First Peoples - Season 1 - Eps 1: Americas
As early humans spread out across the world, their toughest challenge was colonizing the Americas — because a huge ice sheet blocked the route. It has long been thought that the pioneers, known as Clovis people, arrived about 13,000 years ago, but an underwater discovery in Mexico suggests people arrived earlier than previously thought — and by boat, not on foot. How closely related were these First Americans to today’s Native Americans? It’s a controversial matter, focused on Kennewick Man. Few other skeletons engender such strong feelings.
About First Peoples
Title: First Peoples
First Air Date: 2015-06-24
Last Air Date: 2015-07-08
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: PBS ARTE ARTE
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Wall to Wall, ARTE, PBS
Synopsis
A five-part series that features the latest research exploring how early humans evolved. 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.
Cast
Kerry Shale
Narrator
