A new history of Homo sapiens

Humanity has African origins. Recent discoveries based on DNA analysis show that modern humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans. The latest findings also indicate a profound and complex mixing of different populations within Africa itself at the dawn of human history. Other species, very different from our own, coexisted there alongside our ancestors. Professor Hawks’ lecture will guide us through the latest fossil discoveries and DNA research in search of answers to the question of human origins.