Australia
When humans arrived in Australia, they were, for the first time, truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent? There is a close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines; here the ancient and modern story intersect as nowhere else.
Previews + Extras
My Ancestors
S1 E4 - 2m 4s
There is a close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines; here the ancient and modern story intersect as nowhere else.
Next on Episode 4 | Australia
S1 E4 - 30s
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
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