BBC - Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2

BBC - Planet of the Apemen Battle for Earth 2


The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.

Neanderthal


Episode 2 of 2


This episode is set 35,000 years ago and depicts Homo sapiens's encounter with Homo neanderthalensis. As the ice caps retreated, the Neanderthal stronghold in Europe weakened, providing a window of opportunity to which modern humans owe their existence.