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Human: Neanderthal Encounters

S52E14 • Oct 1, 2025 • Runtime TBD

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For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens arrived, and how did these encounters change our species – including our DNA – in ways still with us today?

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Episode: S52E14

Aired: Oct 1, 2025

Runtime: Runtime TBD

Director:

Naomi Austin

Guest stars:

Ella Al-Shamahi Silvia Constantin Marco de la Rasilla Ludovic Slimak
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