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Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Australia
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Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Asia
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Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
Africa
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Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
Americas
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Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Next on Episode 3 | Asia
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Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
Next on Episode 2 | Africa
0:30
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
Next on Episode 5 | Europe
0:30
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Next on Episode 4 | Australia
0:30
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Next on Episode 1 | Americas
0:30
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Official Trailer
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See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to thrive.
The First Modern European
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Archaeologists uncover a modern human in a European cave.
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