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Human: Neanderthal Encounters

Season 52 Episode 14 | 53m 27s

For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens arrived, and how did these encounters change our species – including our DNA – in ways still with us today?

Aired: 09/30/25 | Expires: 11/14/25
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