Europe: A Natural History
A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.
2. Ice Ages
0.0Feb 22, 2005 · 50 min
Over the past two million years Europe has been swept by waves of extreme climatic change. Two kilometre thick ice sheets carved their way across the continent, reaching as far south as London, Amsterdam and Berlin. Mammoths wandered the North Sea, and even lions and hippos roamed Trafalgar Square. Then, shortly before the last great Ice Age released its grip, our ancestors set foot on the continent.