La Préhistoire

Prehistory of Cinema

Several countries claim the invention of the cinematograph. Belgium does not have this claim. Some Belgians, however, played a fairly important role in what is called the prehistory of cinema. This 18-minute film does no

Sapiens & the Sea

From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, scientists are reconstructing lost geographies. Prehistorians are examining the resources drawn from the coastline. Others are taking a fresh look at what we thought we knew: our m

Les Sportifs de la préhistoire

The Nobles of Prehistory: Ladies and Princes of the Paleolithic

In 1872, in the cave of Cavillon in Monaco, archaeologist Émile Rivière (1835-1922) unearthed an apparently very old human skeleton, at least 24,000 years old, a discovery that changed the modern image of prehistoric men

Préhistoire en Asie : L'Aventure humaine

In the docudrama "Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité" (The Last Secrets of Humanity), author and director Jacques Malaterre and paleoanthropologist and professor at the Collège de France Yves Coppens reveal the incredibl

Lascaux: The Prehistory of Art

Documentary of a network of caves discovered in 1940 in France. Inside are hundreds of depictions of animals painted approximately 17,000 years ago. The site is no longer open to the public, but can be seen here.

Grotte Chauvet - Dans les pas des artistes de la Préhistoire

La cocina en la Prehistoria

Children of Prehistory

What if children were the most overlooked figures of Prehistory? Through the latest archaeological discoveries, and an investigation into a teenager who died 26,000 years ago, this spectacular documentary, featuring illu

The Archies in JugMan

When a new geothermal heating system is installed under the high school they "thaw out" a Neanderthal ancestor of Jughead!

Rätselhafte Venus

Paleolithic: a mysterious and enigmatic period. Hard to grasp from today's point of view. How did people live then, how did their communities function? What does the statue of the Venus of Willendorf tell us about them?

The Salt Saga: White Gold of the Alps

The "white gold" brought riches and wealth, technological innovation, migration, cultural exchange and early globalization, as early as 2,500 years ago. This ARTE documentary sheds some fascinating light on the history o

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

A Japanese geologist discovers that dinosaurs still exist in caves beneath the surface of a volcanic lake.

Journey to the Beginning of Time

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.