Africa
200,000 years ago Homo sapiens appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have long imagined eastern Africa as a real-life Garden of Eden, the latest research suggests humans evolved in many places across the continent at the same time. Now, DNA reveals that our ancestors continued meeting, mating and hybridizing with other human type — creating ever greater diversity within us.
Previews + Extras
Omo 1 - The World's First Modern Human
S1 E2 - 59s
Omo-1 died while still in his twenties, but he is the oldest member of our species found anywhere in the world. His remains are 195,000 years old, yet he looked like a modern human.
The Secret to Our Success - Connectivity
S1 E2 - 2m 19s
200,000 years ago, a new species, Homo sapiens, appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have long imagined eastern Africa as a real-life Garden of Eden, the latest research suggests humans evolved in many places across the continent at the same time.
Next on Episode 2 | Africa
S1 E2 - 30s
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
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