Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek "hepta" (seven) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "feat"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the women's heptathlon and the men's – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the athletics programme
How Art Made the World Spivey after watching a shamanistic ritual performed by their present-day descendents in a village near Tsumkwe, Namibia far from the mountains. Lewis-Williams theorises that, "the paintings were not just pictures of everyday life, but they were about spiritual experiences in a trance state." Released on Region 2 DVD by BBC DVD on 30 May 2005. The 2005 companion book to the series was written by presenter Nigel Spivey. How Art Made the World How Art Made The World is a 2005 five-part BBC One documentary series, with each episode looking at the influence of art on the current day situation