A three-part exploration of inequalities among societies around the world, based on UCLA biologist-geographer Jared Diamond's Pulitzer-winning 1997 study, 'Guns, Germs and Steel:...
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Africa
The appearance of Homo sapiens on the African landscape some 200,000 years ago is detailed. Scientists now believe that the early humans evolved...
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Australia
The arrival of early humans in Australia is detailed. Included: the cultural and genetic links between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.
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Europe
The final episode explores the arrival of Homo sapiens in prehistoric Europe. The Neanderthals were already present on the continent, and the two...
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Americas
The story of early Homo sapiens and how they became the dominant human species begins with the colonization of the Americas. Included: an...
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Asia
The migration of Homo sapiens into Asia is detailed. Recent evidence suggests the exodus from Africa began earlier than thought; and that...
