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With evidence of past civilisations in the Congo, could humanity have emerged from here?

Natural history of one of Africa's least explored regions. Scientists have discovered evidence of past civilisations. Could humanity have emerged from here?

Documentary series exploring the natural history of one of Africa's least explored regions.

The Congo is home to all three of our closest relatives: gorillas, chimps and pygmy chimps, or bonobos. Could we too have originally come from these forests? And which of these apes are we most like?

Although it is a wilderness now, scientists are finding evidence of past civilizations throughout the region, proving that people were a part of the Congo's history far back into the past.

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Documentary series looking at one of Africa's least explored regions.

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