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First Peoples: 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.

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  • Originally Aired June 24, 2015
  • Runtime 55 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
  • Created October 27, 2021 by
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  • Modified October 27, 2021 by
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Name Type Role
Nigel Walk Director