Maps of Movies

10,000 BC (2008)

Where 10,000 BC says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A prehistoric epic shot on an African desert: the pyramid site was built by hand in Namibia

Scenes and places

The Yagahl mountain camp

Mammoths are growing scarce and the tribe is going hungry. Old Mother prophesies that a blue-eyed girl, Evolet, and the champion of the last mammoth hunt will lead the Yagahl into a new life. Young D'Leh, left behind by his father, promises Evolet he will keep her in his heart forever.

Set in Yagahl mountain camp (Ural Mountains, as stated in the film) — A hunter-gatherer camp where an old shaman foretells the tribe's future.

A fictional mountain camp of the Yagahl, placed by the film in the Ural Mountains.

Filmed at South Island, New Zealand — Filming began in the snowy mountains of New Zealand's South Island; the exact spot is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The last mammoth hunt

Years later the mammoths return and the grown D'Leh hunts them under Tic'Tic. He brings one down almost single-handedly and wins the White Spear and Evolet, but knows luck, not courage, won it, so he gives both up.

Set in Mammoth hunting grounds (not named in the film) — The valley where the Yagahl hunt the returning mammoths.

A fictional hunting ground; the film names no real location.

Riders raid the camp

The next day horse-mounted riders attack the camp, killing villagers and carrying off Evolet and other Yagahl. D'Leh sets out with Tic'Tic, Ka'Ren and the boy Baku to get them back.

Set in Yagahl camp under attack — The same camp, hit at night by horse-mounted riders.

The camp from the first scene, now a raid site; no separate real location is named.

The chase and the terror birds

D'Leh and Tic'Tic follow the slavers across wild country. A terror-bird attack costs them Ka'Ren and Baku, who are captured, and the two hunters press on alone.

Set in Chase route over the mountains — The rescue party's trail after the raid, where terror birds strike.

A fictional stretch of trail; the film names no real place.

The saber-tooth tiger

D'Leh frees a saber-tooth tiger in trouble. The act pays off later, when the animal recognizes him and does not attack.

Set in Waterhole where D'Leh frees the tiger — A hunting trap or pool where D'Leh saves a saber-tooth tiger.

A fictional spot; the film gives no location.

The Naku farming village

D'Leh and Tic'Tic reach a settled Naku village the slavers raided too. The tiger spares D'Leh, and the Naku, who have been waiting for a prophesied savior, join him. He learns his father had been a guest here.

Set in Naku settled village — A farming settlement that the same riders have also attacked.

A fictional village of the Naku, the first farmers D'Leh meets.

Filmed at Namib Desert, Erongo Region, Namibia — Farming-discovery scenes were shot in Namibia; the exact village site is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The pyramid construction site

A coalition of tribes follows D'Leh to an advanced civilization ruled by a god-king, the Almighty, who uses kidnapped tribesmen and mammoths to build pyramids. D'Leh and Tic'Tic sneak toward the slave cages.

Set in Pyramid construction site (advanced civilization) — A vast desert building site where captives and mammoths haul stone for pyramids.

A fictional civilization with pyramids in the desert, called the Mountains of the Gods by the tribes.

Filmed at Dune 7 area, Namib Desert, Namibia — A full-size pyramid was built here in the desert. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The slave cages and the uprising

Inside the cages D'Leh finds Baku and learns who the Almighty is. The guards spot the party, and D'Leh and the tribesmen infiltrate the city and start a revolt among the slaves.

Set in Slave cages inside the pyramid site — The holding area inside the same construction site, from which the revolt begins.

Part of the same fictional building site as the previous scene.

Filmed at Pyramid set, Dune 7 area, Namibia — Most of the third act takes place on the same pyramid site; the exact spot inside the set is assumed to be the same. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The return to the valley

Set in Yagahl valley — The Yagahl homeland, to which the tribe returns.

The tribe's fictional home valley in the mountains.

Characters

• D'Leh — A young Yagahl hunter, son of a man who left the tribe, who sets out to rescue the woman he loves.
• Evolet — The blue-eyed girl of the prophecy, taken from the Yagahl camp by slavers.
• Tic'Tic — The Yagahl hunter who keeps the White Spear and travels with D'Leh.
• Old Mother — The Yagahl shaman whose prophecy sets the story in motion.