
What Happened To The Neanderthals?
Season 1 Episode 10 | 17m 50s
How are these ancient relatives of ours are somehow both here and gone?
Studies have found Neanderthal DNA in people living in - and descended from - populations in Europe, Asia, and, most recently, Africa. So, in a way, these ancient relatives of ours are somehow both here and gone. We know we shared the planet with them in the not-so-distant past… But what happened to them?
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What Happened To The Neanderthals?
Season 1 Episode 10 | 17m 50s
Studies have found Neanderthal DNA in people living in - and descended from - populations in Europe, Asia, and, most recently, Africa. So, in a way, these ancient relatives of ours are somehow both here and gone. We know we shared the planet with them in the not-so-distant past… But what happened to them?
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