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My Ancestors

My Ancestors

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The Curious Species

The Curious Species

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The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics

The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics

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The Dangers of Genetic Isolation

The Dangers of Genetic Isolation

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The First Modern European

The First Modern European

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A Human Hybrid?

A Human Hybrid?

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An Impossible Task

An Impossible Task

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Americas

Americas

Season 1 Episode 1
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Africa

Africa

Season 1 Episode 2
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Asia

Asia

Season 1 Episode 3
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Australia

Australia

Season 1 Episode 4
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Europe

Europe

Season 1 Episode 5
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First Peoples

Discovering Eva of Naharon

Eva of Naharon dates 5,000 years before homo sapiens were thought to have enter America.
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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.
Americas
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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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