The Secret to Our Success - Connectivity
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 19s
200,000 years ago, a new species appeared on the African landscape.
200,000 years ago, a new species, Homo sapiens, appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have long 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.
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The Secret to Our Success - Connectivity
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 19s
200,000 years ago, a new species, Homo sapiens, appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have long 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.
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Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids. (30s)
Omo 1 - The World's First Modern Human
195,000 years ago, Omo-1 was a hunter prowling the east African savanna. (59s)
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