Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
tv show
2 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired June 23, 2011
Genres:
Overview
The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.
Neanderthal
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 50m
Air Date
June 30, 2011
Overview
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.