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How the Earth Changed History

  • 2010-2010
  • 1 season
  • Documentary

In each episode, geologist Iain Stewart describes how a certain geological force played a determinant part in human history. Culture may render people less dependent on nature, it still interacts with it, and actually increases the importance of such natural resources as minerals and fossil fuels.

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Episode 1

Deep Earth

59 mins

Crucial mineral resources for human technological development are geologically produced from deep earth trough volcanic and/or seismic activity, especially where tectonic plates meet and clash. Thus most of the cultures producing advanced technology did so using those rich mining areas.

How the Earth Changed History Season 1 Deep Earth
  • 2010 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Photography Factual - Nominated
  • 2010 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Director Factual - Nominated
  • 2010 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Photography (Factual) - Nominated
  • 2011 - Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature - Nominated
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