The complex evolution of homo sapiens - 1,000,000 to 30,000 years ago

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Stefan Milo is an archaeology graduate who cites the papers behind each claim on screen and flags where evidence is contested; forty minutes of up-to-date palaeoanthropology.

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The complicated evolution of Homo sapiens from 1,000,000 to 30,000 years ago, including interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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