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First Peoples is a five-part PBS television documentary program about the first people on the Earth. The program aired in 2015.[1] It shows how humans reached each continent, focusing on various fossil discoveries and placing them into the context of what research has discovered about pre-modern human migration. The program includes interviews with many of the researchers involved in these studies,[2] such as geneticists Svante Pääbo and Eske Willerslev and anthropologists John D. Hawks[3] and Nicole Waguespack.[4]

Episodes

  1. "First Peoples: Americas"[5] The episode begins with a lengthy discussion on Kennewick Man and what his DNA reveals about him.[6]
  2. "First Peoples: Africa"[7] This episode discusses the Jebel Irhoud skull found in Morocco. It also discusses evidence of other humans in West and Central Africa.[1]
  3. "First Peoples: Asia"[8] It emphasized man's need to explore. Because of that need they encountered other peoples. Modern human DNA shows the earliest Homo sapiens interbred with other human species such as Neanderthals.[6]
  4. "First Peoples: Australia"[9] This program explores the close connections between the first people and modern-day Australian Aborigines.[10]
  5. "First Peoples: Europe"[11] It highlights the explosion of art in Europe that came with the Homo sapiens.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Kristina Killgrove (June 24, 2015). "Review: 'First Peoples' Series Chronicles Origins And Spread Of Modern Humans". Forbes. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ^ John Timmer (June 24, 2015). "Review: PBS' "First Peoples" tracks our arrival on every continent". Ars Technica. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "First Peoples - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "UW Anthropologist to Appear in "First Peoples" PBS Series". Sweetwater Now. May 27, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Americas – First Peoples". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Neil Genzlinger (June 23, 2015). "Review: 'First Peoples' Finds the Drive to Explore in Our DNA". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Africa – First Peoples". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "Asia – First Peoples". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  9. ^ "Australia – First Peoples". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "First Peoples". ThinkTV/Public Media Connect. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  11. ^ "First Peoples – Europe". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved July 11, 2015.

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