First Peoples
See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species.
Americas
S1 Ep1 | 54m 41s
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Australia
S1 Ep4 | 54m 42s
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Europe
S1 Ep5 | 54m 42s
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Official Trailer
2m 4s
See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to thrive.
The Dangers of Genetic Isolation
2m 5s
Witness the dangers of genetic isolation exemplified by the duck-billed platypus.
An Impossible Task
2m 34s
Scientists demonstrate the challenges in reconstructing DNA from a Neanderthal bone.
Eva of Naharon – The First American?
S1 Ep1 | 1m 2s
Eva of Naharon was discovered in 2008 on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
The Clovis Point – The First American Invention
S1 Ep1 | 48s
The Clovis point is an amazing piece of Stone Age technology used to hunt animals.
Next on Episode 1 | Americas
S1 Ep1 | 30s
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Omo 1 – The World’s First Modern Human
S1 Ep2 | 59s
195,000 years ago, Omo-1 was a hunter prowling the east African savanna.
The Secret to Our Success – Connectivity
S1 Ep2 | 2m 19s
200,000 years ago, a new species appeared on the African landscape.
Next on Episode 2 | Africa
S1 Ep2 | 30s
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
S1 Ep3 | 1m 25s
Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived.
Next on Episode 3 | Asia
S1 Ep3 | 30s
Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
My Ancestors
S1 Ep4 | 2m 4s
The close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.
Next on Episode 4 | Australia
S1 Ep4 | 30s
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
A Human Hybrid?
S1 Ep5 | 1m 28s
When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals.
Next on Episode 5 | Europe
S1 Ep5 | 30s
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
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