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we are the smartest most adaptable
animal on the
planet yet we're unmistakably tied to
our
Origins how did we get to this from
that what set us on the path from ape to
human the questions are epic but at last
science is closing in on the
answers in a comprehensive three-part
special Nova documents the explosion of
recent discoveries Transforming Our
understanding of human Origins we see
the launching of the career that
ultimately led to Homo sapiens an
in-depth investigation brings us face to
face with our earliest ancestors and
scientific detectives uncover clues that
open new windows on the
past in the Sahara Desert a 7 milliony
old fossil May hold the secrets of how
we first walked
upright a tiny baby from 3 and 1/2
million years ago offers a tantalizing
glimpse of the first seeds of our modern
human
brain in the Great Rift Valley
scientists Unearthed the earliest most
complete human skeleton ever found what
can he tell us about the roots of the
human mind our creativity and social
instincts it is evidence for having the
ability of symbolic Communication in
other words language they learn to read
the emotions of others from an early age
and we now know that we are the first
homed species ever to be alone on Earth
for millions of years different human
species including Our Mysterious close
cousins the Neanderthals actually shared
the planet why did some survive and
others die out for the first first time
we're finding clues that challenge old
theories about what drove the crucial
transformation from AP to
human was it hunting and meat eating
they were the Supreme carnivore because
you see cut marks on Bones you see
refitted
tools or was it something in our
environment did climate trigger huge
leaps in human
evolution and finally genetic
breakthroughs reveal provocative
insights on the birth of our own species
all modern humans are descended from a
small population of approximately 600
breeding individuals how we
lived what set us apart from other human
species and how we populated the planet
so get ready for a ride through millions
of years of our
history this is the story of becoming
human our story this fall on Nova