Synopsis: From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a
series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve
mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues
in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the
land has come to look the way it does. Britain before the Ice In Britain
before the Ice Aubrey travels to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales.
Where, in 1823, the skeleton of a young man who had died 29,000 years
ago was found. Aubrey travels great lengths in his endeavour to unravel
the mystery of the ancient world in which this man once lived and gains
an insight into a lost world that was to forever disappear as the
ice-sheets spread south. Secrets of the Flood Secrets of the Flood sees
Aubrey travel to the Solent, off the south coast of England. It s known
that people once lived in a landscape that is now covered by the sea but
how did this area become flooded? Aubrey wastes no time at all as he
gets to grips with this fascinating investigation, of a mystery that has
puzzled experts for centuries. The landscape around us is part of our
life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted
to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue
to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences
on our past, present and future.
No comments:
Post a Comment