First Footprints Super Nomads: 50,000 to 30,000 years ago
70,000 years ago modern people are confined to Africa. But one tenacious bunch races across Asia and makes the first open-ocean crossing in human history. They encounter Sahul or Greater Australia - a virgin continent full of weird and deadly megafauna.
First Footprints is the untold story of how Aboriginal people came to Australia over 50,000 years ago and adapted and thrived in this harsh continent.
Primary Title
- First Footprints
Episode Title
- Super Nomads: 50,000 to 30,000 years ago
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 6 June 2021
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 40
Duration
- 70:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- First Footprints is the untold story of how Aboriginal people came to Australia over 50,000 years ago and adapted and thrived in this harsh continent.
Episode Description
- 70,000 years ago modern people are confined to Africa. But one tenacious bunch races across Asia and makes the first open-ocean crossing in human history. They encounter Sahul or Greater Australia - a virgin continent full of weird and deadly megafauna.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Antiquities
- Prehistoric peoples--Australia
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Antiquities
- Australia--History--To 1788
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Ernie Dingo (Narrator)
- Bentley Dean (Director)
- Bentley Dean (Producer)
- Bentley Dean (Writer)
- Martin Butler (Director)
- Martin Butler (Producer)
- Martin Butler (Writer)
- Tania Nehme (Editor)
- Contact Films (Production Unit)
- Screen Australia (Funder)
- Arte France (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Antiquities
- Prehistoric peoples--Australia
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Antiquities
- Australia--History--To 1788
- Documentary television programs--Australia