When Homo sapiens 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 the First Australians and modern-day Aborigines -- the ancient and modern story intersect here as nowhere else in the world. The secret to this continuity is diversity. Intuitively, they found the right balance between being separate and connected.
Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 104
Tue, May 21 | 2:00 P.M. | Australia 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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