NOVA · SEASON 52
Human: Building Empires
Episode 16 · 2025-10-15
- Documentary
Episode overview
Discover how Homo sapiens transformed from nomads to empire builders. Witness the innovations – from animal domestication to writing – that revolutionized ancient life and shaped our modern world.
54 minutes
Season 52 episodes
1. What Are UFOs?2025-01-22
2. Extreme Airport Engineering2025-01-29
3. Dino Birds2025-02-05
4. Egypt's Tombs of Amun2025-02-12
5. Pompeii's Secret Underworld2025-02-19
6. Baltimore Bridge Collapse2025-02-26
7. Revolutionary War Weapons2025-04-09
8. Secrets of the Forest2025-04-16
9. Critical Condition: Health In Black America2025-04-30
10. Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown2025-05-07
11. Ultimate Crash Test: Impact2025-05-14
12. Human: Origins2025-09-17
13. Human: Journeys2025-09-24
14. Human: Neanderthal Encounters2025-10-01
15. Human: Into the Americas2025-10-08
16. Human: Building Empires2025-10-15
17. Ancient Desert Death Trap2025-10-22
18. Superfloods2025-10-29
19. Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build2025-11-05
20. Operation Space Station: Science and Survival2025-11-12
