Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
Sir David Attenborough joins archaeologists excavating mammoth remains near Swindon to discover whether Neanderthals might have killed the Ice Age beasts.
Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain鈥檚 biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years.
In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains and a stone hand-axe made by a Neanderthal.
Professor Ben Garrod joins the team at DigVentures during the excavation as they try to discover why the mammoths were here and how they died. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Presenter | Ben Garrod |
| Director | Jamie Lochhead |
| Producer | Jamie Lochhead |
| Executive Producer | David Dugan |
| Production Company | Windfall Films Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Dec 2021 20:00
- New Year's Day 2022 13:20
Thu 6 Jan 2022 08:00- Mon 2 May 2022 20:00麻豆社 One except Oxfordshire, Scotland, Scotland HD, South, Wales & 3 more
- Mon 2 May 2022 23:50麻豆社 One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Tue 20 Dec 2022 13:45
- Mon 28 Aug 2023 18:30麻豆社 One except Scotland & Scotland HD
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