Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth — Season 1, Episode 2: Neanderthal
Documentary • 50 min • 1 season, 2 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
This episode is set 35,000 years ago and depicts Homo sapiens's encounter with Homo neanderthalensis. As the ice caps retreated, the Neanderthal stronghold in Europe weakened, providing a window of opportunity to which modern humans owe their existence.
About Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.