First Peoples
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- Kerry Shaleas Narrator
- John Hawksas Self - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Svante Paaboas Self - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Eske Willerslevas Self - Center for GeoGenetics, Copenhagen
- Shannon Mcpherronas Self - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Israel Hershkovitzas Self - Tel Aviv University
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A five-part series that explores the latest research on how early humans evolved. It examines how the mixing of prehistoric human genes contributed to the survival and spread of our species across the globe. Drawing on archaeology, genetics, and anthropology, the series sheds new light on 200,000 years of history, tracing how early humans became the dominant species.
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Kerry Shale
as Narrator
John Hawks
as Self - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Svante Paabo
as Self - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Eske Willerslev
as Self - Center for GeoGenetics, Copenhagen
Shannon Mcpherron
as Self - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Israel Hershkovitz
as Self - Tel Aviv University
Wulf Hein
as Self - Archaeo-Technic
Fabrice Demeter
as Self - National Museum of Natural History, Paris
Doug Owsley
as Self - Smithsonian Institution
John Shea
as Self - Stony Brook University
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