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First Peoples

A Human Hybrid?

When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals. The two types of human were similar enough – intellectually and culturally - to interbreed.
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Season 1 Episode 5
Europe
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Australia
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Season 1 Episode 4
Australia
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Asia
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Season 1 Episode 3
Asia
Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
Africa
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Season 1 Episode 2
Africa
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
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Season 1 Episode 1
Americas
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
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