How Did a Tropical Ape End Up Living in the Arctic?

Humans evolved near the equator with no fur. Yet 30,000 years ago, people were living above the Arctic Circle at -40 degrees. How? In this video we follow five inventions that let a hairless tropical ape survive the Ice Age: fire, animal skins, the needle, houses built from mammoth bones, and a land bridge into a whole new continent. Places and evidence mentioned: the Sungir burials (Russia), the Mezhyrich mammoth-bone huts (Ukraine), the Yana Rhinoceros Horn Site (Siberia), the Denisova Cave eyed needle, and body lice genetics. Could YOU have survived the Ice Age? Tell me in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Hook 0:34 Built for the Wrong Planet 1:12 Trick 1: The Pocket Sun (Fire) 1:54 Trick 2: Wear Your Dinner 2:37 The Needle That Beat the Neanderthals 3:23 The Children of Sungir 4:11 Trick 4: A House of Mammoth Bones 4:58 Trick 5: The Edge of the World 5:44 The Verdict NEXT VIDEO: How humans went from dinner to the planet's biggest nightmare. Watch it next! #IceAge #HumanEvolution #Prehistory