Human: Neanderthal Encounters

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1st October 2025 53 mins Season 52 Episode 14

For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens arrived, and how did these encounters change our species – including our DNA – in ways still with us today?

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Season 52 · Episode 15

Human: Into the Americas

Follow ancient humans' perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths, and other fearsome beasts tested their resilience.
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