NOVA · SEASON 37

Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

Episode 5 · 2009-11-10

★ 9.0
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Season 37Episode 5★ 9.0/10
  • Documentary

Episode overview

In gripping forensic detail, the second program in “Becoming Human” investigates the first skeleton that really looks like us — “Turkana Boy” — an astonishingly complete specimen of Homo erectus found by the famous Leakey team in Kenya.

55 minutes

Season 37 episodes

1. Darwin's Darkest Hour2009-10-06 2. Hubble's Amazing Rescue2009-10-13 3. Lizard Kings2009-10-20 4. Becoming Human: First Steps2009-11-03 5. Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity2009-11-10 6. Becoming Human: Last Human Standing2009-11-17 7. What Are Dreams?2009-11-24 8. What Darwin Never Knew2009-12-29 9. Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor2010-01-05 10. Building Pharaoh's Ship2010-01-12 11. Riddles of the Sphinx2010-01-19 12. Ghosts of Machu Picchu2010-02-02 13. Extreme Cave Diving2010-02-09 14. The Pluto Files2010-03-02 15. Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way2010-04-06 16. Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe2010-04-13 17. Mind Over Money2010-04-27 18. Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead2010-05-04