First Peoples

Asia

Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived. Our ancestors mated with them and their genes found a home within our DNA. More than that, they’ve helped us face down extinction.

Asia

54m 40s

Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived. Our ancestors mated with them and their genes found a home within our DNA. More than that, they’ve helped us face down extinction.

Previews + Extras

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    The Curious Species

    S1 E3 - 1m 22s

    On First Peoples: Asia, scientists explore Homo sapien migration out of Africa and into Asia. Much like modern humans, it was curiosity that drove them to explore new river valleys and make their way into a new continent.

  • The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics

    S1 E3 - 1m 25s

    On First Peoples: Asia, geneticist Svante Paabo uncovers a new branch of the human family tree; the Denisovans. Named after the Siberian cave where the single finger bone was found, these early humans were previously undiscovered.

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