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Tue, May 6 9:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)  

As humans spread out across the world, their toughest challenge was to colonize the Americas -- because of a huge ice sheet blocking their route. It has long been thought that pioneers -- known as Clovis people -- arrived about 13,000 years ago. But an underwater discovery in Mexico is forcing the story to be re-written. How closely related were the First Americans and today's Native Americans?It's a matter of huge controversy, focused on Kennewick Man. There are very few other skeletons in the world that engender such strong feelings.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 101

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Tue, May 6 9:00 P.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 7 2:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 7 10:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Sat, May 10 5:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 13 5:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 13 11:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)

About First Peoples:

See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to survive and thrive around the globe.

Archaeology, genetics and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how early humans became dominant.


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Tue, May 6 9:00 P.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 7 2:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 7 10:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Sat, May 10 5:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 13 5:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 13 11:00 A.M. Americas     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 13 9:00 P.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 14 2:00 A.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 14 10:00 A.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Sat, May 17 5:00 A.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 20 5:00 A.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 20 11:00 A.M. Africa     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 20 9:00 P.M. Asia     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 21 2:00 A.M. Asia     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 21 10:00 A.M. Asia     NH World (11.3)
Sat, May 24 5:00 A.M. Asia     NH World (11.3)


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