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This is also part of this series: Ape Man: Adventures in Human Evolution

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Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Genetics, Geography, History, Science

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 2000
Available in French: Yes

At devastating speed, homo sapiens drove the existing hominid species to extinction as they arrived into Europe and Asia. The original inhabitants, the Neanderthals, dwindled in numbers, and despite a suggestion of interbreeding with homo sapiens, eventually became extinct 27,000 years ago. What was the reason for their extinction? And what was the secret behind homo sapiens' success?

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