The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey

The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey

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January 21, 2003

2h 0m

Documentary

Overview

Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer Wells, one of a group of scientists studying the origin of human life, offers evidence and theories to support such a thesis in this PBS special. He claims that Africa was populated by only a few thousand people that some deserted their homeland in a conquest that has resulted in global domination.

Directed by

Clive Maltby

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