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Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors
2018·1 Season·2 Episodes·★ 4.0
According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About 2% of the DNA of most people is of Neanderthal origin—and it continues to affect us today. Ella Al-Shamahi enlists the skills of Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, and a group of experts to investigate Neanderthals.
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Season 1
2 episodes
2018
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