Rencontrer vos premiers ancêtres qui étaient des singes serait comme traîner avec l'équipe primale ultime. Imaginez-vous en train de balancer à travers les arbres, de toiletter la fourrure des autres et de communiquer par des grognements et des gestes. Ils seraient le groupe OG du règne animal, vous montrant comment survivre dans la nature. Vous pourriez même partager quelques similitudes surprenantes, comme un amour pour les bananes ou un talent pour les bêtises. Ce serait comme se reconnecter avec votre côté sauvage et avoir un aperçu de l'endroit d'où vous venez. Animation créée par Sympa.
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00:00Let's start with some crazy hypotheses.
00:04What would happen if we could miraculously visit each of our ancestors in chronological order?
00:10Could we talk to them and establish a real connection?
00:13And until what time could we go back while keeping in touch with them?
00:18Well, let's see that.
00:21The primates were cousins, Funki, of the other mammoths.
00:27About 85 million years ago, during the upper Cretaceous period,
00:32they decided to follow their own path and became the first representatives of their species.
00:39Human evolution is very complex,
00:41and we cannot draw distinct lines where it precisely began.
00:45But we will start with the Hominini.
00:48The Hominini are a group of primates that include all the species leading to Homo sapiens.
00:54Very good.
00:55Imagine that you have climbed in your super machine to go back in time
00:59and that you have landed in the past,
01:01at the time when the Hominini were roaming the Earth.
01:03What would happen?
01:05First of all, you would notice these strange creatures,
01:09walking with their small, velvety bodies,
01:11their questioning faces,
01:13and their big round eyes.
01:15They may seem a little different from us,
01:17but that's what makes all their charm.
01:19They were these excellent climbers,
01:22these incredibly curious creatures of the surrounding world.
01:25They enjoyed fruits, nuts, and everything they could find.
01:29And yes, surprisingly, humans are not carnivores by nature.
01:33Originally, we were all vegetarians.
01:36Of course, with them, you can make a cross on any form of adequate communication.
01:41But primates are particularly intelligent.
01:45So you just need to have some mime skills.
01:48Calm them down with friendly gestures,
01:51and they will be delighted to meet a traveler of the future like you.
01:58These Hominini were curious by nature,
02:00so they would probably be very interested
02:03if you were kind to them and offered them food.
02:06Let's move on to the Homo habilis and the Homo erectus.
02:10Their period, the Stone Age, began about 2,600,000 years ago.
02:15As you can guess,
02:17that's when we started using stone tools.
02:20This age lasted approximately 3,400,000 years,
02:24and ended between 4,000 and 2,000 BC.
02:29It ended with the advent of metallurgy.
02:32Homo habilis, or the skillful man,
02:34was kind of the MacGyver of the Stone Age.
02:37These ingenious creatures were the first to use stone tools.
02:44Homo erectus, for its part, was the man standing.
02:47His appearance is a bit more recent,
02:49and as his name suggests,
02:51he was the first to walk on two legs like us.
02:54He certainly had a slightly different appearance from modern humans,
02:58but he did have a bipedal look.
03:00So, what was he like?
03:02Well, we're talking about a real survivor.
03:05Homo erectus loved to explore the world and tinker with all kinds of things.
03:09He made rudimentary stone tools,
03:11like sharp stones for cutting and scratching.
03:14He was essentially the first inventor in history.
03:17Homo erectus was also adventurous.
03:20He left Africa and traveled to distant lands,
03:23discovering new territories along the way.
03:26These men were the first to roam continents like Europe and Asia.
03:30They lived in caves,
03:32or simple shelters made of branches and animal skins.
03:36And let's not forget their innate sense of fashion.
03:39Their clothes were already made of skin and leaves.
03:44You wouldn't believe that they didn't turn their thumbs all day long.
03:48They were hunter-gatherers,
03:50perpetually in search of juicy fruits, nuts,
03:53and even hunting some animals.
03:55How did they communicate with each other?
03:57Well, they didn't use simple gestures,
04:00as well as their body language to understand each other.
04:03So, if you met a Homo habilis or a Homo erectus,
04:07you would have a more muscular exchange.
04:11You could display our latest technology to amaze them
04:15and teach them new tricks.
04:17The next on our list are the Homo heidelbergensis and the Neanderthals.
04:22The Homo heidelbergensis was in a way
04:25the older cousin of the Neanderthals and the modern man.
04:28He lived about 8 to 200,000 years ago.
04:32These men were strong and robust,
04:35with larger brains than their ancestors.
04:37They were experts in tool-making
04:40and they always liked to explore new places.
04:45The Neanderthals lived in Europe and Asia
04:48for a period ranging from 400,000 to 40,000 years.
04:52They were very intelligent
04:54and remarkably well adapted to cold weather.
