens of a landmark discovery - the best-preserved Neanderthal skeleton found in over 25 years.

Director

Ashley Gething

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BBC Studios Science Unit

Awards

3 wins

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81513913

Self - Palaeoanthropologist, University of Cambridge

Self - Shanidar Cave Project Director, University of Cambridge

Self - Worker at Shanidar Cave

Abdullah Barzani

Self - Archaeologist, Director of Antiquities & Heritage of Soran

Abdulwahab Sulaiman Hasan

Self - Stone Toll Analyst, Liverpool John Moores University

Michael Hitchcock

Self - Krapina Collection Curator, Croatian Natural History Museum

Davorka Radovcic

Self - Research Associate, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Ankica Oros Srsen

Self - Geoarchaeologist, Liverpool John Moores University

Self - Conservator, Shanidar Cave Project

Lucía López-Polín

Self - Associate Professor, Leiden University

Self - Paleo Reconstruction Artist

Self - Paleo Reconstruction Artist

Self - Geologist, Royal Belgian institute of Natural Sciences

Sophie Verheyden

Self - Archaeologist, University of Bordeaux

Jacques Jaubert

Self - Director, Gibraltar National Museum

Clive Finlayson

Self - Chief Executive Officer, Gibraltar National Museum

Geraldine Finlayson

Self - Archaeologist

Self - Narrator

Patrick Stewart

Older Neanderthal Man

Grandmother Neanderthal

Caroline Colomei

Young Female Neanderthal

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The Shanidar Cave - Secrets of the Neanderthals

The Shanidar Cave

At that time, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

They found the Neanderthal skeletons.
It was a big deal. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

They found the Neanderthal skeletons. It was a big deal.

Every new evidence,
that you have about Neanderthals, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

Every new evidence, that you have about Neanderthals,

But their behavior
was different from ours. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

But their behavior was different from ours.

On the Krapina bones, both cranial,
so skull bones, and also postcranial, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

On the Krapina bones, both cranial, so skull bones, and also...

When you hear they were eating each other,
you're immediately, like, shocked. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

When you hear they were eating each other, you're immed...

But it's also the question,
"What kind of cannibalism?" - Secrets of the Neanderthals

But it's also the question, "What kind of cannibal...

So, this is the famous Krapina 3 skull. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

So, this is the famous Krapina 3 skull.

For us, what's fascinating
about Neanderthals is, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

For us, what's fascinating about Neanderthals is,

So, mostly we get skulls.
Mostly the skulls are distorted. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

So, mostly we get skulls. Mostly the skulls are distorted.

When the skull is complete,
then we apply the tissue thickness, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

When the skull is complete, then we apply the tissue thickne...

It is really unnatural
to go into the caves. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

It is really unnatural to go into the caves.

These are places that people fear. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

These are places that people fear.

It's very constructed. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

It's very constructed.

Small elements to wedge
the large stalagmites. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

Small elements to wedge the large stalagmites.

For an archaeologist, it's quite unique.
There is no other equivalent to it. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

For an archaeologist, it's quite unique. There is no ot...

Here we have a thermal
alteration, but it's not the only one. - Secrets of the Neanderthals

Here we have a thermal alteration, but it's not the onl...

This is very exciting
because we can see traces of soot, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

This is very exciting because we can see traces of soot,

Obviously, in all traditional
or prehistoric populations, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

Obviously, in all traditional or prehistoric populations,

One hundred
seventy-five thousand years ago in Europe, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

One hundred seventy-five thousand years ago in Europe,

The recurring question
that keeps coming back is, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

The recurring question that keeps coming back is,

So more and more,
we tend to see in Neanderthals - Secrets of the Neanderthals

So more and more, we tend to see in Neanderthals

And therefore with Bruniquel, - Secrets of the Neanderthals

And therefore with Bruniquel,

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A unique excavation unravels the complex and creative nature of Neanderthals, shattering preconceptions through the lens of a landmark discovery - the best-preserved Neanderthal skeleton found in over 25 years.

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Director: Ashley Gething

Writer: N/A

Production: BBC Studios Science Unit

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 May 2024

Awards: 3 wins

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81513913