Toumai, the New Ancestor
In July 2001, Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a 7-million-year-old skull in Chad's Djurab desert. This documentary retraces the scientific adventure that redefined the origins of humanity.
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In July 2001, Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a 7-million-year-old skull in Chad's Djurab desert. This documentary retraces the scientific adventure that redefined the origins of humanity.
Watch the documentary →For 300,000 years, Neanderthals populated Eurasia with a brain as large as ours, sophisticated technology, and cultural practices once thought exclusive to Homo sapiens. This documentary traces the history of this other humanity and the recent discoveries that have radically changed our view of our extinct cousins.
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