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Investigation of discoveries showing that the dim-witted cave dwelling Neanderthals were smart and technologically savvy. So why did they disappear? 

Neanderthal Apocalypse

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Genetics underpins the whole of human evolution, from our rise as a class of primates on the African plain to our spread across the Earth.

The Evolution of Us

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A 1960 archaeological site in remote Morocco revealed remains of ancient homo sapiens that challenge scientists to rethink the origins of our species.

Sapiens: The New Origins

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Meet the "First Europeans," our long-extinct relation from the Ice Age. We're beginning to see just how close Neanderthals were to modern humans.

The Neanderthal in Us

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When a tiny, human-like skeleton is discovered on an Indonesian island, a scientific mystery begins. Is this creature a human or another species?

The Real Hobbit: Rethinking Human Origins

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Toumai, the oldest human ancestor recorded to date, is a seven-million-year-old fossil that "crash-landed" into the world of the living.

History

Rise of Mankind