Professor Chris Stringer explains how new evidence suggests modern humans arrived in western Europe about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Evidence of early modern humans found in southern France suggests an early attempt to colonise the continent lasted for over 1,000 years before the Neanderthals reestablished themselves.

00:00 Introduction to the story
00:26 Why did modern humans move to Southern France?
00:36 Tools used by modern humans
01:03 Early industries across Europe
01:56 Will we discover more about modern humans interacting with Neanderthals?


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