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Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today.
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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Human: Neanderthal Encounters Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 14 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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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At the Edge of Extinction, These Neanderthals Were Cannibalized
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Clip: S52 Ep14 | 2m 59s | Inside the Tunnel of Bones, a macabre Neanderthal mystery unfolds. (2m 59s)
Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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