First Peoples - Season 1 - Eps 2: Africa
Around 200,000 years ago, a new species, Homo sapiens, appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have imagined eastern Africa as a real-life Garden of Eden, the latest research suggests humans evolved in many places across the continent at the same time. DNA from a 19th-century African-American slave is forcing geneticists to re-think the origins of our species. The theory is that our ancestors met, mated and hybridized with other human types in Africa — creating ever greater diversity within our species.
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
