People from Tuscany are most similar to Neanderthals

Abroad in the Yard ^ | February 9, 2012 | AITY

[SunkenCiv]

Neanderthal Sites and Migration Routes of Modern Humans into Europe 40,000 years ago

[SunkenCiv]

Which population in the 1000 Genomes Project samples has the most Neandertal similarity?
http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/neandertals/neandertal_dna/1000-genomes-introgression-among-populations-2012.html

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Max in Utah for the link!

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[hal ogen]

...and I thought moozlums were most similar.

[SunkenCiv]

The brand-spankin'-new John Hawks keyword.

• People from Tuscany are most similar to Neanderthals [2015]
• Otzi's Neandertal ancestry [2013]
• Modern Y-Chromosome Variation Surpasses Archaic Humans (article) [2013]
• Neanderthals are part of the human family [2010]
• Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia (Turkey) [2007]
• London -- Red hair may be the genetic legacy of Neanderthals... [2005]
• DNA Traces Roots Back To Stone Age [2002]

[SunkenCiv]

Muzzies are most similar to their female cousins/wives.

Anyway, aren’t you being a *little bit* hard on the poor suffering Neandertals?

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Surely they must mean the Calabrians???

[Darksheare]

Cue Tusken raider image.

[Darksheare]

Q:”where can the greatest concentration of muzzie DNA be found in the Mideast?”
A: “goats.”

[fso301]

I don’t know much about genetics but I suspect some aspects of genetics will be common to life.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Shades of “Five Million Years to Earth” aka “Quatermass and the Pit” (1967).

[Bobalu]

Homo erectus

[central_va]

Neanderthal chicks are easy.

[SunkenCiv]

That’s only hearsay, I’m sure. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

So much inbreeding, they’re down to a single helix.

[Tax-chick]

That’s a good one!

[Disambiguator]

That explains the Scandinavian Death Metal culture.

[Savage Beast]

Have they tested the staff of the New York Times?

[HomerBohn]

Ah. Here, indeed, is a ‘man’ for all seasons.

Shove a candle up his backside as a bookmark.

[Moltke]

When they’re talking 1/2 % differences, is that just another experimental distinction without practical significance?