10,000 BC

[Tartar Horde]

I we take this programme for what it is, TV entertainment with a pseudo Archaeological flavour then we shouldn't expect to glean any real conclusions. The scenario is in reality a Social Anthropology experiment and has nothing to do with the realities of Mesolithic European communities. The producers have badly let down the "contestants" from the start expecting them to recreate Mesolithic life with sub standard equipment and a false "skill set" regarding the community.
Firstly; how is the community supposed to have any real hope of getting meat, when only one of the group is capable of using a Bow?. The reality is that all the men would be Archers and skilled at making their own equipment. The Women would have a vast knowledge about foraging and would be the main providers of food staples that kept everyone fed. Not to mention their skills in preparation of skins and fabricating clothing. (studies from tribal communities show that Women hold the skill and knowledge about this). The programme relies on the friction caused by people suffering deprivation through lack of ability to survive in unfamiliar circumstances.
Now if you made the programme with a group of people who actually had the skills to carry this off it would turn from TV entertainment to experimental Archaeology. The producers are relying on "friction" to boost interest, as people screaming at each other, and generally getting pissed off is all that passes for entertainment these days.