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These videos are also    used in the lesson plan Digging for the Truth ~ Video Segments (Grades 9-12)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Human Spark: Becoming Us<\/em><\/strong>, selected segments<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Art Spark<\/strong><br \/>\nAn exploration of early cave art and what it tells us about our ancestors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-803176441-The_Art_of_Spark'><\/div><script>var WnetJwPlayer = WnetJwPlayer || {\n\t\t\tpluginDir: \"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/wp-content\/plugins\/wnet-jwplayer-shortcode\/\",\n\t\t\tembedQueue: [],\n\t\t\tinit: function() {\n\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = \"javascript:false\";\n\t\t\t\t( iframe.frameElement || iframe ).style.cssText = \"width: 0; height: 0; border: 0\";\n\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(iframe);\n\t\t\t\tvar frameDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document;\n\t\t\t\tframeDoc.open().write(\"<body onload=\\\"var js=document.createElement('script');js.src='\" + this.pluginDir + \"embed.js';document.body.appendChild(js);\\\"><\/body>\");\n\t\t\t\tframeDoc.close();\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t};WnetJwPlayer.init();WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"The_Art_of_Spark\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-803176441-The_Art_of_Spark\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Neanderthal Way<\/strong><br \/>\nA glimpse into the excavation of a cave once inhabited by our close relatives the Neanderthals, and what it tells us about their archeological methodology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-1648504401-The_Neanderthal_Way'><\/div><script>WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"The_Neanderthal_Way\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-1648504401-The_Neanderthal_Way\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>What Teeth Can Tell<\/strong><br \/>\nAn example of how modern technology is informing archeological methodology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-445904564-What_Teeth_Can_Tell'><\/div><script>WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"What_Teeth_Can_Tell\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-445904564-What_Teeth_Can_Tell\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Garbage of Everyday Life<\/strong><br \/>\nA tour of an archeological dig of an early human settlement, and some clues it offers about our ancestors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-924965391-The_Garbage_of_Everyday_Life'><\/div><script>WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"The_Garbage_of_Everyday_Life\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-924965391-The_Garbage_of_Everyday_Life\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Community of Symbolism<\/strong><br \/>\nArcheologists explain the significance of early ornamental beads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-1991726706-The_Community_of_Symbolism__611791'><\/div><script>WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"The_Community_of_Symbolism__611791\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-1991726706-The_Community_of_Symbolism__611791\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Social Advantages<\/strong><br \/>\nAn explanation of the evolutionary advantage of human social organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplayer_container\"><div id='WnetJwPlayer-1824961489-Social_Advantages'><\/div><script>WnetJwPlayer.embedQueue.push('{\"id\":\"Social_Advantages\",\"height\":\"288\",\"width\":\"512\",\"el_id\":\"WnetJwPlayer-1824961489-Social_Advantages\",\"dir\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pbs.org\\\/wnet\\\/humanspark\\\/files\\\/2013\\\/01\"}')<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Downloadable QuickTime versions of the video segments:<br \/>\n(Note: To download a video, right click on the video title and click     \u201cSave Link As\u2026\u2019 or \u201cSave Target As\u2026\u201d. On a Mac, press the CTRL key and     simultaneously click the mouse, then save the link.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2010\/05\/The-Art-Spark-.mov\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Spark<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/The-Neanderthal-Way-.mov\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Neanderthal  Way<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/What-Teeth-Can-Tell-.mov\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What Teeth Can  Tell<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/The-Garbage-of-Everyday-Life-.mov\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Garbage of Everyday  Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/The-Community-of-Symbolism-.mov\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The  Community of Symbolism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/Social-Advantages-.mov\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Social  Advantages<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These brief video segments can be used alone or in combination, to introduce a topic or to spark discussion among your students. 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