First Peoples

See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species.

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    Europe

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    Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.

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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