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NOVA 52x12 - Human

    

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Around 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens emerged in Africa –one of at least seven human species alive at the time. Now, weare the only remaining human line, and our impact on theplanet is undeniable.In this stunningly cinematic five-partseries, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi takes viewers backin time to trace the surprising story of human origins.Remarkable new fossil evidence, modern DNA sequencing, andother cutting-edge scientific tools are shedding new light onthe lives and journeys of long-vanished human species, and howour encounters with them helped make us who we are today. Thisevidence also reveals how our ancestors survived as theyencountered new landscapes, developing the physical andcultural tools to help them survive – and eventually, withthe rise of cities and complex civilizations, thrive – as nospecies has ever done.

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