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Africa's Great Civilizations

Origins (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History

The host Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores what is considered to be the cradle of civilization where first modern humans emerged some 200,000 years ago, and covers African history from Mitochondrial Eve to the ancient Kingdom of Kush.
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Feb 27, 2017 (United States)

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self - Presenter (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Presenter (as Henry Louis Gates)   See fewer
George Lamptey
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Richard Leakey
Self - Palaeoanthropologist Self - Palaeoanthropologist   See fewer
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