How did early hominids evolve into modern Homo sapiens? In this stimulating two-part series, Dr. Friedemann Schrenk, chief curator at Darmstadt’s Hessisches Landesmuseum, goes to major paleoanthropological sites in Africa and to vaults containing priceless collections of fossils in his effort to piece together the phases of human evolution by sifting through the scattered remains of early humankind. 2-part series, 46-47 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : History of the Anthropoid: The Search for the Beginning | Origins of Homo Sapiens: East African Roots

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