In this episode, we trace the deep timeline that leads to Homo sapiens, starting with the split from our shared ancestor with chimpanzees and moving through the rise of upright walking, early stone tools, and the spread of human relatives beyond Africa. We visit key milestones like the Acheulean handaxe tradition and the growing evidence for human use of fire, then follow the appearance of modern humans in Africa and their later expansion into Eurasia, with moments of overlap and interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans. The story closes with humans reaching far-off regions like Sahul and the Americas, and with the post–Ice Age shift toward domesticated plants and animals that culminates in early farming communities.