The Evolution of Europeans

The pre-history of European evolution and survival from 6 million years to 10,000 years ago

By: Neil Harrison

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This is the history of humans from 6 million years ago until the Mesolithic Period, based entirely on evidence-based discoveries. From 1.8 million years ago, the focus shifts mainly to the Eurasian continent and the very specific adaptations our ancestors made there, evolving eventually into the modern Eurasians of today. From 120,000 years ago, a sharp light is shone on European-specific evolution, revealing how Europeans became the people they were finally to become.

The narrative reveals how the varying environment — both climate and fauna in Eurasia — played a unique role in forcing an equatorially adapted species to evolve into humans capable of facing a wide range of life-threatening challenges. This evolution involved not just behavioral adaptation, but very specific physiological adaptations, such as skin, hair, and eye color, face shape, and many others.

By the end of the book, the reader will have learned how small tree-living quadrupeds incapable of speech became the modern Europeans of today.

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