The permanent expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa began about 60,000 years ago. After intimate encounters with Neanderthals in Southwest Asia, some of them moved into Europe and Northern Asia. How did these Eurasian migrants adapt to foreign climates and ecosystems? Support the show
Jun 21
50. Southwest Asia: Upper Paleolithic Hub [Preview]
Migration out of Africa, interbreeding with Neanderthals, and colonization of Eurasia. What can stone tools, bone tools, and ornaments discovered in the Middle East tell us about those fateful events?Support the show
4m 37s
Jul 2022
What Happened To The Neandertals?
Studies have found Neandertal 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… B ... Show More
17m 16s
Feb 2024
Ice Age Britain: Finding the First Homo sapiens
<p>Roughly 40,000 years ago, Ice Age Britain was undergoing a transformation. </p><br><p>The first modern humans, <em>Homo sapiens, </em>were arriving and beginning to settle in the British Isles. Their evolutionary predecessors, the Neanderthals, were on their way to extinc ... Show More
32m 58s