Were Neanderthals Sprinters or Endurance Athletes? Neanderthal

Premiered October 17, 2018
Were Neanderthals Sprinters or Endurance Athletes?

Dan Lieberman's experiment reveals how Neanderthals were built for speed.

About the Program

Neanderthal

This two-part series investigates what our ancient ancestors looked like and what would have happened when we met them. It turns out that what we thought we knew about them is wrong. They weren’t hunched, grunting, knuckle-dragging ape-men at all. In a reconstructed, imaginary confrontation, we discover they were faster, smarter, better looking and much more like us than we ever thought.

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