The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.
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Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
June 23, 2011
June 30, 2011
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This episode is set 35,000 years ago and depicts Homo sapiens's encounter with Homo neanderthalensis. As the ice caps retreated, the Neanderthal stronghold in Europe weakened, providing a window of opportunity to which modern humans owe their existence.
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