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S1 Ep5 |Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
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Australia
S1 Ep4 |Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Asia
S1 Ep3 |Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Africa
S1 Ep2 |Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Americas
S1 Ep1 |Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
About First Peoples
See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe. Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.
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Next on Episode 3 | Asia
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Next on Episode 4 | Australia
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A Human Hybrid?
An Impossible Task
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Next on Episode 5 | Europe
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The First Modern European
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My Ancestors
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The Curious Species
The Dangers of Genetic Isolation
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The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
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Eva of Naharon - The First American?
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Next on Episode 1 | Americas
