Becoming Human

Nothing is more fascinating to us than, well, us. Where did we come from? What makes us human? An explosion of recent discoveries sheds light on these questions, and NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special, "Becoming Human," examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives—putting together the pieces of our human past and transforming our understanding of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, each hour unfolds with a CSI-like forensic investigation into the life and death of a specific hominid ancestor. The programs were shot "in the trenches" where discoveries were unearthed throughout Africa and Europe. Dry bones spring back to life with stunning computer-generated animation and prosthetics. Fossils not only give us clues to what early hominids looked like, but, with the aid of ingenious new lab techniques, how they lived and how we became the creative, thinking humans of today.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 333111
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired August 11, 2011
  • Recent August 11, 2011
  • Network PBS
  • Average Runtime 60 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
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Graham Townsley 6 08/11/2011

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