Ancient Apocalypse is not a bold new exploration of human history. It's a cheap, lazy rehash of myths and cliches debunked a century ago.

Many of us are taught that civilization started around 5,000 years ago, even though we know it's actually much older. But just how old is it really?

The ancient inhabitants of the Channel Islands suffered an unexplained and serious decline in health some 5,000 years ago. Scientists are still not sure why.