This video explores the quest to find the origins of the human race, a scientific journey into the past that began in 1856 with the discovery of the 40,000-year-old bones of a Neanderthal man in Germany. This quest, full of finds, forgeries, and contradictions, led to Charles Darwin's controversial theory of evolution, which is still hotly debated among scientists. This debate also has spread to religion, politics, and education, even as new evidence of ancient humans has been and continues to be found in many parts of the world.

Originally released by A&E Networks, 2005. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 23, 2015.

Neanderthal Man (10:51); --Origins of Species, The (2:34); -- Missing Link, The (5:50); -- Java (4:46); -- Homo Erectus (6:21); -- Dubois (3:07); -- Hoax of Piltdown Man, The (5:43); -- Raymond Dart: Taung Child (6:56); -- World of Taung Child, The (3:40); -- Storm of Controversy (5:53); -- Louis Leakey (10:40); -- Lucy (12:48); -- Neanderthal and Modern Man (13:35); -- Louis Leaker-habilis (-2:0-26); -- Leaker, habilis (1:15); -- Leakey, habilis (1:25); -- Lucy (5:50); .