Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles (labeled popular paleo-contact) tells a parallel gold story for Nibiru: ore for a failing atmosphere, mining labor on Earth, and engineered workers who become Homo sapiens.
This genetic manipulation led to the creation of Homo sapiens.
In his account the Anunnaki genetically altered Homo erectus to create Homo sapiens, the male prototype was called "Adama" and the female "Eva", and the work took decades or even centuries, with the main laboratory in the Middle East near Temple Mount and others across the planet.
Adam (First human / homo sapiens)
The beginning of humanity, as understood through modern science, traces back to the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa around 300,000 years ago.
The Aessir started to have children with humans (or homo sapiens).