How Did the First Humans Appear? Why Were There Ever Different Kinds of Humans?

You are walking through a cold forest, fifty thousand years ago. Someone crouches beside a stream, and from behind, they look exactly like you. Then they turn around. For most of the last few million years, you were never alone on this planet. Earth was home to several kinds of humans at the same time, and only one of them is left. In this video, you follow the real fossils and DNA behind that story: from Sahelanthropus and Lucy to Homo erectus, Neanderthals, Denisovans, the "hobbit" of Flores, and Homo naledi. You will discover why humans split into different kinds, what happened when they met, and why part of them is still inside your body today. Featured sites and discoveries: Sahelanthropus (Chad), Lucy (Hadar, Ethiopia), Laetoli footprints (Tanzania), Ledi-Geraru (Ethiopia), Turkana Boy (Kenya), Neander Valley (Germany), Denisova Cave (Siberia), Baishiya Karst Cave (Tibetan Plateau), Liang Bua (Flores), Rising Star Cave (South Africa), Jebel Irhoud (Morocco). If this made you look at your own family tree differently, like the video, leave a comment with the question that stayed with you, and subscribe for more stories about how your ancestors really lived. #ancienthumans #humanevolution #prehistory #anthropology #neanderthals #denisovans #homosapiens #homoerectus #homonaledi #homofloresiensis #lucy #earlyhumans #archaeology #humanorigins #paleoanthropology #ancienthistory #evolution #humanancestors