RE: Study suggests that Neandertals shared speech and language with modern humans
July 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2013 at 10:21 pm by Full Circle.)
(July 10, 2013 at 1:04 am)Minimalist Wrote: I'm always uncomfortable with these distinctions of various ancient humans as "species." We already know at HNS and HSS interbred as did HNS and the Denisovans. That would seem to throw a monkey wrench into the more strict definition of "species" to begin with.
Today I received my results of National Geographic's Geno Project DNA sequencing. I am 0.8% Neaderthal and 1.4% Denisovan. That is so cool to know!
Speaking of species I found this today on Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...182420.htm
A comprehensive study shows compelling evidence that Homo Floresiensis was a distinct Homo species.
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“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." - Mark Twain in Eruption
“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." - Mark Twain in Eruption
