Birth of Humanity

Introduction: The Birth of Humanity (1:58)

Sponsors: NOVA (0:50)

Homo Erectus (1:46)

Before Homo Erectus (2:10)

Turkana Boy (2:12)

Depicting Our Ancestors (3:02)

Dental Analysis (3:21)

Prolonged Childhood (2:01)

Stone Tools (1:44)

Creating Stone Tools (1:34)

Nutritional Needs (2:00)

Hairless Homo Erectus (3:30)

Hunting Advantages (1:09)

Persistence Hunting (2:08)

Social Animals (2:25)

Mother Child Relationships (2:04)

Exodus from Africa (1:52)

Dmanisi Fossils (1:57)

Dating the Dmanisi Site (1:23)

Homo Floresiensis (1:36)

Homo Floresiensis Origins (1:56)

Migration (2:02)

Humanity (1:41)

Turkana Boy's Final Day (2:50)

Conclusion: Homo Erectus (0:58)

Credits: Birth of Humanity: Becoming Human-Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors (1:43)