Dear All, A fresh analysis of the interbreeding of Neanderthals and humans has just been published in the magazine Nature Ecology and Evolution. See https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0735-8. A summary of this article has been published in the New York Post at https://nypost.com/2018/11/27/early-humans-hooked-up-with-neanderthals-all-t he-time/ and in the National Post at https://nationalpost.com/news/world/early-humans-relationship-with-neanderth als-was-no-quick-fling-study-says?utm_term=Autofeed <https://nationalpost.com/news/world/early-humans-relationship-with-neandert hals-was-no-quick-fling-study-says?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_s ource=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0R1KJvQLOsnyPGAWcKrAD-XzDyXuuRlnuTtUEbF4Rd2IvkPdMZ PKibxb4#Echobox=1543451685> &utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0R1KJvQLOsnyPGAWcKrAD-XzDy XuuRlnuTtUEbF4Rd2IvkPdMZPKibxb4#Echobox=1543451685. The analysis suggests that there was much more extensive interbreeding between Neanderthals and humans than was previously thought. Sincerely, Tim Janzen

Thanks for posting these links. It makes a lot of sense. While they clearly looked different it was also the scarcity of women/men in that tough world that made it necessary for the survival of the races to populate and interbreed. Same goes how we initial split from the apes. It didn’t matter that the other one was slightly different. We exist because they were able to populate and thus our line didn’t end. Andreas Andreas West Meine Vorfahren / my ancestors (8 generations): http://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Basso-23/5 Author of https://www.yourDNA.family Follow us on Facebook for latest updates on our progress - https://www.facebook.com/yourDNAfamily/ > On 29 Nov 2018, at 09:59, Tim Janzen <tjanzen@comcast.net> wrote: > > Dear All, > > A fresh analysis of the interbreeding of Neanderthals and humans has just > been published in the magazine Nature Ecology and Evolution. See > https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0735-8. A summary of this > article has been published in the New York Post at > https://nypost.com/2018/11/27/early-humans-hooked-up-with-neanderthals-all-t > he-time/ and in the National Post at > https://nationalpost.com/news/world/early-humans-relationship-with-neanderth > als-was-no-quick-fling-study-says?utm_term=Autofeed > <https://nationalpost.com/news/world/early-humans-relationship-with-neandert > hals-was-no-quick-fling-study-says?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_s > ource=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0R1KJvQLOsnyPGAWcKrAD-XzDyXuuRlnuTtUEbF4Rd2IvkPdMZ > PKibxb4#Echobox=1543451685> > &utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0R1KJvQLOsnyPGAWcKrAD-XzDy > XuuRlnuTtUEbF4Rd2IvkPdMZPKibxb4#Echobox=1543451685. The analysis suggests > that there was much more extensive interbreeding between Neanderthals and > humans than was previously thought. > > > > Sincerely, > > Tim Janzen > > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community