Genome study of cave bones reveals early human hybrid

Although Homo sapiens won the world domination contest, we weren't without our competitors. For thousands of years we shared the planet with other hominin species, such as the Neanderthals and Denisovans. These early humans were known to have fought, competed and even cross-bred when they crossed paths, and now the most direct evidence of those meetings has been found. By sequencing the genome of a hominin bone from a Siberian cave, anthropologists have discovered the direct descendant of a Neanderthal and a Denisovan.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Archeology
• Bones
• Cave
• Evolution
• Extinction
• Genetics
• Human
• Max Planck Institute

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