Human: Neanderthal Encounters
NOVA · Season 52 · Episode 14
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?
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Season
52
Episode
14
Air Date
01/Oct/2025
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
53 min
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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?
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