The Incredible Human Journey - Season 1 - Eps 3: Europe
When our species first arrived in Europe, the peak of the Ice Age was approaching and the continent was already crawling with a rival: stronger, at home in the cold and even (contrary to the popular image) brainier than us. So how did the European pioneers survive first the Neanderthals and then the deep freeze as they pushed across the continent?
About The Incredible Human Journey
Title: The Incredible Human Journey
First Air Date: 2009-05-10
Last Air Date: 2009-06-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.
Cast
Alice Roberts
Self - Presenter
Tessa Wojtczak
