A recreation of a Neanderthal. Wikimedia Commons
DNA from a man who lived 40,000 years ago in Romania reveals that up to 11 percent of his genome came from Neanderthals.
Because large segments of the individual's chromosomes are of Neanderthal origin, a Neanderthal was among the man's ancestors as recently as four generations back in his family tree, reports a study published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
The finding reveals that some of the first members of our species who came to Europe interbred with the local Neanderthals. [Ancient Human With 10 Percent Neanderthal Genes Found | Jennifer Viegas | June 22, 2015]
