NOVA “Becoming Human"

Nothing is more fascinating to us than, well, us. Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA’s three-part special, “Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors,” examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — putting together the pieces of our human past and transforming our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

Featuring interviews with renowned scientists, each hour unfolds with a “CSI”-like forensic investigation into the life and death of a specific hominid ancestor. “Becoming Human” was shot “in the trenches,” where discoveries were unearthed throughout Africa and Europe. Dry bones spring back to life with stunning computer-generated animation and prosthetics. Fossils not only offer clues to what early hominids looked like, but, with the aid of ingenious new lab techniques, how they lived and how we became the creative, “behaviorally modern” humans of today.

8pm     Becoming Human “First Steps:

9pm     Becoming Human “Birth of Humanity”

10pm   Becoming Human “Last Human Standing”