Genetic analysis of 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals early modern humans interbred with Neandertals

PHYS.Org ^ | 06-22-2015 | Provided by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 6/22/2015. Thanks Red Badger.

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

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]

[wildbill]

OMG. You’ve been posting about your cousin’s (?) research on Neanderthal jawbones for years.

Congrats on a corresponding research that supports (?) your cousin. (TBH, I only guess it is corresponding, because I didn’t read it.)

[Red Badger]

No, this is an NFL thread.....................

[blam]

"We know that before 45,000 years ago, the only humans in Europe were Neanderthals. "

Stranger In A New Land

" JOHN GURCHE PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER With a brain half the size of a modern one and a brow reminiscent of Homo habilis, this hominid is one of the most primitive members of our genus on record. Paleoartist John Gurche reconstructed this 1.75-million-year-old explorer from a nearly complete teenage H. erectus skull and associated mandible found in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. The background figures derive from two partial crania recovered at the site."

Dmanisi Human: Skull from Georgia Implies All Early Homo Species Were One