Dawn of Humanity

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NOVA and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors. Deep in a South African cave, a special team of experts has brought to light an unprecedented wealth of fossils belonging to a crucial gap in the record of our origins that spans the transition between the ape-like australopithecines (such as the famous Lucy) and the earliest members of the human family
Becoming Human (2:27)
"Cradle of Humankind" (3:21)
Transition from Australopithecus to Homo Erectus (1:58)
Fossil Hunting (3:31)
Rising Star Cave System (4:02)
Bone Discovery (1:57)
Clavicle and Mandible (3:43)
Fossils in Ancient Cave Systems (4:23)
Australopithecus Sediba (3:28)
Bridging the Fossil Record Gap (4:04)
Concept Reconstruction (2:40)
Fossil Evidence (4:00)
Keys to Becoming Human (3:16)
Debating the Dawn of Humanity (3:56)
Evidence Related to Dart's Theory (4:02)
Examining the Death Scene (2:27)
Fossil Preservation (3:14)
Contender for Early Homo (3:30)
First Members of the Genus Homo (4:10)
New Kind of Paleoanthropology (4:25)
Excavations Begin (3:04)
Marking Hominid Bones (3:31)
Studying the Mandible (3:12)
Accumulation of Fossils (4:11)
Intentional Burial (3:36)
Skull Removal (3:54)
Fossil Brought to the Surface (3:23)
Indisputably Homo (4:00)
Dinaledi Chamber (2:53)
Primitive Ancestors (3:11)
Narrative of Human Evolution (3:34)
Interbreeding Adaptations (4:55)
Credits: Dawn of Humanity (1:13)

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