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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey

Jan 21, 2003
2h 0m
★ 7.2

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.

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Documentary

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PBS

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