Extras
Scientists demonstrate the challenges in reconstructing DNA from a Neanderthal bone.
An Impossible Task
The Dangers of Genetic Isolation
Witness the dangers of genetic isolation exemplified by the duck-billed platypus.
The Dangers of Genetic Isolation
See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the way for our species to thrive.
Official Trailer
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Next on Episode 4 | Australia
Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
Next on Episode 3 | Asia
Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Next on Episode 5 | Europe
The close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.
My Ancestors
The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived.
The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
The Secret to Our Success - Connectivity
200,000 years ago, a new species appeared on the African landscape.
The Secret to Our Success - Connectivity
Omo 1 - The World's First Modern Human
195,000 years ago, Omo-1 was a hunter prowling the east African savanna.
Omo 1 - The World's First Modern Human
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
Next on Episode 2 | Africa
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Next on Episode 1 | Americas
Eva of Naharon - The First American?
Eva of Naharon was discovered in 2008 on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Eva of Naharon - The First American?
The Clovis Point - The First American Invention
The Clovis point is an amazing piece of Stone Age technology used to hunt animals.