Discovering Ardi

00:00:04 Every human been has one permanent question:

00:04:04 Most experts have predicted that the anatomy of the fossil as old as Lucy

00:07:40 We were out walking these eroding deposits, reddish-brown in color...

00:11:27 ...the chances were very, very low!

00:15:04 we found the lower jaw

00:18:25 all extremely fragile...

00:22:13 That's very good! That's above as good as it gets.

00:25:58 ...is this a male, or a female?

00:29:54 Clues from Ardi's pelvis, may help answers this question.

00:34:08 In Aramis, the team has recovered 34 separated pieces of Ardi's skull

00:38:22 revealed that Ardi was neither chimp, nor human.

00:41:27 It took years, as a consequence, to look at all the details

00:44:59 that lived in Ardi's ancient world of Aramis.

00:48:20 representing 30 different institutions, from around the world.

00:52:06 takes on a creature, that da Vinci couldn't never imagine.

00:55:29 The scientists' team guides Jay on

00:58:37 Ardipithecus finally emerges from the shadows of deep time.

01:02:04 and tell us how this creature moved.

01:04:57 Jade's movements are translated into data, in real time.

01:09:22 That we can to think that's a very natural form of locomotion.

01:13:23 and today, they're on the brink of extinction.

01:17:28 to those males who collected and carry high value food

01:21:29 like a time elapsed film, chronically

01:25:01 move beyond fairy tales.