Australia -
first peoples

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.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 104

No future air times were found for this episode.

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.

Watch First Peoples - Clips, Episodes & Previews

A Human Hybrid?

The First Modern European

An Impossible Task

Europe

Africa

Asia

Future Broadcast times for "First Peoples": (show all)

Tue, Jun 10	9:00 P.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jun 11	2:00 A.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jun 11	10:00 A.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jun 14	5:00 A.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jun 15	3:00 A.M.	Americas NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jun 15	4:00 A.M.	Africa NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jun 17	5:00 A.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jun 17	11:00 A.M.	Europe NH World (11.3)