Live Lecture: Botswana and Namibia

Description

In their new live report, Katja and Josef Niedermeier look at their old love, southern Africa, from new perspectives. They follow ancient paths to the place where, according to the latest research, modern humans were born. The cradle of our ancestors, southern Africa, shows us in many ways the changes over the course of Earth's history spanning millions of years, thousands of years, and decades. The emotional journey takes viewers through the contrasting nature and untamed wilderness of southern Africa. From the silence of the desert in the lonely Hartmann Valley, the world-famous dunes of Sossusvlei, or the surreal backdrop of Deadvlei, Katja and Beppo Niedermeier report as well on the impressive wildlife at the waterholes of Nxai Pan, the legendary Savuti, or the greenery of the Okavango Delta. An adventurous desert expedition leads to the realm of the legendary desert elephants and into the heart of the gigantic dry river valleys - 1200 km back to the Middle Ages, when people settled on the notorious Skeleton Coast. Katja and Beppo Niedermeier are deeply impressed by the San people and their ancient knowledge of preserving the fragile, earth-spanning web of life. Source: thurgaukultur.ch - the cultural portal for Thurgau, with dates, topics & people that give cause for discussion.