Previews + Extras
The First Modern European
S1 E5 - 2m 14s
Deep inside a Romanian cave, archaeologist Joao Zilhao and his team uncover a modern human, amongst the bones of prehistoric bears. On First Peoples: Europe, Zilhao describes the "extreme archeaology" needed to examine the cave.
A Human Hybrid?
S1 E5 - 1m 28s
When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals. The two types of human were similar enough – intellectually and culturally - to interbreed.
Next on Episode 5 | Europe
S1 E5 - 30s
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
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