An Archaeological Moment in Time

Taking a look at how different societies are advancing at different rates on the same date in the distant past.

I wrote the original script a couple years ago.
http://darwinwasright.homestead.com/OneDayinArchaeology.html

Although this is a bit different than anything Ive done lately, its something I wanted to do before moving on to anything else. I realize that showing actual archaeological artifacts and ancient ruins is unfortunately inevitably boring. So to keep the interest level at least as high as a documentary film strip shown in a classroom, Ive decided to use classic movie scenes, -specially selected and cleverly edited- to look like the things Im talking about. On all of my videos, people ask me where certain scenes came from. So Ive decided to list those references here:

Conan the Barbarian (1982, Arnold Swartzenegger)
Highlander (1986, Clancy Brown)
Braveheart (1995, Mel Gibson)
Hercules (1983, Lou Ferrigno)
10,000 BC (2008, Steven Strait)
One Million B.C. (1940, Carole Landis)
One Million Years BC (1966, Raquel Welch)
Caveman (1981, Ringo Starr)
Clan of the Cave Bear (1986, Daryl Hannah)
Clash of the Titans (1981, Harry Hamlin)
Quest for Fire (1981, Rae Dawn Chong)
The New World (2005, Q'orianka Kilcher)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974, Tom Baker)
Apocolypto (2006, Rudy Youngblood)
Lord of the Rings, Two Towers (2002, Andy Serkis)
The Scorpion King (2002, The Rock)
Akasha, Queen of the Damned (2002, Aaliyah)
Life of Brian (1979, Monty Python)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980, N!xau)
Time Bandits (1981, Sean Connery)
Monsters We Met (2003, documentary)
Superbowl XLII commercial (2008, Bud Light)

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[MrBrent123t]

Awesome video, sir I must say, I have read a lot of history but never saw it from that perspective before, with all of these events happening on the same theoretical day. I can hardly believe that only a few years ago I believed that the earth was only a few thousand years old. Now I know the only way someone can believe that is if they are ignorant of some many and varied kinds of evidence, and not willing to open their eyes.

[PhoenixMoonbeam]

and this is why Conan became the governor of California

[angrydead]

Our great race, I do not know if any God's watch us or not. But I know we are glorious.

[apostatexp]

Beautiful job AronRa! I love the global look. So much of history is taught in geographically isolated chunks that you would think at certain periods of time only 1 culture existed! I also took note f the amazing contributions of Jericho to technologies (wheat, animal husbandry) that were so important to civilization. Yet the destruction of this amazing ancient city is one of the most celebrated of biblical myths. One more reason to despise Yahweh!

[Danarchistic1]

I've always had an issue with the idea of 'cave men'. Isn't it more likely that caves were used more as spiritual centers? I know there is evidence of human habitation but wouldn't hunter-gatherers have had to stay mobile? It doesn't take much technological development to throw up a wigwam. Nice vid, thought-provoking.

[moggy041279]

Excellent video. It's amazing how cultures change over time. Wonder what ours will look like in a couple of thousand years.

[mikeab71]

This video: thought provoking, awe inspiring, humorous, educational, intriguing, surprising.

Well done! A nice concept and well executed.

[yoransom]

and hair stylists were aplenty

[321scully]

A great video, thankyou AronRa.

[warwolfii]

This is a marvelous video. I enjoyed it immensely.

[nitroboy756]

A masterpiece of perspective and poignancy. Marvelous video sir!

[kenshin304]

Your really need to do another one of these. Conan music was kinda cool too.