The Heartland Series

Episode Synopsis

S01E06 — “Early Man” Runtime: 4:20 Summary: Bill Landry explores the earliest human inhabitants of the Southern Appalachians and how they adapted to life in the region. Archaeologist Dr. Jefferson Chapman discusses evidence left by these early people, while the segment depicts their hunting methods, tools, and growing use of native plants and crops. Archaeological sites and artifacts reveal how human life in the mountains developed long before European settlement.