Film
The Neanderthals’ Dark Secret
2012 · 54m · Documentary
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
49,000 year old Neanderthal bones have been discovered by chance in a remote, mountainous region of Northern Spain. The bones may help solve the biggest Neanderthal puzzle of all – why we are here today and Neanderthals are not. ‘The Neanderthals’ dark Secret’ revolves around ongoing investigations deep inside the forbidding subterranean cave system called El Sidrón. Here, Palaeontologist Antonio Rosas and Archaeologist Marco de la Rasilla are in their 11th year of excavation. Bones from at least 12 people and 400 stone tool fragments have been recovered. We’ll bring these people back from the past. Our haunting, hologram-like Neanderthal characters, will communicate to the scientists of today, as they unlock the secrets of El Sidrón. Many mysteries surround the site, foremost, how the bones and tools came to be here in the first place. The remains aren’t weathered nor do they show signs of scavenging from large animals.
Crew
- Ruth BerryDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
Similar films
The Sea Stares at Us from Afar
2018
Dawn of Humanity
2015
The Bones
2024
Grotte Chauvet - Dans les pas des artistes de la Préhistoire
2024
Tautavel : vivre en Europe avant Néandertal
2024
Mystery of the Maya
1995
Mastodon in your Backyard
2001
Pablo From Neanderthal
2022
Der Aufstieg der Habsburger. Die Schlacht am Marchfeld
2022
Decoding Neanderthals
2013
Echoes of the Ancients: A Journey through Neanderthal Lives
2025
Momies d'Égypte, en quête d'immortalité
2025
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.