"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."William James Durant (1885-1981),American writer, historian, and philosopher.
"How the Earth made us" is a BBC production of 2010, the documentation explores how geology, geography and climate have influenced civilizations, history and mankind acting through four natural forces (considered once elements) - "Deep earth", "Water", "Fire" and "Wind".
The painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo entitled "The Earth" (1566 ?) is one of a series of depictions of the four elements, earth is here associated to the terrestrial mammals of the world (especially the stag borrowed from the Celtic myth).
"How the Earth made us" is a BBC production of 2010, the documentation explores how geology, geography and climate have influenced civilizations, history and mankind acting through four natural forces (considered once elements) - "Deep earth", "Water", "Fire" and "Wind".
The painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo entitled "The Earth" (1566 ?) is one of a series of depictions of the four elements, earth is here associated to the terrestrial mammals of the world (especially the stag borrowed from the Celtic myth).
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