Rebuilding Turkana Boy: 1.5-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor Revealed

This episode of Prehistoric Autopsy reconstructs Turkana Boy (Nariokotome Boy) from the bones up to reveal how Homo Erectus adapted to a changing African climate through endurance running, hairlessness, fire usage, and social compassion. By examining fossilized remains, sea-floor sediment cores,...

59 min - Dinosaurs & Prehistory - Spark

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