Who Were the Pre-Human Inhabitants of Earth? | Documentary For Sleep

Tonight on Just About Earth, we’re stepping back into a time before us — before language, before cities, before memory. Who were the pre-human inhabitants of Earth? From ancient hominins to distant evolutionary cousins, this gentle documentary for sleep explores the quiet footsteps of those who came before — and how they shaped the path that led to us.

This video is part of a peaceful space for science to fall asleep to, slow documentaries for sleep, and calming science facts to sleep. If your thoughts rest best while wandering through deep history, you're in the right place.

Where are you watching from tonight — and what time is it where you are? I’d love to know. These check-ins always feel like soft echoes from across time.

If this helped calm your mind or gave your imagination something ancient to explore, feel free to like, subscribe, or simply close your eyes — knowing that long before we arrived, Earth was already full of stories.

Wishing you quiet wonder,
and deep rest beneath ancient skies.