Next on Episode 5 | Europe First Peoples

Premiered July 07, 2015
Next on Episode 5 | Europe

Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.

About the Program

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.

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