04:58With their powerful bodies,
05:00soft muscles and large noses,
05:02they could face the harshest winters.
05:06The Homo heidelbergensis and the Neanderthal man
05:10were excellent hunter-gatherers.
05:12They hunted mammoths and other large carnivores
05:16by means of their own design.
05:19But they were not only concerned with their survival.
05:23They also knew how to have fun.
05:25The Neanderthals had an artistic fibre
05:28and showed their emotions
05:30as well as their attachment to each other.
05:32With these guys there,
05:34you would only have to draw pictures on the ground,
05:36dance and make gestures.
05:38They would surely understand the idea.
05:43And finally, here is the Homo sapiens.
05:46Imagine this.
05:47You wake up in a cave with your family,
05:50naked in the heat by a flickering fire.
05:52This cave is rather comfortable, isn't it?
05:55Except that this situation has nothing permanent.
05:58You are part of a nomadic tribe
06:00and you have to move where the food is.
06:02Well, but at least you have some ingenious tools to survive.
06:06So grab your superb handcrafted spear,
06:09made by observing others
06:11or maybe by your own crew.
06:13It's time to go hunt the mammoth.
06:16And if the mammoths are not cooperative,
06:18you just have to pick up nuts,
06:20berries and eggs.
06:22The humans of the Stone Age were members of a gastronomic family.
06:25They knew how to make oatmeal
06:27and pick it up with wild onions
06:29and mustard seeds.
06:31There were also artists among them.
06:33By means of mineral pigments and bones,
06:35they created superb paintings
06:37and even flutes to quench their camp fire a little.
06:43You can only express yourself
06:45by body language
06:47and facial expressions.
06:49But the Homo sapiens were smarter than their ancestors.
06:52So we could teach them simple gestures
06:55and their meanings.
06:57Like raising your hands to say
06:59mammoth or something else.
07:01Maybe try to perform a funny dance in front of them.
07:04It is certain to attract their attention.
07:06But it would not be the only way to communicate.
07:09The men of the Stone Age
07:11loved to draw and play music.
07:13So you would have no trouble joining the party.
07:16Show your artistic talents
07:18with one or two sketches
07:20or whistle their few melodies.
07:22Do not worry,
07:23they will be impressed by your skills
07:25even if you are not much more talented than them.
07:27But tools are clearly
07:29the shortest way to their hearts.
07:31If you offered them some practical gadgets of our time,
07:34they would be very impressed.
07:37Just create a simple tool
07:39able to make their life easier.
07:41And they will appreciate you instantly.
07:46So,
07:47even if you will probably not engage
07:49in a deep philosophical debate
07:51with these people of the Stone Age,
07:53you can still have a good time.
07:55Learning is the way to success.
07:58Moreover,
07:59even if life was shorter at the time,
08:01about thirty years on average,
08:03it was still long enough to find a partner
08:05and have a progeny.
08:07However,
08:08uh ...
08:09the meeting options could be a bit limited.
08:12So leave this subject for another time.
08:14You just have to hold your axe
08:16at hand during the night because,
08:18well,
08:19it was not uncommon for our ancestors
08:21to eat each other and split each other.
08:24And that,
08:25that sucks.
08:26Let's end our journey with the Bronze Age,
08:28just for fun.
08:30This period lasted from 3300
08:32to about 1200 BC.
08:35And guess what?
08:37The people of this time
08:38only swore by this solid metal
08:40called bronze.
08:43This is the time when we became creative
08:46and started using this alloy
08:48to make all kinds of things.
08:50Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin,
08:53which makes it harder and more durable
08:55than anything else of this period.
08:58Formidable civilizations
09:00began to appear everywhere.
09:02They made their own bronze
09:04by melting copper
09:06and mixing it with ethyl
09:08or exchanging it with their neighbors.
09:11Thus,
09:12when you visit this ancient era,
09:14you will be amazed by the animated cities
09:16of the Bronze Age,
09:17adorned with massive metal statues,
09:19picturesque markets,
09:20and grandiose temples
09:21dedicated to the gods.
09:23It was during the Bronze Age
09:25that we finally developed languages
09:27and writing.
09:29Mesopotamia and Egypt
09:31opened the ball with their wonderful
09:33cuneiform and hieroglyphic alphabets,
09:36the first writing systems ever invented.
09:39They were, so to speak,
09:40the kings of calligraphy.
09:42Do not forget that the language
09:43could be a little different.
09:45You would only hear unknown words.
09:47But with these humans,
09:49you can at least use drawings,
09:51singing,
09:52and many other things
09:53to communicate.
09:54That's it.
09:55This is roughly what a meeting
09:57with our distant ancestors would look like.
09:59What an incredible journey
10:01through time.
10:02So,
10:03do not forget to cherish our past
10:05while appreciating the wonders
10:06of our modern world.
10:08Stay tuned.