The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.

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Neanderthal

2/2 As the ice caps retreated 35,000 years ago, the Neanderthal stronghold in Europe weakened.

Thu 30 Jun 2011 20:00 BBC One

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