S1 E5: Europe

Name: S1 E5: Europe | First Peoples
Uploaded: 2015-07-09T01:00:00+00:00
Duration: 54 min 42 s
Description: 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. But as more Homo sapiens moved into Europe and the population increased, there was an explosion of art and symbolic thought which overwhelmed the Neanderthals.

Aired: 7/6/2015 | 0:54:42 | Expires: 6/24/2025 | Episode

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. But as more Homo sapiens moved into Europe and the population increased, there was an explosion of art and symbolic thought which overwhelmed the Neanderthals.