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Did Humans Breed With Neanderthals? A New Study Says No

http://www.rttnews.com/1947576/did-humans-breed-with-neanderthals-a-new-study-says-no.aspx

If you dont like that url just Google the search terms “Study says Neanderthals never bred with humans”


108 posted on 10/06/2012 7:06:16 AM PDT by Mechanicos (When did we amend the Constitution for a 2nd Federal Prohibition?)
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Mechanicos: "Did Humans Breed With Neanderthals? A New Study Says No"

What these new studies propose is an alternative hypothesis to more recent human/Neanderthal interbreeding.
They suggest that instead of interbreeding circa 30,000 years ago, humans and Neanderthals share common ancestors in North Africa around 500,000 years ago.

I think that's a fine explanation, and may well be true, but so far have seen no evidence to prove for certain which competing hypothesis deserves the moniker of "theory".

109 posted on 10/06/2012 7:20:41 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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