What caused the Neanderthals to become extinct? The Neanderthal in us

Neanderthals are the only other human species to have inhabited planet Earth. They disappeared around 40,000 years ago and the oldest Neanderthal bones discovered date back to 430,000 years ago. This documentary explores what happened to this branch of the human family tree all those years ago and the genetic inheritance that might still exist in us today.

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