First Peoples

Season 1 Episode 2: Africa

Around 200,000 years ago, a new species, Homo sapiens, appeared on the African landscape. While scientists have 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. DNA from a 19th-century African-American slave is forcing geneticists to re-think the origins of our species. The theory is that our ancestors met, mated and hybridized with other human types in Africa — creating ever greater diversity within our species.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

5

Cast:

Kerry Shale

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2015

Rating:

8.0