From 23andme, they noted that I’ve got a .1-percent bit of Neandertal in me. Course, they also said I had a .2-percent Afghan/Pakistan DNA element as well....which really stretches the imagination a bit to figure how that got into the mix.
I got 3.2% Neanderthal. I tell my co-workers this is why I have so much trouble with the Xerox machine in the teacher’s lounge.
The ancient Silk Road carried goods from China to Rome via the Middle East. I would imagine that some babies were fathered along the route by various traders.