40, 000 years ago the steppes of Eurasia were home to our closest human relative, the Neanderthals. Recent genetic and archaeological discoveries have proven that they were not the dim-witted cave dwellers we long thought they were. In fact, they were cultured, technologically savvy and more like us than we ever imagined! So why did they disappear? We accompany scientists on an exciting search for an answer to this question and come to a startling conclusion.
Show Info
Web channel: Prime Video
(2017 -
2017)
Schedule: Sundays
(100 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Episode 2
Episode 1x02; Mar 19, 2017
In part two of Neanderthal Apocalypse, scientists take a look at what other factors might have affected the demise of the Neanderthals. Could it have been the eruption of a super volcano? And if so, the presence of a simmering super volcano in the ba…
Previous Episodes
View full episode list »Cast
