In this new series, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – thanks to new discoveries – we're learning that the story is stranger and more surprising than we ever imagined. When Homo sapiens emerged in Africa we were not alone: there were at least six other human species alive at the time. Human examines how we went from being just one of many types of human to the dominant form of life on the planet.
1. The First of Us
59 minutes
The extraordinary story of how the human species, Homo sapiens, first emerged, where the discoveries of recent years are revolutionising the understanding of humanity's origin story.
The extraordinary story of how the human species, Homo sapiens, first emerged, where the discoveries of recent years are revolutionising the understanding of humanity's origin story.
2. Into the Unknown
59 minutes
Following early Homo sapiens's ancestors as they step out of Africa and venture into the wider world, into areas inhabited by other human species.
Following early Homo sapiens's ancestors as they step out of Africa and venture into the wider world, into areas inhabited by other human species.
3. Last Humans Standing
58 minutes
Shocking new insights into the demise of modern humans' sister species, the Neanderthals, Homo sapiens's possible role in their downfall and how it become the last human species on Earth.
Shocking new insights into the demise of modern humans' sister species, the Neanderthals, Homo sapiens's possible role in their downfall and how it become the last human species on Earth.
4. Discovering the Americas
58 minutes
During the height of the Ice Age, one of the coldest times humanity has ever known, Homo sapiens steps into the last habitable continents on the planet: the Americas.
During the height of the Ice Age, one of the coldest times humanity has ever known, Homo sapiens steps into the last habitable continents on the planet: the Americas.