NOVA's groundbreaking investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Becoming Human explores the origins of us -where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and how our social history led to 3-5% of our genetic heritage being Neanderthal. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot in the trenches as fossils were unearthed, and stunning computer-generated animation, Becoming Human brings early hominids to life, examining how they lived and how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today. In gripping forensic detail, we meet: Selam, the amazingly complete remains of a 3 million year-old child, packed with clues to why we split from the apes, came down from the trees, and started walking upright; Turkana Boy -a tantalizing fossil of Homo erectus, the first ancestor to leave Africa and colonize the globe. What led to this first great African exodus?
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A feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover our true force and who we truly are. ...
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Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil h...
If we compare ourselves with our genetically closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, we have few ...
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Drama-led documentary following the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who, driven by reve...
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An international team of art restorers and archaeologists begin work on the restoration of medieval ...
This cinematic journey into the waters off East Africa chronicles the story behind artist Damien Hir...
Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a varie...
As part of a high-tech forensic probe into the demise of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, scientists us...
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