Title from menu screen. Originally produced in 1974 as segments of a television series.
Contents:
Vol. 1. Lower than the angels (52 min.) -- Vol. 2. The harvest of the seasons (52 min.). Ascent of Man Series --- Disc 1 -- Volume 1: Lower Than Angels -- A multitude of evolutionary changes, anatomical and intellectual, gives rise to man's superiority among the animals. New computer techniques illustrate humanity's evolution, while x-ray and slow motion photography of an Olympic athlete in action show the complex interweaving of mind and body --- Volume 2: Harvest of the Seasons -- Man domesticates plant and animal life. With the Neolithic cultivators come the nomads and the roots of warfare. Cameras capture the unique lifestyle of the Bakhtiari tribe of central Iran and there recreate the war games of Genghis Khan. The Ascent of Man Series includes the following titles: DISC 1 -- Volume 1: Lower than the angels -- Volume 2: The harvest of the seasons -- DISC 2 -- Volume 3: Grain in the stone -- Volume 4: The Hidden structure -- Volume 5: The Music of the spheres -- DISC 3 -- Volume 6: The Starry messenger -- Volume 7: The Majestic clockwork -- Volume 8: Drive for power -- DISC 4: Volume 9: The Ladder of creation -- Volume 10: World within world -- Volume 11: Knowledge or certainty -- DISC 5: Volume 12: Generation upon generation -- Volume 13: The Long childhood.
Series:
Ascent of Man
OCLC:
(OCoLC)82946640
Locations:
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College, Wilder Library (Calmar)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.