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Episode: Meet the hominins brought back from the ancient past
Description: John Gurche helps people understand how ancient humans looked by creating lifelike models based on archaeological finds. The work requires a mix of artistic skill and scientific knowledge.
Gurche is a paleo artist, who creates lifelike models of our ancient human cousins at his studio in upstate New York. He studies fossils from around the world. He bases his work as much as possible on the available evidence.Β
Gurche is trying to reshape the perception of ancient humans like the Neanderthals. Theyβve often been shown as primitive cavemen, who died out because we were better versions, but a growing bod...