PBS News Hour

In the Italian Alps, a chance to live as the cavemen did

For those tired of the stresses and excesses of contemporary civilization, a survival expert in the Italian Alps offers a training program in living as the Neanderthals did. Participants endure a rough existence in the wilderness, learning to kill prey for food and build their own shelter. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant left his own modern-day comforts to experience life as a caveman.

In the Italian Alps, a chance to live as the cavemen did

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