Becoming Human Part 1 | NOVA

First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? Details

The first hour of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes.

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Duration: (51:27)
Premiere Date: 11/03/2009
Episode Expires: None
TV Rating: TV-PG
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Building Faces From Fossils
Paleoartist Viktor Deak works from casts of fossil skulls to put faces to Turkana Boy and other ancient hominids.

Becoming Human Part 2
Birth of Humanity: New discoveries reveal how early humans hunted and formed families.
The Adaptable Human
Paleoanthropologist Rick Potts believes modern humans were adapted to change itself, as he explains in this interview.

Becoming Human Part 3
Last Human Standing: Many human species once shared the globe. Why do we alone remain?
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