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My Ancestors

The close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.

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Europe

Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.

Africa

Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.

Americas

Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.

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