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Modern Archaeology: What ancient genes tell us about who we are

The archaeologists Katerina Douka and Tom Higham examine ancient fragments and bones to better understand how humans evolved. 50,000 years ago, we shared this planet with different human species, among them Neanderthals, Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonesis and the Denisovans. In her research, Katerina Douka and Tom Higham want to find out why they disappeared from Earth – Homo sapiens thus being the only remaining human species. "We now know that Homo sapiens has interbred with all these archaic species", says Douka und Higham adds, "Now the big question is: What happened exactly when they met?". In the video, the two archaeologists explain how they are going to find the answer to this question and why there is a direct link between who we were 50,000 years ago and who we are today. 00:00 Intro 00:20 Your research in 10 seconds? 00:32 Why are we the only humans left? 00:58 What relevance does your research have for us today? 01:40 How do ancient genes affect our lives today? 02:47 New research methods: Is history now beeing rewritten? 03:16 Outro 👉 Department of Evolutionary Anthropology: https://www.anthropology.at/ 👉 Read more about their ingenious research on: https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/ancie...