200,000 years ago, a new species appeared on the African landscape -- Homo sapiens. Scientists imagined eastern Africa was a real-life Garden of Eden, but the latest research suggests we evolved in many places across the continent at the same time. Diversity is etched into our biological blueprint. DNA from a 19th Century African-American slave is forcing geneticists to re-think the origins of our species. The idea is that our ancestors met, mated and hybridized with other types of human in Africa -- creating ever greater diversity within our species.
Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 102
Mon, May 20 | 3:00 P.M. | Africa NH World (11.3) |
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.
Mon, May 20 | 2:00 P.M. | Americas NH World (11.3) |
Mon, May 20 | 3:00 P.M. | Africa NH World (11.3) |
Mon, May 20 | 4:00 P.M. | Asia NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 21 | 2:00 P.M. | Australia NH World (11.3) |
Tue, May 21 | 3:00 P.M. | Europe NH World (11.3) |
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