The Incredible Human Journey

Season 1 • Episode 3: Europe • Watch with subtitles

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Europe

Episode 3: Europe

May 24, 2009 • 60 min

When our species first arrived in Europe, the peak of the Ice Age was approaching and the continent was already crawling with a rival: stronger, at home in the cold and even (contrary to the popular image) brainier than us. So how did the European pioneers survive first the Neanderthals and then the deep freeze as they pushed across the continent?

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